Pioneer 2M

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Pioneer 2M was a Soviet Union land speed record car built in 1961 under the guidance of I. Tichomirov. The body is in aluminium and the wheels of a magnesium alloy. It is powered by two turbocharged engines (for the first time in the Soviet Union) placed on either side near the driver's seat. The engines give 68 hp each at 50000 rpm^[1]. In 1963 the sportsman and engineer J. Tihomirov achieved a speed of 311.419 km/h at the Baskunchak salt lake and it became the fastest car in the Soviet Union at the time.