JCB GT: The Fastest Digger on Earth

JCB GT has been crowned as 'The Fastest Digger on Earth' after it achieved a record speed of 72.58 mph (116.82 km/h) at Bathurst, near Sydney in Australia. Matthew Lucas, JCB Demonstration Driver, was the man who was behind the wheel during the world record run. The record was confirmed by Guinness World Record officials.

The JCB GT originally made its debut in 1988 and was made of fibreglass and aluminium, powered by a Chevrolet V8 engine. It was originally designed to perform high-speed wheelies at drag strips in the USA. The latest JCB GT is has a loader and digger made completely out of aluminium and sits upon a light weight steel chassis and JCB Fastrac tractor rear axle.

This is not the only record that the JCB backhoe holds. For 14 consecutive years, it has been the world's largest selling backhoe loader. JCB has made over half a million backhoes since the time of its invention in 1953.