London, Feb. 12.
The forthcoming attempt of Sir Malcolm Campbell to reach a speed of 200 miles an hour in his Blue Bird car is awaited with exceptional interest in Britain and elsewhere although so far visibility and the condition of the ten-mile stretch of mud flat at Daytona have prevented teats To achieve his ambition, Sir Mat-calm must cover a mile both-ways at STinean time of twelve seconds.
When, two years ago, he established tne exiting second of 27211 miles an four, hiss mean time was 1923
Sir Balcolm hae thus travelled thousands of miles, s spending thou fonds of pounds: and te raking ite to nach 23 seconds off previous econ
been tested on the beach sand can 'His 2,500-h.p. Napier engine has nguestionably" {ui requirements. Ite bpecally constructed tyres have ano been' led under requisite SASeavy tyres could not withstand te eentlZugal forces 300 miles an hour the (ret tobe used are #0 Tight that ope of the main dangers will-be contact with sharp shells on The Beach which, might. hole them, The design of the cat is largely dominated by the fact that wind fesntance increases. at the square of The'npeed, go that i is nine times 38 rear at $00 miles tu hour as at 100 fnifesan hour, the bulk of emery of the great engine being spent in over= coming this pressure.
As Sir Malcolm hopes to travel at near 150 yards a second. the Toast deviation would send him and the ear into the son.
White the ten-mile stretch on which tne attempt is being made ig Daealy
tach its maximums speed, Is. bow gusto to allow the machine over the most suitable site for te Snlcrprise oe the world nurfoce-Wireless Through Reuter.
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