The Ohio State University

At approximately 5:18 pm EDT on September 23rd the Buckeye Bullet 2, driven by Roger Schroer, set an new (unofficial) record for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles by recording an average speed over two runs of 298.776 mph (480.833 km/h) on the flying mile and 300.992 (484.400 km/h) on the flying kilometer. The details are given below.  This is the first time in history that a vehicle fueled by hydrogen and/or powered by fuel cells has broken the 300 mph barrier.  The team will make more record attempts today.

FIRST RUN (north to south)

Entry Speed: 293 mph (472 kph)
Flying kilometer Speed: 298.898 mph (481.030 kph)
Flying Mile Speed: 298.776 mph (480.833 kph)
Exit Speed 303.574 mph (488.554 kph)

RETURN RUN (south to north)

Entry Speed: 296 mph (476 kph)
Flying Kilometer Speed: 301 mph (484 kph)
Flying Mile Speed: 300.992 mph (484.400 kph)
Exit Speed: 304 mph (489 kph)

The two-mile average speeds are:
Mile: 299.900 mph (482.642 kph) (Record is 132.129 mph)
Kilometer: 300.992 mph (484.400 kph) (Record is 132.378 mph)

(Note: These are unofficial speeds, and do not qualify as records until the
vehicle and speeds have been verified by the record sanctioning body. 
As such, any record is subject to FIA (or ASN) recognition before it may be recognized as an official record.)