SPEED MOTORING
av®s 3pOQ mim in ?4 hpues. yetetm mzs ki ng, shattered 7.7 World, Snternational, and speed recordsrHmrihjs recent 24 hours 'run on hofesalt desert of; Lake .Bonne^^^- ; ':U^^;- : tJ'S.A'> with an average spefd of 127.2 imliles per "hour, including jjjll st,ops, Over a r dj|&nce of -more than 3,ooft,miles. In writing of his experience in this adventure Mr Jenkins states: — "Tb}§ endurance run was' the severest ;teat to which have ever subjected any automobile, and especially tyrea. My ear,,- weighing over 5000 lbjjj tra^eJled-SOOQSsfe#. averaging a ?B*M °l ffl:% per breakinj|:;77 world, international, and American records, all without tyre trour bfe of soy fcind-" Firestone tyres gave w almost unbelievable performance ligzilhUk rim, particularly fvhen you realise that.the temperatures were as higift as J2O degrees, aiijd that $& botes in the course h,ad been filter with crushed, rock that was a? hard as flint and had knifesharp edges. is the tqwghest run I have ever Tt&ss ray 23 years of breaking speed records." .:
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Waipa Post, Volume 49, Issue 3556, 11 December 1934, Page 3
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164SPEED MOTORING Waipa Post, Volume 49, Issue 3556, 11 December 1934, Page 3
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