MOTORING.
MOTOR SPEED RECORD
CAMPBELL TO MAKE FRESH ATTACK. ‘
(British Official AATreless) (Received Dec. 31, 5..0 p.m.) RUGBY. Dec. 30.
In the last few days',- mechanics have made a trial assembly'of a. ear in which Captain' Malcolm Campbell will attack, at Daytona Beach,'Major Segrave’s speed. record. With twenty cylinders or 1400 h.p., the engine', although twice as powerful as an express'railway engine, is only five feet long and-three feet wide, it was designed originally for a. seaplane 'in the Schneider- trophy race. The'.special permission of the Air Ministry has been obtained for its use. A 'series of experiments on streamlining carried out by models in a wind tunnel preceded the construction of the chassis and body and the- resistance has been reduced to a minimum. Capt Campbell hopes to reach a. speed of more than four miles a minute.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11403, 2 January 1931, Page 2
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