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It's Official: Buckeye Bullet's September Run Sets World Record

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The Ohio State Venturi Buckeye Bullet 2 team's September speed on the Salt Flats in Utah has been officially declared an international record.

The Bullet’s average speed Sept. 25 was 302.877 mph, which has now been certified by the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, making it an official world record.

The record of the hydrogen fuel cell powered landspeed streamliner racer and its engineering student team far surpasses the certified record of 132.129 mph the vehicle set in 2007. Read more in the original news release, where you'll also find an online link to a video of the Bullet flying down the Flats.

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