SEEKING SPEED CROWN
SUNBEAM SILVER BULLET GIANT RACING CAR. TESTS BY KAYE DON. (British Official Wireless.) I RUGBY, Jon. 6. The famous British racing motorist Kaye Don, who expects to make am attempt this year on the world’s land speed record of 231 miles held toy Sir Henry Segrarvc, yesterday tested in a racing car the suitability of the Pendine Sands, Carmarthenshire, for such am effort. Mr Don kept the visit -a secret in order to have the 7-mile 1 stretch of sands clear. He used the Sunbeam 'Tiger ear in which Sir Henry won the world’s record in 192 G, and although it was raining and a gale was blowing he drove over the- course at 155 miiO.es an 'hour. The sands were too wet to enable him to, form a definite opinion of their suitability and he will make a further test after 'consulting the designer on the acceleration and deceleration of the Sunbeami 4000 h.p. Silver Bullet which has been constructed 'for the attempt on thc record.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 8 January 1930, Page 5
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