Guy Martin's 400mph record still on despite 'waterlogged' salt flats

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A British team looking to break a 400mph land speed record has said it is "undaunted" by the event's cancellation in the US.

Earlier this month Triumph announced that Guy Martin would pilot its Rocket III Streamliner at Speed Week at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, in August.

However, the event has been cancelled due to a lack of salt caused by waterlogged conditions.

Leicestershire-based Triumph said it planned to return to the site later.

Martin, a TT racer and TV personality from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, will attempt to beat the current record, which stands at 376.363 mph (605km/h), set by US rider Rocky Robinson in 2010.

Martin will make his attempt on a machine powered by two 2.3-litre engines, producing 1,000 bhp.

He said: "Inevitably, pushing the boundaries of engineering and human endeavour is never going to be easy - and nature appears to be doing her best to provide us with further challenges right now.

"We are actively evaluating all options for both testing and a record run attempt in 2015."

Speaking about the record, Martin said: "Breaking the land speed record isn't normally the sort of thing you get offered in your tea break and I'm well up for it."

If he succeeds, Martin will be the first man from the UK to hold the record in 45 years.