LAND SPEED RECORD.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17974, 20 March 1930, Page 5

LAND SPEED RECORD.

KAYE DON’S ILL-LUCK. FURTHER TROUBLE WITH ENGINE. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tei.—Copyright. NEW YORK, March 18. Mr Kaye Don, English racing motorist, after making two runs today over the speedway at Daytona Beach, Florida, at an average speed of 168 miles ail hour, was forced to slop by renewed engine trouble. Once the motorist drove at 172 miles an hour, after which a petrol pipe was broken. Mr Don expects to continue bis trials to-morrow, weather permitting. If be cannot make an attempt on the record to-morrow, further runs may he delayed for several days owing to the time of the high tide, which forced him to delay the repair of to-day’s break until this evening. Although the car was seen to hit several bumps it appeared to hold the course well. Mr Don had no trouble in controlling it at high speed in spite of the imperfect visibility. A sketch and some interesting details of Kaye DonVs machine, the Silver Bullet, appear on page 3.

LATER

RAIN AT DAYTONA. TRIALS POSTPONED. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel.—Copyright. (Received March 20, 10.20 a.m.) NEW YORK, March 19. A message from Daytona .Beach slates that rain caused the postponement of Kaye Don's speed trials until to-morrow.;