A Steam-Powered Car Sets a Land Speed Record

Another One for the Books On the day after Burnett set the record for traveling a mile in a steam-powered car, his teammate, Don Wales, set a

Another One for the Books
On the day after Burnett set the record for traveling a mile in a steam-powered car, his teammate, Don Wales, set a record for traveling a kilometer, clocking an average of 148.308 mph.

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