A Pre». Association cable from Bonneville, Utah, states that the British motorist John Cobb, in two runs over the salt flats, averaged 350.20 m.p.h. I his is a new world record. Captain Eyston set the previous world record of 345.49 m.p.h. at the end of last month." He also made his attempt over the same course.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 219, 16 September 1938, Page 10
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56A Pre». Association cable from Bonneville, Utah, states that the British motorist John Cobb, in two runs over the salt flats, averaged 350.20 m.p.h. I his is a new world record. Captain Eyston set the previous world record of 345.49 m.p.h. at the end of last month." He also made his attempt over the same course. Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 219, 16 September 1938, Page 10
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