Cyclone Power Technologies Ships Engine Model For Land Speed Record Steam Car

POMPANO BEACH, Fla.--Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. has completed and shipped a full scale model of the engine it is building for the U.S. Land Steam Record Team. The high performance Cyclone LSR Engine will power the streamliner vehicle which will attempt to break the world land speed record for steam vehicles in Bonneville, UT, as early as August of this year.

“We see the LSR application as a great test of the power and performance of our all-fuel capable, earth friendly Mark V automotive engine.”

The Cyclone LSR Engine is a modified Mark V heat-regenerative external combustion engine, capable of producing 180 HP with maximum starting torque of 850 ft/lbs and 262 ft/lbs @ 3600 RPM. It boasts an expanded steam generator to create greater surface area and water rate, which will dramatically increase power output, while keeping the engine’s total weight below 200lbs. Steam car veteran and team leader Chuk Williams will design, build and drive the U.S. Land Steam Record (USLSR) vehicle, which will attempt a 200mph record-breaking run.

“This project is moving ahead diligently,” stated Cyclone CEO and engine inventor, Harry Schoell. “We see the LSR application as a great test of the power and performance of our all-fuel capable, earth friendly Mark V automotive engine.”

The LSR project is being endorsed by the Steam Automobile Club of America, the pre-eminent association of steam vehicle developers, racers and enthusiasts. Other individuals associated with the team include former engineers at NASA, Lockheed Martin and MIT.

Sponsorship opportunities are available for corporations and individuals who want to participate in this attempt at automotive racing history. Potential corporate sponsors may include providers of U.S. grown biofuels to power the USLSR vehicle – the Cyclone Engine is capable of running on virtually any fuel, and the team has yet to choose a fuel for the record attempt. Visit the USLSR site for more information.

CORPORATE PROFILE

Cyclone Power Technologies is the developer of the award-winning Cyclone Engine – an eco-friendly external combustion engine with the power and versatility to run everything from portable electric generators and garden equipment to cars, trucks and locomotives. Invented by company founder and CEO Harry Schoell, the patented Cyclone Engine is a modern day steam engine, ingeniously designed to achieve high thermal efficiencies through a compact heat-regenerative process, and to run on virtually any fuel - including bio-diesels, syngas or solar - while emitting fewer greenhouse gases and irritating pollutants into the air. Currently in its late stages of development, the Cyclone Engine was recognized by Popular Science Magazine as the Invention of the Year for 2008, and was presented with the Society of Automotive Engineers’ AEI Tech Award in 2006 and 2008. Additionally, Cyclone was recently named Environmental Business of the Year by the Broward County Environmental Protection Department. For more information, visit www.cyclonepower.com.