WORLD’S FASTEST OUTBOARD. —Racing at Hendon-on-Thames, this boat, Non Sequitur 111., recaptured for Britain the outboard record held by America. The new speed she achieved was 57½ miles per hour, the American record being 55.3 mile, per hour. Non Sequitur is 12 feet long and is driven by an Elto 4.60 engine, developing 5050 “revs.” As the result of her win, Britain now holds all the speed records air, land and water.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 5, 5 December 1931, Page 4
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72WORLD’S FASTEST OUTBOARD.—Racing at Hendon-on-Thames, this boat, Non Sequitur III., recaptured for Britain the outboard record held by America. The new speed she achieved was 57½ miles per hour, the American record being 55.3 mile, per hour. Non Sequitur is 12 feet long and is driven by an Elto 4.60 engine, developing 5050 “revs.” As the result of her win, Britain now holds all the speed records air, land and water. Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 5, 5 December 1931, Page 4
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