MOTOR-CAR SPEED TRIALS
NEW RECORDS CREATED. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. Received Jan. 2, 5.5 p.m. Paris, Dec. 30. Mr. Eldridge, driving an eight cylinder two litre Miller car covered 50 kilometres in lamin 32sec. ami 50 miles in 24min S.STeec beating Captain Campbell’s world records. After this Mr. Eldridge went on to do 100 kilometres in 29m in 47.91 sec, beating Segravc’s ■record. Mr. Eldridge averaged 132 inilee per' hour.
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Taranaki Daily News, 3 January 1927, Page 11
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