LATEST SPEED RECORDS
A world record for 24 hours was established by three French drivers at Montlhery in September. Their car, a straight eight sleeve valve model, covered the distance at an average speed of 1134 m.p.h. The previous record for 24 hours was 173£ k.p.h. In the same speed tests the car secured seven long distance world records. This is an interesting achievement for a sleeve valve engine. Among the records established after the car had broken the 24-hour rcord were 1000 miles, 2000 miles and 3000 miles/’ The average for the 3,000 miles was 113 m.p.h,, a substantial increase on Miss Violet Cordery's record of 72 m.p.h.
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Shannon News, 25 November 1927, Page 4
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109LATEST SPEED RECORDS Shannon News, 25 November 1927, Page 4
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