Show T 4 P vow glenda green FANTASTIC CAR TO TRY FOR NEW SPEED MARK 0 k 14 4 mob 00 A sf A s the fon anta ration ro iton bobi speed wh ch john cobb london fur ur broker and holder of the present land speed record of 7 m p h s b ng ng to the bodnev lie ile salt alt flot flats of utah in in d august cobb hopes to set a new one ie speed mark ath w fh hs h s 2600 hp h p juggernaut ernaut the world worlds s two top auto speed drivers met in wendover monday when ab jenkins arrived to make arrangements for his assaults to break his own records this week john cobb who had to postpone his runs last friday because ol 01 ram rain left with his wife on a tour of southern utah parks he expects to make his run to break his one mile record of 7 in p h set in 1939 as soon as weather permits jenkins however following a thorough inspect on of the cincu lar courses monday said the tracks appeared to be in good condition he said there are some pools of water and there is a coating of fine sand in the tracks one ond day of scraping should remedy the faults his new car a midget to the side of cobb s stands 36 inches high and weighs only 1900 pounds compared to the six foot high ton mormon meteor he drove in 1940 that was the year jenkins set all land speed records from 50 to miles at their present level the records he will try to break this month will not be announced until after test runs have been made jenkins said he wanted his son marv to serve as his relief driver he has served in that capacity on several occasions and is an excel lent mechanic as well JENKINS TO SPEED AGAIN le I 1 6 ab jenk ns holder of all world speed ma ks from 50 to 1000 m let w 11 attempt to lower h s records n h s rad cal new mob I 1 spec of on the bodnev ile salt flats of n august a few days after john cobb of england makes a 6 m for assault on h s own one m Is record both events are part of the utah centena el observance |