HIGH MOTOR SPEED
NEW ATTEMPT TO BE MADE
(British Official Wireless.)
KUGBY, 3rd March. Major Seagrave, who is to attempt to reach a speed of 200 miles an hour in his 1000 horse power' Sunbeam racing car, is on his way to the United States, accompanied by ten mechanics. An attempt will be made on the Florida sands, and tho tests may begin on 19 th March. Major Seagrave is convinced that he can beat the existing world speed record for automobiles, but it is desired to know whether anything can travel faster than 180 miles per hour on land. It is calculated that the two 500 horse power engines with which the car is fitted will'propel it at a speed of 96 miles per hour in first gear, 150 miles per hour in second, and 212 miles per hour in top. The car will consume a gallon of petrol per mile, and the wind resistance at 200 miles per hour will be 10001b on the front of the vehicle. The ear is described as the most powerful and •ciontifically perfect that has yet been built.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 54, 5 March 1927, Page 9
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186HIGH MOTOR SPEED Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 54, 5 March 1927, Page 9
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