Copyright © 2020 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. California fairgrounds' weeds being removed by landscaping goats. On the 49ers’ opening drive against the Jets in Week 2, it took exactly one play for San Francisco running back Raheem Mostert to set a new land speed record on an 80-yard touchdown run. Nov. 4 (UPI) -- An Australian man is crediting his pet parrot with saving his life after the bird shouted out his name and alerted him to a house fire. Can Josh Allen figure it out against a renewed Seattle defense? The racer and TV host was attempting to …
Please check your email for a confirmation. They stopped around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday after working for 22 hours straight. Combs set the record for the fastest woman on four wheels in 2013 with a 398 mph run and has driven as fast as 483 mph. 2021 NFL mock draft: Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields duel in New York? Here are some of the key facts and figures about this amazing project; the car, the driver, and the location. An ultra-speed motorbike racer, he achieved numerous land speed records for motorbike and car," the group said. The score against the Jets marks the eighth straight regular-season game in which Mostert has scored a touchdown. Has Drew Lock improved enough to get the ball to his targets in a reliable sense? Can San Francisco's depleted offense get it going against Green Bay's leaky defense? Share this article 101 shares share tweet text email link Doug Farrar.
Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The Orange County Fairgrounds in California is addressing its weed problem by employing some unusual landscapers -- a herd of goats and their guardian donkey. Watch: 49ers RB Raheem Mostert sets land speed record for the second straight week. An event in Britain saw new land speed world records being set for two unusual vehicles -- a wheelchair and a motorized trash can. Motorsport UK said in a statement Friday that it was "deeply saddened" and would investigate the cause of the accident. California kayakers end up in mouth of humpback whale, Trick-or-treater finds wedding ring at bottom of candy bag, Mysterious 'snake' spotted in Virginia turns out to be invasive worm, French bulldog elected mayor of Kentucky town, Company offering $9,000 for someone to browse the Internet, Judge Amy Coney Barrett sworn in to U.S. Supreme Court. Jets , — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 20, 2020. 2019 BMW 740 How do the Raiders solve a problem like Justin Herbert? London (CNN)Businessman and TV host Zef Eisenberg has died while attempting to break a British land speed record at an airfield in the UK, police have confirmed. Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A Kentucky woman won a $100,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket 13 years after collecting a $1 million lottery jackpot. Nov. 5 (UPI) -- An India teenager achieved the Guinness World Record for the longest hair on a teenager.
100-year-old disc golf player breaks Guinness record with long throw. The Straightliners Land Speed Record event at the Elvington airfield, near York, England, saw various vehicles take to the runway in an attempt to set new land speed records. How did Giants' trainer save life of Logan Ryan's wife? Man finds letter from World War II in box of truck parts. They started back up again just after 10 a.m. Workers in Allegheny County have been diligently counting ballots from Tuesday's election.
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Man caught walking stuffed dog after curfew in Czech Republic. Sometime in late 2020, current Land Speed Record holder Andy Green will attempt to drive the Bloodhound LSR car to a new world speed record, the first target of a two-phase plan to eventually attempt an astonishing 1,000 mph. Kittle. "The incident occurred during a British Land Speed record attempt and the driver, 47 year-old Zef Eisenberg tragically died at the scene," police said. Running various engine combinations the record came from a 555 ci supercharged Chevy big-block. ... 2020 Land Rover Defender MSRP: $49,900 - $80,900. https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2020/09/20/watch-49ers-rb-raheem-mostert-sets-land-speed-record-for-the-second-straight-week/. The Pittsburgh Steelers are off to a flawless start after seven games. Businessman and TV host Zef Eisenberg has died while attempting to break a British land speed record at an airfield in the UK, police have confirmed. How will Kyler Murray... George Kittle and the entire San Francisco 49ers team have had a brutal season when it comes to injuries. Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Police in the Czech Republic said they issued a warning to a man caught violating curfew and attempting to disguise his actions by walking a stuffed toy dog on a leash. September 20, 2020 1:19 pm. On Monday, SSC announced a customer-owned Tuatara, driven by race car driver Oliver Webb, set a new production-vehicle land-speed record of 316.11 mph. Should we start worrying about Ben Roethlisberger? Per Next Gen Stats, Mostert cruised through outstanding blocking and an indifferent Jets defense at a top speed of 23.09 miles per hour.
A big-time football fan and Hall of Fame announcer took the time to wish Kittle a speedy recovery during his national AEW broadcast Wednesday night. All going well, the team is planning its record attempt for late 2020. Wednesday of Speed Week he ran a 469.298 mph speed. SSC Tuatara driver's scare on the way to speed record: 'I had a really close call' Things happen quickly at 330 mph. Police officer rescues skunk with cup stuck over its head, Couple win $100,100 in two-day lottery winning streak, Watch: Arkansas hunters bag longest alligator in state history. Source: Bloodhound LSR. Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A 100-year-old California man who took up disc golf at the age of 90 set a Guinness World Record when he lobbed a disc a distance of 189 feet. "Zef, aged 47, was a Guernsey-based businessman, television presenter, and a much-loved member of the motorsport community. Zef Eisenberg, pictured here in 2019, lost control of his Porsche 911 Turbo S during the record attempt. A 470.016 mph average speed for the five-mile run broke the land speed record by George Poteet and his Speed Demon streamliner. SSC is once again the speed king. He also earned a world record in 2015 for reaching speeds of 225 mph on a turbine-powered motorbike. In this week's episode of the Touchdown Wire Matchup Podcast, Doug Farrar and Mark Schofield reveal their most underrated players of the first half of the NFL's 2020 season, go over the following Week 9 matchups, and more! Some players on the team came up with the perfect gesture for a group that has been working tirelessly in the past couple of days.
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This was no fluke, as Mostert caught a 76-yard touchdown pass against the Cardinals in Week 1 in which he did most of the work, and hit a top speed of 22.73 MPH, giving him the two highest rates of speed in the 2020 season.
The founder of health supplement firm Maximuscle, Eisenberg was driving a Porsche 911 Turbo S car at Elvington Airfield in Yorkshire, northern England, when he lost control of the vehicle. In May 2019, he received the Simms Medal in honour of his outstanding contribution to motoring innovation by the Royal Automobile Club. Per Scott Hanson of NFL Red Zone, that’s the fastest any player has run in the last two years, since Next Gen has been tracking player speed with tracking devices placed in player uniforms. "Over the past decade, Zef amassed over 70 British, World, UKTA, ACU and Guinness speed records with bikes, cars, and quads. Nov. 5 (UPI) -- An Arkansas man visited the state's Crater of Diamonds State Park and discovered a 4.49-carat sparkling, canary yellow diamond -- the third-largest diamond found in the park this year. Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Authorities in Indiana said an overturned semi truck spilled cases of beer across the lanes of a highway in Dearborn County. Overturned semi spills cases of beer across lanes of highway.
The land speed record (or absolute land speed record) ... 2019, during an attempt to raise the four-wheel record. Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A Nova Scotia man said he is hoping to reunite a letter written by a man serving in World War II in 1944 with the soldier's family after finding the note in a box of items he purchased years ago. The 47-year-old had been involved in several previous high-speed drives and set dozens of speed records on bikes, cars and quad bikes, national governing body UK Motorsport said after his death. Kentucky woman wins a second lottery jackpot 13 years later.
To qualify for a record you need to back it up within 24 hours. Andy Jennings, 28, a design engineer, showed up with one of the more unusual vehicles of the event -- a motorized wheelie bin trash can. Multiple players purchased dinner for the workers at the site Wednesday night from The Goose Express -- chicken, rigatoni, veggies, rolls, pies, and more.
North Yorkshire Police said on Friday that they were called to the scene shortly after 4:30 p.m. the previous day.
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Report: Entire FOX 'Big Noon Kickoff' team out due to COVID-19 protocols, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. The stellar tight end is down, again, with a fractured bone in his foot. Who has the easiest, hardest remaining schedule in NFL? It is called the Bloodhound, and those who built it believe it will soon be the fastest car on the Earth. Parrot alerts owner to house fire in Australia. Jennings said Guinness World Records set a goal of 30 mph to take the record for the world's fastest trash can, a goal he exceeded by reaching 43 mph in his unusual vehicle, which was constructed with a motorcycle engine and parts from a mobility scooter.
Elvington Airfield is a popular site for high-speed driving attempts, but it has also been the scene of a number of notable accidents.