A New Meaning For Hot Foot

Steam powered cars were fairly popular at the beginning of the last century and were very fast for their day, the Land Speed record for a steam powered car still stands from 1906!
128 miles an hour.
Fantastically fast for the day.
That record could soon come crashing down if a certain British team has their way.
They are set to try and top 200 MPH in August.






More info at the Times Online. There is a slide show link for more pictures too.

Originally found at Fark.com


Pretty cool.