Pioneer 2M was a Soviet Union land speed record car built in 1961 under the guidance of I. Tichomirov. The body was made of aluminum and the wheels of a magnesium alloy. It was powered by two gas turbine engines (68 hp each at 50000 rpm[1]) placed on either side near the driver's seat. In 1963 the sportsman and engineer J. Tihomirov achieved a speed of 311.419 km/h (193.506 mph)[1] at the Baskunchak salt lake and it became the fastest car in the Soviet Union at the time.