CAR SPEED RECORD.
CAPTAIN CAMPBELL LEAVES FOR SAHARA
SEARCH FOR SUITABLE STRETCH IN DESERT
(British .Oflioin.l Wireless.) . RUGBY. Nov. 5
Captain Malcolm . Campbell left Croydon ncrodronici in a light aeroplane yesterday for tho Sahara to discover a !L2-mile stretch of hard, level sand suitable for an attempt to beat the world’s motor car speed record in his Campbell-,Napier ear. Ho understands that such a stretch exists in the middle of tlio Sahara, and believes that if bo can obtain sufficient run before entering the measured course, lio can capture the record. This is hold by England, Moamvliilo Major Segrav.o is also Ikisy with plans for the establif.limant of a fresh speed record.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10737, 7 November 1928, Page 6
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112CAR SPEED RECORD. Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10737, 7 November 1928, Page 6
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