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- 1 2 3 "Toseland landspeed project gathers momentum", Bikesocial, Bennetts, 29 June 2013
- ↑ Troy Siahaan (23 July 2013), Two-Time WSBK Champion James Toseland Gunning For Motorcycle Land Speed Record, Motorcycle.com
- ↑ ROGER HOUGHTON (18 July 2013), "INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Feast for the motoring enthusiast", Business Day , Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1 2 World Record Bid Super Bike Wows Speed Fans, University of Derby, 6 August 2013, archived from the original on 19 February 2014, retrieved 22 October 2014
- 1 2 Tim Watson (21 January 2014), James Toseland to Attempt Land-Speed Record, RideApart
- ↑ Louise Ann Noeth (2001), Big 5 Flirt: the quest for 500 miles per hour, Society of Automotive Engineers
- ↑ IME speaker bio: Alex Macfadzean Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME))
- 1 2 Gary Gastelu (17 July 2013), Turbine-powered motorcycle aiming for 400 mph land speed record, Fox News
- ↑ Troy Siahaan (23 July 2013), Two-Time WSBK Champion James Toseland Gunning For Motorcycle Land Speed Record, motorcycle.com