World's Fastest Steam Supercar Getting Ready to Break Speed World Record Tomorrow

This is the fastest kettle in the world, like his owner— Charles Burnett III—calls it. The 25-foot steam—powered supercar is being readied to break the speed record in that category right now, at the Daytona Beach Road Course.

Burnett will try to beat the previous record-established at 127.658mph by American Fred Marriott in 1906-over the Mojave Desert in early June. Yes, Fred got that speed in 1906. On this kettle:

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The attempt to break the record will happen tomorrow at 6am, California time. [Daily Mail]