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CAMPBELL’S NEXT ATTEMPT. [BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS.] RUGBY, April 21. Sir Malcolm Campbell, who created the world’s land speed record of 245.7 miles an hour at Daytona m February, has decided to attempt to drive his Bluebird car even faster. Before then, however, the car, including its Napier Lion engine, will undergo alterations suggested by experience and new research.
The Bluebird will be shipped to Australia and New Zealand in the autumn, and will be exhibited in the principal cities. Sir M. Campbell’s attempt may be made in New Zealand next year, but he has no definite plans yet.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 22 April 1931, Page 5
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