Show Campbell Hopes to i i Ra liaise Sf Again gain CP Editors Editor's Note This is 15 the first oja of ol ofa a series reviewing rc the accomplishments accomplish accomplish- ments and touching touching- upon the personality personality person person- of Sir Malcolm Campbell famous fa famous fa- fa British sportsman NEW YORK Feb 11 P Sir P Sir Malcolm Malcolm Mal Mal- colm Campbell once said You can I get killed just as completely at miles an hour as at and that thai seems to cover exactly the way he feels about this eternal chase ehase of ot his for speed and more speed A fatalist like so many of his racing racing rac rae ing brethren Sir Malcolm will chuck it all aU if he ever feels even the least bit fearful about the dangers inherent inherent inherent ent to the sport he loves INCREASED MILES In the ten years that he has been seeking speed records in a serious wa way Campbell has raised the worlds world's land mark from to lo miles per hour Now hes he's here hero again for another assault on the record at Datona Daytona Day Day- tona Beach Fla Campbell who is 47 years ears old began began began be be- gan his racing career as so many English automobile racing dr drivers have done on a motorcycle cle This was more than a decade ago From the motor bike he went on to racing cars on Brooklands track outside of ol London and in the various road races in Ireland and on the continent Ten years ago he set his mind on record breaking The first one of Importance he fractured in 1921 when he set up a 3 mark of ni m. m p. p h. h for forthe forthe the mile In 1927 with the same car he has today he made a record of ci m. m p. p h. h Since then I have been at it more or less continuously Sir Malcolm 1 said SEGRA VE STARTLES After the record had gone up to and and miles an hour Campbell went to Africa to lo a dry lake bed near Capetown While he was making a record of m. m p. p h h. h. h he heard that the late laic f 1 Major jor II 11 O. O D D. had attained a mark o ol of m m. p. p h. h at Daytona Beach I Campbell knew he could not nol cope with this in Africa and characteristically characteristically character character- enough sent the following cable to Major Fine show It was not until 1931 that Campbell Camp Camp- Campbell bell could make arrangements for a try at nt the record at Daytona Beach Then last February he sent his BluebIrd Bluebird Blue Blue- bird flying over the course course at ata a rate of ot in n. n p. p h. h But even then he was not satisfied for lor he was convinced his car ear had hac had more speed th thim that thaL Back home to lo England he ho went vent to be knighted for his contribution contribution to English supremacy supremacy a acy C in ir the field of speed Immediately Immediately Immedi- Immedi he wen went to lo work on his car changing the design of the nose anc and making some adjustments to lo get a little more horsepower out o of the engine With customary reticence he has declined to lo say what he thinks he may be able to do at Daytona Beach this year There are arc so many nanny factors to consider consider consider con con- sider I would not like to sa say he de dc dares clares But obviously I expect to II beat the present record and if everything every every- thing goes well the mark should be raised quite a bit bil |