While adding only a few miles an hour to his own record, Sir Malcolm Campbell, the famous racing motorist—who, incidentally, celebrated his Seth birthday only a couple of months ago—has increased the world's land record for speed 10 276 miles an hour, with a promise of even a higher mark. Whether he will achieve his ambition of 300 miles an hour, which, he has_announced, will mark his retirement from record-breaking, is" problem= jstical for despite the marvellous qualities of his car, the Blue Bird, Jwhich is continually' being rejuven~ ated to meet new tests, but is substantially the same car used years ago, engineering circles doubt whether there is anything yet built capable of that ind, conversely, whether there is any man alive who could handle the machine under such terrific strain, Sir Malcolm seems to have solved not only the secret of eternal youth and vitality, but also the "secret of prolonged control desired faculties; but! a fundamentally reasonable view would be that 200 miles an hour is near the danger mark. Sir Malcolm has added four and half miles an hour to his pre-
gineering point of view, his other rec-lows record, but, from an en-fords broken during the same run fare of much greater account, Over five kilometres he did 268 miles an Hour and over five miles 251 mies fan hour, which is a wonderful re-ection on the high standard of British automotive engineering which went into the building of this ree narkable car.
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