MOTOR CAR RECORDS
EIGHT IN ONE DAY TRIUMPH FOR COBB. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright BONNEVILLE (France), Sept. 12. Cobb established eight world motor car records to-day on the completion of a 24-hour run over the Sorset speedway hero. He averaged 150.1629 miles per hour. Seven other records were set during the run. Near the end Cobb almost met_ disaster. His heavy NapiorRailton skidded on two wheels for a second and a crash appeared inevitable, but lie managed to right the machine and continue.
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Evening Star, Issue 22443, 14 September 1936, Page 9
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82MOTOR CAR RECORDS Evening Star, Issue 22443, 14 September 1936, Page 9
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