WORLD RECORDS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 87, 14 April 1931, Page 19

WORLD RECORDS.

ROYAL AUTOMOBILE FIGURES. SPLENDID TOTAL FOR THIS YEAR. The Royal Automobile Club has prepared a summary of all world's and international class motor records made during 1931. The total number of records reported.from all countries in the twelve months was 155. Of these 67 were made on British and 88 on foreign cars. Of the drivers concerned, 113 were British and 42 foreign, and 62 records were made in England and 93 abroad. Eighty-four of the total number of records were made at speeds of over 100 m.p.h., 22 were over 120 m.p.h,, whilst the fastest record of the year was the flying kilometre in class B, made by Michel Dore on an 8-cylinder Panhard at Arpajon, the actual speed being 138.47 m.p.h. Outstanding performances were made by J. Dunfee, P. K. Bamber and D. Froy, who captured 16 records, all at over 100 m.p.h., in classes D and B, on Sunbeam cars, the best speed being 126.09 for the kilometre. J. Cobb's three records in international class A, at over 129 m.p.h., on a Delage, are also noteworthy, as are S. C. H. Davis' 13 long distance class H records in one day on a 7 h.p. Austin at over 80 m.p.h.

Two other records stand out for special attention—the 100 kilometre and 10 miles world's records made by Mrs. Stewart at 128.06 m.p.h. and 137.21 m.p.h. respectively. This is the first time a woman has ever held a world's motoring record.