Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-09-23 | Page 1 | Jenkins Keeps Blistering Pace

JENKINS KEEPS BLISTERING PACE I I Averages for 40 Hours Houts of Ru Run 8 Special to The Telegram BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS Sept 23 23 Shortly Shortly after 11 a a. a m m. m today oday Ab Jenkins' Jenkins e car r passed through its mile maintaining an average of more than 15 1 miles an hour in its flight around the circular course and keeping the total average for the first 40 hours at miles per hour At this blistering pace the Jenkins Jenkins Jen- Jen kins run was faster for Cor the 40 hours than the Eyston average for 24 and so far ahead of all existing times for similar distance that only a complete completo breakdown stands in inthe inthe the he way of a new record higher than the he automobile world has seen be be- fore The hour 24 record was a n wide margin Tuesday Two lengthy pit stops were re required required required re- re this morning the first shortly shortly shortly short short- ly after 9 o'clock when a locking link gave way on the right rear rim run tearing loose the streamlining Brilliant driving by Babe Babo Stapp who was pushing the car along at miles per hour averted possIble possible ble blo disaster In a similar mishap while traveling miles per pcr hour Stapp kept control of the car yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- finishing the lap at miles per hour The hour 24 record fell with Ab Abat Abat Abat at the wheel with an average of oC miles mUes per hour shattering the he John Cobb record of less than han two old by a convincing margin It was a smashing triumph for Jenkins for his car and for Babe Stapp his relief f driver who was called into service ser during the closing hours of f the run when Jenkins Jonkins Jon Jen kins was forced from tho tha wheel by Continued on r rag race e Fifteen Column Six Jenkins' Jenkins Racer Breaks Record Continued from Page Pace One a sever illness caused by excessive smoke from the thel flare lighting the course the night before Babe drove five hours straight then Ab took the wheel and finished the 24 2 hours driving strong The car was wai obliged to pick up miles from the tenth hour onward a record-breaking record effort that not even these old beds of ot salt have seen On his way to the hour 24 record Ab picked up the mile record at 1536 tho the kilometers at 1526 and the tho kilometers at 1535 The car covered miles durIng during during dur dur- ing its hour 24 jaunt In the second half haIt of the hour 48 journey the car had covered 35 miles mUes at the end of 36 hours and Inthe Inthe in inthe the closing hours of the run fun need average only miles an hour to I nip Captain George E. E T. T Eyston's average of There is no disposition disposition disposition dis dis- dis- dis position to hold the car down to anything near that figure Jenkins Jenkins Jenkins Jen Jen- kins through the night held a a. pace at average and Stapp taking over the wheel at 12 hours continued continued continued con con- that speed