DEFENDING SPEED RECORD.
Mr. Kaye Don, the English racing motorist, who is going next year to Daytona, U.S.A., to defend England's title to the world's fastest 6peed record, established by Sir Henry Segrave, has recently tested various experimental developments which Mr. Louis Coatalen, the world-famous designer, proposes to incorporate in the car now being built for the record attempt. Among them was an improved system of braking. With this system the driver was able to pull up his car from a speed of nearly 150 m.p.h. within 500 yards. Rapid acceleration and good braking are two of the most important features in connection with any attempt on the world's speed record. At Daytona, for example, Segrave required about six miles in which to stop his car in safety at 231 miles an hour. The new car is being built for a speed in excess of 280 m.p.h., so that without very wonderful braking the 15mile straight course on the sands at Daytona would not give a long enough run for such a car to pull up in safety.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 256, 29 October 1929, Page 17
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178DEFENDING SPEED RECORD. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 256, 29 October 1929, Page 17
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