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COBB AT BONNEVILLE
TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR RUN
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) : BONNEVILLE, September 12. Mr. John Cobb, the famous London racing ■ motorist, established eight world motor-car records today, ori completion of a 24-hour run over the Serset speedway' here. He- averaged 150.1629 miles an hour. Seven other records were set during the run.
Near the end Mr. Cobb almost met disaster. His heavy Napier Railtoa , skidded on two wheels, and for a | second a crash appeared inevitable^ but he managed to right the machin* and continue. r ■
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 65, 14 September 1936, Page 9
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