More about: The fastest bullet train in the world has broken its own speed record during a test run. Japanâs maglev train reached a record speed of 603 kilometres per hour during a manned test run on Tuesday.The magnetically levitated passenger train will travel between Tokyo and Nagoya, a distance of around 300 kilometers, in just 40 minutes.Its previous speed record was just 590 kilometers an hour.apanâs maglev train reached a record speed of 603 kilometres per hour during a manned test run on Tuesday. The magnetically levitated passenger train will travel between Tokyo and Nagoya, a distance of around 300 kilometers, in just 40 minutes. Its previous speed record was just 590 kilometers an hour.
On this day in History, NASCAR founded on Feb 21, 1948. Learn more about what happened today on History. On this day in History, NASCAR founded on Feb 21, 1948.
H. Clay Earles built Martinsville Speedway in 1947 as a dirt track before the formation of NASCAR. The first race was run on September 7, 1947 and Robert Red Bryon won $500 out of a $2,000 purse. The track hosted the sixth race in the NASCAR series (Strictly Stock) that eventually became the Sprint Cup Series. It also was won by Byron in a 1949 Oldsmobile on September 25, 1949. In 2004 the track was purchased by International Speedway Corporation.