RACING CAR’S DEADLY LEAP

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 455, 10 September 1928, Page 1

RACING CAR’S DEADLY LEAP

NINETEEN SPECTATORS KILLED FEARFUL TRAGEDY AT MONZA TRACK (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) (United Service) n ° on ‘ MILAN, Thursday. JjUKING- the European Grand Prix race on the Monza o-v. it Talbot car travelling at 125 miles an hour grazed another car and overturned, the car being precipitated Mnong the spectators, 19 of whom were killed, including the Talbot’s driver, Materassi, aged 26. Many others were seriously injured.

A B OULOGNE message says that Captain Malcolm Campbell, driving a Delage and covering 278 miles in three hours 52 minutes 34 4-5 seconds, an average of 74 miles an hour, won the French National Trophy. Thousands of spectators watched a thrilling road race for the Boiliot Cup at Boulogne. Several capsizes occurred, none of which was fatal. The race was over a triangular course of 23 miles 840 yards, which was covered 12 times.

Captain Malcolm Campbell, driving a French Bugatti car, broke the lap record with 19m 15s, equal to 721 miles an hour. Detilleux, in a Bugatti car, covered the sixth lap in the world’s record time of 18m 395, equal to 75.125 miles an hour. The ninth lap saw a desperate

struggle between Detilleux and Campbell, wlio retired after Detilleux had beaten his record. Detilleux was robbed of victory owing to a wheel of Ms car collapsing.

The result was: Ivanowaki, in an Alfa-Romeo car, 1,500 centimetres, 1. Time, 4h 34m 35 2-ss. Speed, 67.75 miles an hour. Rousseau, Salmson car, 1,094 centimetres, 2. Time, 4h 34m 54 2-ss. Marinoni, Alfa-Romeo ear, 1,500 centimetres, 3. Time, 4h 3Sm 38 2-ss.

A crash compelled Captain Campbell to retire. He did not dare to slow down, although his brakes were failing, because Detilleux was close behind in a higher-powered machine. Campbell’s car hit a bank and jumped 6ft. into the air. An axle was bent, but Campbell was not hurt.