Stand Clear Please!
■who holds the present world’s land speed record of 245.7 miles per hour attained hy the car, Blue Bird 11., which is in readiness for another attempt on the record at N cw Zealand if “Wizard” Smith succeeds. Campbell increased the speed test by beating the late Major Segrave’s record of 231.36 miles per hour made by the Golden Arrow at Daytona Beach.
Told by an eyewitness at the testing of the “sprint” engine used for the successful attempt on the world’s air record: —“Those standing near feel the ground rocking under their feet; the exhaust blast, jetting from short pipes, digs a hole in the ground 15 feet away ftom the test-bench.”
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Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6748, 5 January 1932, Page 5
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