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.
(Today, the cars are highly customized.). In 1950, the first NASCAR-based track, the Darlington Raceway in South Carolina, opened. More new raceways followed, including the Daytona International Speedway, which opened in 1959. Lee Petty won the first Daytona 500, which was run on February 22 of that year. The Daytona 500 became NASCARâs season opener and one of its premiere events. Lee Pettyâs son Richard, who began his racing career in 1958, won the Daytona 500 a record seven times and became NASCARâs first superstar before retiring in 1992.