BUCKEYE BULLET BREAKS WORLD LAND SPEED RECORD

-- Ohio State's Buckeye Bullet, a vehicle designed, built and maintained by OSU students, set the new international land speed in the top category of electric vehicles at 271.737 mph at Bonneville International Speedway at the Salt Flats in Utah this week. The record is set by running a 1 km course in opposite directions within 60 minutes. The forward run resulted in a speed of over 267 mph at the end of the measured km, and the return run was close to 276 mph. The average speed over the kilometer in both directions was timed at 271.737. These runs eclipse the 245 mph record set in 1999. The Bullet also holds the American land speed record at 257 mph, set in 2003. The Bullet team will attempt to surpass its own U.S. record during remainder of the World Finals, which last through Saturday.