A NASA jet comes into land as the the British Steam Car heads across Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert, California, USA on the third day of attempts to break the 103 year old land speed record, Friday Aug. 21, 2009. Technical problems forced the second run to be aborted. The team will return Saturday for a fourth attempt. The 25ft-long British Steam Car - dubbed the "fastest kettle in the world" - is aiming to beat a speed of 127mph reached by American Fred Marriott in a Stanley steam car in 1906 at the Daytona Beach Road Course ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

A NASA jet comes into land as the the British Steam Car heads across Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert, California, USA on the third day of attempts to break the 103 year old land speed record, Friday Aug. 21, 2009. Technical problems forced the second run to be aborted. The team will return Saturday for a fourth attempt. The 25ft-long British Steam Car - dubbed the "fastest kettle in the world" - is aiming to beat a speed of 127mph reached by American Fred Marriott in a Stanley steam car in 1906 at the Daytona Beach Road Course ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT.

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