100 MILES AN HOUR.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1708, 27 March 1913, Page 6

100 MILES AN HOUR.

Remarkable 'speed was attained by tho Earl of Shrewsbury's 25-h.p. Talbot car on tho Brooldands track on February 3. It was driven by Mr. Percy Lambert, who mode an attempt to travel 100 miles within tlio hour, a feat not yet accomplished. Unfortunately, when only five laps remained, a. tyre burst, which meant a delay of over three minutes, but, notwithstanding this, the 100 miles were covered in lhr. lmin. 87.015ec., which is only lOsec., slower th,an the previous .-best performance by a 'car of the unlimited engine size. The Talbot beat the world's record for 50 miles, its time being 20min. 10.505ec., which equals 102.83 miles an hour.

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