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HISTORICAL FACTS: Wind powered land speed record smashed | History Defined

Emirates Team New Zealand pilot Glenn Ashby breaking the world wind-powered vehicle speed record, clocking 222.4 kilometres per hour on salt flats on Lake Gairdner, in South Australia, on Dec 11. (Photo: Handout/ AFP)

A New Zealand-based sailing team said on Monday it had smashed the wind-powered land speed world record, clocking 222.4 kilometres (138.19 miles) per hour in Australia.

The aerodynamic craft "Horonuku" -- meaning "gliding swiftly across the land" in Maori -- was piloted by Glenn Ashby, who races for Team New Zealand in the America's Cup.

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