Portsmout Breaks Record The well known German racing motorist Rudolf Carracciola, driving Mercedes-Benz racing car, established today a now speed record for motor cars of the three—Hitre class over one kilometre with standing start, "reaching an average speed 172.166 kilometres an hour during, the first attempt and 175.097 kilometres during the second.
"The former record was held by the Hallan Furmanik. in a Maserati at 150.840 kilometres an hour.
The racing motorist Hacberlo, driving a twonlitre Diesel car of the janomag_ works, established a speed record for heavy all motors over tone 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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