‘WIZARD’ SMITH’S SPEED

Patea Mail, Volume LII, 27 February 1931, Page 4

‘WIZARD’ SMITH’S SPEED

CONFIDENCE IX HIS (’A It. ‘WONDER FEE REACH’ FOR TEST. Au Ira Fa's .-pe; d king, "Wi/.aid” Sni't.h. who will attempt to break the world’s speed record on the NinetyMile Reach, New Zealand, at the end of April, is not perturbed aßoul the recent run-of Captain Malcolm Campbell on Daytona. Beach (E.S.A.), when a new record of 2-to miles an hour was established. “I will do 200 miles au hour,’ 1 said Mr. Smith. “1 have any amount of power, and a wonderful beach, four times ns long as Daytona, ami ten limes as wide. It is hard, with no pools of water. My ear is a 1021 model job. and is the best designed am! best equipped car which will have attempted the record.” Conyratuhitory cables were sent by Mr. Smith to Captain Campbell, who. in reply, wished Air. Smith good luck in his attempt on the record. Preparations are going ahead in the completion of the Fred. IT. Stewart Special, and Air. Smith is making his final :irrangements for leaving AustaF'a for N'cw Zealand. The machine is practically assembled, and on appearances is totally different to the An/.ac. the machine in which he unofficially broke the world’s record at i Ninety-Mile Reach last year. F