CAMPBELL BREAKS RECORD

Taranaki Daily News, 7 February 1931, Page 6

CAMPBELL BREAKS RECORD

SPEED AT DAYTONA BEACH

AVERAGE OF 245 MILES AN HOUR.

the TRACK IN POOR CONDITION.

By Telegraph-!-Prejs Assn.—Copyright. New York, Feb. 5.

At Daytona beach Captain Campbell Set a new world speed record with 245. miles per hour. The first run, north to south, was clocked in 14.6 seconds; over the ineasured mile th© speed was 246.575 miles per hour. The second run south to North took 14.7 seconds, a speed, of 244.89. The average speed was 245.73 miles an hour.

Taking five and a-half miles for a flying start, Campbell flashed past the grandstand with a mighty roar and disappeared in a haze to the south. Then, without waiting to change tires or even to inspect the motor, he dashed back to the starting post. Despite the fact that the beach was not in perfect condition, Captain Campbell made faster speed than the officials expected. BeforO the start they warned him only to try to better, the record by a slight margin as the condition of the beach for the making of a high speed record attempt was too dangerous. Captain Campbell averaged in both trials slightly in excess of four miles per minute. Immediately after returning to the starting point he climbed out of the car, stopped for a few minutes to shake hands»with spectators, then jumped into’ a midget racing car and prepared to attempt to create a new record for cars with a displacement of less than 45 cubic inches. Wild cheers rose from the thousands of spectators when the record announcement was made..

Captain Campbell drove his midget four-cylinder car twice over the course, but failed to break the record, averaging a two-way speed of 81.096 miles per hour, which is slower than the record. The record is 87 miles pier hour. HIS FAMILY RECEIVES NEWS. MOTHER ‘KNEW HE WOULD DO IT.” Rec. 5.5 p.m. London, Feb. 5. Mrs. Campbell in an interview said she was tremendously relieved to learn that her husband had achieved a record safely. She hoped he would not think it necessary to try again. Waiting was rather a strain these days, but she knew he had set his heart on keeping this record for England. Captain Campbell’s mother said: “If he goes out to do a thing my son does it; nothing will stop him. I never Aoubted the result.”