Berlin, Feb. 8.
The well known German racing motorist Rudolf Carracciola, driving a Mercedes-Benz racing car, established today a new speed record for motor cars of the three—litre class over one kilometre with standing start, reaching an average speed of 172.166 kilometres an hour during the first attempt and 175.097 kilometres during the second.
The former record was held by the Italian Furmanik in a Maserati at 150.840 kilometres an hour.
The racing motorist Haeberle, driving a two-litre Diesel car of the Hanomag works, established a speed record for heavy oil motors over one kilometre with a standing start, reaching 86,870 kilometres an hour.
The tests were made on a straight track of 14 kilometres of the motor [highway between Dessau and Bitter-feld.—Trans-Ocean.
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