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Show IBM! ORIS FASTEST HE Trims a Second Off the Famous Oldfield Records at Day-tona Day-tona Beach. TRAVELED AT SPEED OF e : 138 MILES AN HOUR Racer Tells of Sensation of Flying on the Wings of ? the Wind. I By Leased Wire to The Tribune. DAYTONA. Fla., April 22. A man moved nearer tlio limit of speed this morning over the flat sweep of Daytona beach. Robert Burman, driving "a 200-horsenpwer, 200-horsenpwer, Blltzcn Benz, smashed two automobile, straightaway records. Those were licld formerly by Barney Oldlleld. driving tho slimo oar, who said ho had reached "the llinlt of speed." Burman drove tho mile In 20.12 seconds sec-onds and the kilometer In 16.27 seconds. Oldflold's figures for these distances were 27.S3 seconds and 17.0-1 seconds. A mile In 25.12 seconds means an approximate, ap-proximate, avernge speed of 13S miles an hour. There Is no question about the American Automobile nseoclntion accepting accept-ing the mile nnd tlio kilometer records. The trials were held under tho supervision super-vision of that organization. "I have raced automobile for years," spld Burman after the men. "but I shall nev'or experience such sensations again. They were terrific. I felt as If my body was gradually being spread out In tho back of the neat. The wind resistance bent against me as never before. I was powerless to move forward. The control of th.o wheel was difficult. Any second I dreaded the. car would dash itself free front me and skid across the sands. In front the -whnels were dolpg a weird dance and the wind, lashed by the great speed, bellowed In my gars. It was deafening and I cannot hear' clearly now. I tell you I was glad when the line was crossed." |