NEW WORLD'S RECORDS
British Official Wireless. (Eeceivod 2nd July, 11 a.m.)
RUGBY, Ist July. Driving his British Sunbeam car at Brooklands to-day Kaye Don, the famous racing motorist, beat the world's record for a standing start mile at 100.77 miles an hour. Don also beat class G records as follows:—Standing start kilometres 85.71 miles per hour; flying start kilometre, 140.95 miles per hour; flying start mile 136.98 miles per hour. During the effort a swallow struck the mechanic in the face, and the bird was killed by the impact, but the mechanic -was not seriously hnrt. ,
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 2, 2 July 1929, Page 9
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