Fastest Car in the World

** World's Fastest Car - Engineering stars of the future aim to break records in the shadow of Brunel, after it was announced the world’s fastest car will be built in Bristol.

** Bristol City Council, the University of the West of England (UWE) and the ss Great Britain Trust have won a bid to build the Bloodhound Supersonic Car (SSC) – which designers hope to take beyond 1,000mph.

Sites next to Brunel’s famous ship and at UWE will be home to the project which is hoped will inspire the next generation of engineers.

** The current record is held by the British Thrust SSC, which managed 763 miles per hour in 1997 – making it the first supersonic car in history.

** The project to smash this record was kicked off today by Science Minister Lord Drayson and Richard Noble, former world land speed record breaker.

Speaking at the event, deputy council leader Simon Cook said the work would be a “massive boost” to the city.

** “Bristol is a city renowned for its world-class creativity, design and advanced engineering and it makes perfect sense for the Bloodhound project to be based here.

“We know it will be a massive boost to the city – attracting national and international attention.

“Its location on Bristol’s historic harbourside, together with the development of a visitor centre and educational facility, will bring the adventure to the widest possible audience.”

For two years, a team based at UWE, led by visiting professor John Piper, has been working on the concept, design and feasibility of the car.

** School pupils in the city will not only have the chance to watch the car being built, but also have the challenges that are faced by the team presented in classes for them to examine and work on themselves – which is hoped will inspire more students to take on engineering as a career.

** UWE vice-chancellor Steve West said that, despite the panic over a lack of engineering students across the UK, numbers on his courses have risen 37% – with some already working on design aspects of the car.

** “Everyone at UWE is thrilled at the decision to bring the Bloodhound project to Bristol. This builds on the significant technology, science and engineering traditions of the greater Bristol Region. We are leading the innovation in science and technology as a Science City.

“UWE has been committed to assisting this project over the past year providing a space for the design team and winning the bid to lead the Higher Education Engagement programme. We have already seen a 37% increase to our engineering courses and some students are actually working on the design of aspects of the car. The seating rig designed by a team of UWE students is currently on view at the Design Museum in London.

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Sheikh Hassan - Fastest Speed Boat Guinness Record

Qatar Marine Sports Federation President Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor al-Thani and Abdullah al-Sulaiti made history for Qatar yesterday when they made it to the Guinness World Records by setting a Trans-Gulf speedboat record.

In calm weather conditions, Sheikh Hassan and al-Sulaiti covered a distance of 315km between Abu Dhabi and Doha in a time of 1hr55min14sec in their twin gas-turbine engine Nor-Tech open boat named Qatar Challenger.

Race enthusiasts were able to follow Qatar Challenger’s progress across the Gulf via a vessel tracking system and a Google Earth programme that had been planned on the federation’s official website in conjunction with Alfa Telecom. This gave the live speeds of the boat and the route taken across the Gulf.

This record has been Sheikh Hassan’s dream for some time now. He had attempted it in 2008 but transmission problems forced him to quit the race then. A hectic schedule of H1 Unlimited Hydroplane and UIM F1 racing left QMSF with little time to prepare for the event last year.

“Sheikh Hassan did an excellent job in balancing the boat as it was a bit bumpy in the beginning. I’m very pleased that we achieved our target with a better timing.”

Guinness World Records adjudicator Jack Brockbank, who was monitoring the record attempt live on the GPS, handed Sheikh Hassan and al-Sulaiti the certificate of accomplishment of the feat.

On behalf of the Guinness World Records, I congratulate Sheikh Hassan and al-Sulaiti for their achievement. None, till date, had attempted such a feat and so Guinness World Records had set a realistic time of three hours to complete this 300km journey for the record. However, they have finished it well under that time and that is creditable,” said Brockbank.

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World's Fastest Typing on a Smartphone Guinness Records - Pedro Matias

Pedro Matias, of Portugal, achieved the fastest typing on a smartphone Guinness World Records title in front of global viewers, in a time of 1 minute 59.8 seconds.

Guinness World Records judge Danny Girton Jr. was there during the LG Mobile Worldcup World Championship at Gotham Hall, to officiate the time-sensitive Fastest typing on a smartphone Guinness World Records challenge.

26 representatives from 13 countries on 6 continents assembled in Manhattan on 14 January 2010 and the young competitors were gathered to compete for a Guinness World Records record!

Armed with an LG enV Touch handset, each competitor typed a prescribed 264-character message for evaluation by Girton.

According to event sources, LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company is a premier global information and communication entity that creates technologically innovative handsets to enhance customers’ mobile phone experience.

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World's Fastest Train - MLX01 JR Maglev

World's Fastest Train - MLX01 JR Maglev is a magnetic levitation train system developed by the Central Japan Railway Company and Railway Technical Research Institute (association of Japan Railways Group). JR-Maglev MLX01 (X means experimental) is one of the latest designs of a series of Maglev trains in development in Japan since the 1970s. It is composed of a maximum five cars to run on the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line. On December 2, 2003, a three-car train reached a maximum speed of 581 km/h (361 mph) (world speed record for railed vehicles) in a manned vehicle run.


The World’s Fastest Trains: Electric Multiple Units

Next to the French TGV is the SNCF TGV Atlantique Set No. 325 with speeds of up to 515.3 km/h. This was recorded on 18 May 1990. At third place is the same train. On 5 December 1989 it reached a top speed of 482.4 km/h. All three were set in France.

At number four is the SNCF TGV Sud-Est Set No. 88. Its top speed is 408.4 km/h. This speed was recorded on 12 December 1988 (France). At number five is the InterCityExperimental (ICE-V) which has a top speed of 406.9 km/h. This was set on 1 May 1988 in West Germany.

The World’s Fastest Trains: Hovertrains

At number one is the Aérotrain -80 Haute Vitesse (HV). It has a maximum speed of 430.4 km/h, set on 5 March 1974. The Aérotrain 02 is in second place. Its top speed is 422 km/h established on 22 January 1969. The Aérotrain 02 also holds the record for the third fastest at 345 km/h set on November 1967.

The Aérotrain 01 is at number four with speeds of up to 303 km/h. This was set on 23 December 1966. The Aérotrain 01 is also at number five. It was recorded traveling at 200 km/h sometime around February 1966. This took place in Gometz-la-Ville, France.

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The World’s Fastest Trains: Maglev

The JR-Maglev MLX01 is at number one with speeds of up to 581 km/h. This was set on 2 December 2003 during a test drive in Japan. The JR-Maglev MLX01 also holds the record for second fastest. On 14 April 1999 it was recorded moving at 552 km/h. Both records were set in Japan.

The JR-Maglev MLX01 is also the third fastest. On 24 December 1997 it reached speeds of up to 550 km/h. On 12 December 1997 the JR-Maglev MLX01 was recorded traveling at 531 km/h, good for fourth place. The JR-Maglev ML-500R is at fifth place. Its top speed is 517 km/h established on 21 December 1979 in Japan.

The World’s Fastest Trains: by Average Speeds

The TGV is at the top with an average speed of 306.4 km/h set on 26 May 2001. The ETR 200 is at second place with 165 km/h set on 20 July 1939 in Italy. The Pioneer Zephyr is the fourth fastest at 124 km/h (established on 26 May 1934). At fifth is the LNWR No. 790 Hardwicke, reaching speeds of up to 112 km/h. This was back in 22-23 August 1895.

Rocket Sleds

An unmanned rocket sled was set on rails on 30 April 2003. It reached a top speed of 10430 km/h. This would make it the fastest vehicle (not just trains) set on rails.

The records for the world’s fastest trains can be very extensive. Other train types like electric locomotives, diesel, jet and steam trains have their own speed records.

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World's Fastest Motorcycle - Suzuki Hayabusa

Suzuki Hayabusa designed by Suzuki is the fastest motorcycle in the world. 1300CC engine produces 175 horsepower and has a speed limit up to 189 mph. Hayabusa means Peregrine Falcon and also known as the GSX1300R in some countries. first introduced by Suzuki motorcycle in 1999. Have a 1340 cc (81.7 cu in) inline-4 engine and are consistently tested as the production of the fastest motorcycles in the world. yg 2008 model year sold U.S. $ 11,999.



Also called - GSX-1300R-X (1999), GSX-1300R-Y (2000), GSX-1300R-K1–K7

Production - 1999–2007

Engine
1,299 cc (79.3 cu in), 4-stroke inline-four, liquid-cooled, DOHC, 16-valve, compression ratio 11:1, Keihin/Denso fuel Injection, wet sump

Bore / Stroke
81.0 mm × 63.0 mm (3.19 in × 2.48 in)

Top speed
1999 188–194 mph (303–312 km/h) 2000–2007 186 mph (299 km/h), See performance and measurements

Power
171.1 bhp (128 kW) Rear wheel 151.5–162.6 bhp (113–121 kW) bhp @ 9500–9750 rpm, See performance and measurements

Torque
93.4–99.6 lb•ft (126.6–135.0 N•m) @ 6750–7000 rpm, See performance and measurements

Transmission
6-speed, constant mesh, #532 chain drive

Suspension
Front Inverted telescopic fork, fully adjustable spring preload, 14-way adjustable rebound damping and 13-way adjustable compression damping. Rear Link-type, gas/oil damped, fully adjustable spring preload, 22-way adjustable compression & rebound damping

Brakes
Front 6-pot Tokico calipers on 320 mm stainless steel discs. Rear Single hydraulic disc

Tires
Bridgestone Battlax BT56 Front 120/70-ZR-17, Rear 190/50-ZR-17

Rake, Trail
24.2°, 3.8 in (97 mm)

Wheelbase 1,485 mm (58.5 in)

Dimensions L 2,140 mm (84.3 in) W 740 mm (29.1 in) H 1,155 mm (45.5 in)

Seat height 805 mm (31.7 in)

Weight - See performance and measurements 215–242 kg (470–530 lb) (dry), 250–255.3 kg (551–563 lb) (wet)

Fuel capacity - 21 L (5.5 US gal) (California 19 L (5.0 US gal))

Fuel consumption - '99 37 mpg-US (6.4 L/100 km), 38.5 mpg-US (6.11 L/100 km) '05 32 mpg-US (7.4 L/100 km)

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World's Fattest Boy World Record set by Dzhambik Khatokhov

The 9 year old mountain boy Dzhambik Khatokhov Weights is a 150kg. His Buggy had unbreakable wheels and the family's chairs had to be specially made to prevent him crushing them to matchwood. WorldDzhambik Khatokhov is the world’s fattest child
Dzhambik Khatokhov is the world’s fattest child and he has adult size-eight shoes. His weight is more than to four children of his classmates. Dzhambik is known as Jambik and his ambition of winning gold for Russia at the Olympics. But British doctor says when he was met; his health is in grave danger.

His Mum Nelya 42 said on Last night that "He is just growing - upwards and outwards. What can I do about it? This is who he is; this is how God created him." The 5ft 2in youngster Dzhambik has become a celebrity in his hometown of Nalchik in the southern Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. When the public asked Jambik he wants to be slim, that time he answered "I don't know" and He then added: "No, I like it like this."
Jambik's have 2 elder brothers one is 21 year old Rezvan and second is 17 year old Mukhamed. They are slim and of medium height. Nelya divorced her husband when she was pregnant with Jambik and explained “Jambik was a simple birth for me - easier than my other two sons. He started gaining weight twice as fast as other kids. In a year he was double the size of other babies."

His mum also explained that “He was so strong that at one and a half years old he was lifting things like heavy stones and buckets of water." In Just 3 years he was lifting weights as heavy as 2st 7lb. At four he had ballooned to 8st 11lb, even though he was just 3ft 11in, and at six he was 15st 7lb.’

Before 2 years British Doctors Ian Campbell spent a week with Jambik family for studying of his weight gaining and he said that "Jambik's health is dire. When he was five his mum took him to Moscow clinics where we did all the available tests, scans of all organs and tests on hormones. And they showed he is absolutely healthy and his heart, liver and everything else is proportional to his size. Nayla said “I try to feed him healthily. We do not have a We do not have a restriction for sweets and he can have an ice cream if he wants. I am not putting him on a diet, because he needs food - he does sports and he is active all day. But he does not eat only fast food or ice cream or sweets."
"He's a good boy and never uses his size to bully younger kids." He practices his wrestling five days in week and also goes swimming and said "I want to be a sportsman when I grow up. Or better, an Olympic champion. I like to be strong."

“Jambik’s a Good Boy and never uses his size to bully younger kids." 48 year old Khasan Teusvazhukov who is his wrestling coach, struggles to find fighting partners for Jambik, as other boys his age weigh as little as five stone.

World's Fattest Boy World Record Video

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Sheikh Hassan set the Guinness World record for the fastest boat cross.

Two Qataris announced on Tuesday they will attempt to set the Guinness World record for the fastest boat crossing between Doha and Abu Dhabi in the UAE.

Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor al-Thani, president of the Qatar Marine Sports Federation, and Abdullah al-Sulaiti will attempt to set a new trans-Gulf speed record next week, depending on weather conditions.

“We are planning to start at 9am Abu Dhabi time and finish here at Doha by 11am. However, we are hoping that the weather does not play spoilsport,” Sheikh Hassan told a press briefing, cited by Gulf Times.

Guinness officials will be present during the 315km crossing to vet its authenticity, the paper reported.

“There will a tracking system on board and people can follow us live on the website as well. You can know the exact position where we are and all that on our official website,” Sheikh Hassan said.

He will attempt the record in a twin gas turbine Nor-Tech boat, called Qatar Challenger.

Source: arabianbusiness

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SpeedFactory 426 Charger race car has set a new world record

On January 23rd a SpeedFactory 426 Charger race car has set a new world record in the LX community by running a 9.45s @ 145 mph in the quarter mile.

The 426Charger is powered by a GEN III 426 HEMI stroker motor that delivers a total of 900 hp. A curb weight of 3,750 pounds was achieved by removing the interior.

With this time, SpeedFactory bested all previous quarter mile times set by actual production LX/LC-platform cars- modern Dodge Chargers, Challengers, Magnums and Chrysler 300C.



SpeedFactory, in collaboration with partners Landmark Dodge Chrysler Jeep, Vortech Superchargers and Paramount Performance, built this car from a 2006 Dodge Charger platform utilizing a unique combination of heavily modified stock components. The SpeedFactory R&D (Research and Development) Charger is a test platform for high horsepower technology destined to power SpeedFactory’s production vehicles.

A GEN III 426 HEMI stroker motor is boosted by a Vortech centrifugal-style V-7 YSi-trim supercharger and is controlled through factory electronics, producing over 900 HP. The car retains modified factory components: transmission, IRS differential with 1000HP half shafts, suspension and shocks. A curb weight of 3,750 pounds was achieved by removing the interior.

Source: topspeed

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SPRINT king Usain Bolt broke the 100m Running world record

SPRINT king Usain Bolt will compete in New York this summer at the fifth leg of the new-look Diamond League on the same track that he first broke the 100m running world record.

Meet organisers confirmed on Tuesday that the three-time Olympic gold medallist, world champion and world record holder will compete in the Adidas Grand Prix on June 12 on Randall's Island.

In May 2008, Bolt clocked 9.72 seconds to break compatriot Asafa Powell's world record at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York before heading to Beijing that August and crossing the line in 9.69.


"The track was lit up by lightning but despite the storm the supporters stayed seated to watch the 100m. So I know they enjoyed my speed," said Bolt.

Bolt has since become the hottest property in world athletics and clocked new world records of 9.58 and 19.19 at last summer's World Championships in Berlin.

The New York meet, formerly known as the Reebok Grand Prix, will be the fifth stop on the inaugural IAAF Diamond League circuit.

Bolt is expected to opt against competing at October's Commonwealth Games in Delhi, instead inspected to feature at the majority of the 14 events that make up the new Diamond League, which replaces the six-legged Golden League series.



Source: morethanthegames

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World's Fastest Furniture set a new world record with his table

Bucks inventor Perry Watkins is aiming for a new world record - for the world's fastest furniture!

Perry already holds the world records for both the flattest and the smallest cars.

Now this Wingrave inventor wants to the break the record for the world's fastest furniture with Fastfood - his latest creation.

Edd China and Marek Turosk, from Leicestershire, set the current record in 2007 after managing to get a sofa to reach a top speed of 92mph.

Perry is sure he can beat this record with his turbo charged dining table.


Perry told BBC Three Counties how things are going so far: "Fastfood is about three quarters finished now. It's a Reliant Scimitar Sabre sports car chassis with a three and a half litre V8 engine with nitrous oxide injection. It should do 0-60 in about four seconds and about 160mph top speed."

Perry's certainly not a rocket scientist - he says he's not even an engineer: "I'm a shoe repairer by trade. I just started off tinkering with bicycles, mopeds, bikes, and progressed to cars.

"I'm completely self taught," said Perry "If I don't know how to do something I'll just ask someone or look it up on the internet!

Source: news.bbc
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Mike celebrates running world record 2010

Ex-soldier Mike Buss, 35, ran 517.3 miles (832.4km) on a treadmill at the Brunel Shopping Centre,beating the previous record of 468 miles.Mr Buss has been running on the treadmill for 20 out of every 24 hours.He said he was aiming to break 20 world records every year and raise £1m for the Help for Heroes charity.
This is now the fourth time his name appears in the Guinness Book of World Records after continuous cycling, running with a kit bag and running in a chemical warfare suit.

Mike, 35, said: “I feel brilliant – it was the biggest world record I was going for this year.

“It was the toughest challenge I’ve ever done and is the toughest world record in the book. I don’t think there’s any other endurance world record that comes close to that one. The crowd’s support was fantastic. They came out in all weathers to cheer me on and donate money for charity and it gave me the buzz to carry on.”

Mike added: “I’m actually feeling all right. I do recover very quickly. When my body cools down I will end up getting stiff muscles so I’ll have a massage to prevent that as much as possible.

“I’m looking forward to a bit of stew which is on the go and get back into as much of a normal routine as possible.

“I’ll be in light training today and be back into full training by Friday.”

Mike is now on a mission to break 20 world endurance records in just 12 months – a feat that has never been achieved before.

One of the faces in the crowd supporting Mike was Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher from Solihull in the West Midlands.

In February last year he hit the national headlines after his quick-thinking saved his companions from certain death in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

He triggered a trip wire dropped to the ground and covered a grenade with his rucksack. He was blown into the air and the backpack was shredded, but he survived.

Matt was later awarded The George Cross – one of the highest military decorations for acts of gallantry. There are currently only 19 living recipients in the country.

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