Pioneer 2M

Pioneer 2M on display at Riga Motor Museum.

The Pioneer 2M was a Soviet Group VII land speed record^[1] car built in 1961 under the guidance of sportsman and engineer Ilya Aleksandrovich Tikhomirov.^[2] Based on the 1960 record car Pioneer 1, the body was made of aluminum and the wheels of a magnesium alloy. It was powered by two gas turbine engines (800 hp each at 50000 rpm^[3]) placed on either side near the driver's seat. On 1 September 1963, Tikhomirov achieved a speed of 311.419 km/h (193.506 mph)^[3] for the measured kilometer at the Baskunchak dry salt lake, setting a Group VIII record and making it the fastest car in the Soviet Union at the time.^[4]

Pioneer 2M continued to set records in the Soviet Union until 1972.^[5]

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^ Soviet Cars (retrieved 25 November 2015)
^ Soviet Cars (retrieved 25 November 2015)
^ ^a ^b Information notice by the car in Riga Motor Museum
^ Soviet Cars (retrieved 25 November 2015)
^ Soviet Cars (retrieved 25 November 2015)

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[1] Soviet Cars (retrieved 25 November 2015)

[2] Soviet Cars (retrieved 25 November 2015)

[notice-3] Information notice by the car in Riga Motor Museum

[4] Soviet Cars (retrieved 25 November 2015)

[5] Soviet Cars (retrieved 25 November 2015)

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