| Show M JOHN N COBB SHATTERS'S SHATTERS fi W WORLDS WORLD'S S 'S SPEED MARK MARKi r i p ff DY Fill 74 M M. M P P. P H H. H RUN w I london I Fur Broker Beats Eyston's Eylon's I 4 I Record by Good Margin On Utah Salt FLats Fiats ha lt d B By FRANK K BAKER S I Salt Lake Telegram Sports Editor SALT FL FLATS TS Aug 23 John 23 John 1 O Cobb of Longed Lon Lon- r ged eted through the measured kilometer twice today for e speed peed of miles mlles per hour a new worlds world's land landd rem d record cord I. I His average 0 of f 3 6 mph for the round trip ug ugh h the mile also set a n new nw w worlds world's record F libe be performance enshrined med the husky London fur broker r as s king ng of the roaring road and returned him to the 1 r ron for a d day clay y last last s summer after driving g mp mph mh racing r 1 white snow-white t this course creT cre ayS ay'S run wiped out the disappointing memories of a IIII f Tuesday when a balky motor kept Cobb from com com- G ting the round trip within the required hour And it eclipsed tIe Lid e od Id record held by Captain George E. E T. T Eyston also of Land Land-by gand-bY gand d-bY d approximately 12 12 miles per hour old record set here September 15 1938 was mph Culb lb b also became the first man to drive an automobile more n mph traveling mph on the north run His various times North run Kilometer seconds or mph Mile ii i 1 seconds or mph 1 South run Kilometer ter seconds or mph Mile ill III seconds or mph Average Kilometer Average Kilometer seconds or mph Mile seconds or mph The unassuming Briton was extremely extremely extremely ex ex- ex- ex calm and collected after his taking breath ride fide He turned the car around at the south end of the trade track and drove it leisurely back to the timing stand midway in the measured mile to get the official figures Returns to Tower The car which had just sped past the tower at better than feet a second rolled back down the track at a normal driving pace Cobb steered it through a gate in Inthe inthe the timing wires as readily as if it were a regular touring car and rolled easily into the official enclosure enclosure enclosure en en- closure where he was kept busy posing for news news reel press and other photographers for 30 min mm- utes Cobb said Naturally its it's a great thrill to realize your ambition ambition ambition ambi ambi- tion and I am most happy at our successful run run just completed A Alot Alot Alot lot of people want to know what it is like to travel more th than n six miles a minute on land but it is not so very very frightening The worst anxiety is the worry of whether you will vill get safely to the end of the course and be able to come back again Praises Assistants The most credit however should go to the people who prepare prepare prepare pre pre- pare the car The actual driving isn't too difficult although it is rather alarming at times I am most happy to have been suc Mr Cobb was profuse in his congratulations to Reid Railton the cars car's designer G. G H. H K Taylor Tay Tay- aylor ay- ay lor br who directed its construction and expressed his deep appreciation tion to his entire crew which worked all night long to permit him to run lun today 24 to 48 hours earlier than anticipated after Tuesdays Tuesday's breakdown Not content with his premier record Cobb went out an hour later to drive a stock car on a similar run through the measured mile He averaged m. m p. p h. h for fora a new class C sto stock k car record The old record was He also is expected to go after the five and mile 10 records later Continued on Page Pape Fourteen Column Seven I Fastest Motorist n Before oe and A After t r 6 a Milc l a Jaunt JauntA M m I i 14 t r t F il F w 4 4 o j I L 44 JA JAA A 4 7 4 R A FEW MINUTES A NEW RECORD AND THE WORLD SPEED KING SMILES Left John Cobb just before he averaged mph right just after Cobb Hikes Hike's Worlds World's Land 1 Speed Mark More Than 11 M. M P. P H. H in Salt Flat DasH Das Continued from Pas Page On this week perhaps Friday morn morn- ing Estimated M. M 1 I 1 II n. Because of the cars car's tremendous acceleration in the last third of the mile on the outgoing or north run estimated the car was traveling m. m p. p h. h as it moved out of the measured mile This explains why the speed Increased nearly three miles per hour in the thelast thelast thelast last third of the mile or the distance distance distance dis dis- dis- dis tance between the end of the kilometer and the mile The back run might reasonably I have been even faster taster than th the outgoing run had we had mortime more mor time to correct the difficulties which balked us on the return run Tuesday Railton said Ordinarily we should have ha had hada a little more time to work ou out the carburetor modification buwe but bu we worked with all possible haste hast because we feared a storm might arise and spoil the present track perfection the slender engineer explained He and other mem- mem members ers of th the I crew did some quick trouble shootIng shooting shoot shoot- Ing Tuesday afternoon worked all aU afternoon to moun mount new tires and the Briton made a test run as night closed over o i flats In fact members of U It crew following him down the tr had to turn on the hea Neither Mr Cobb nor Mr ton had any real thought though tt about their plans for tor fut future of this kind J We have been too busy to get the record to think ab ut trying to Improve It later Inter or ae iSi fend it against the chane t other drivers they exp Some observers believe Capt Eyston may try to recover reco hi hit hia l fit st laurels during the next year t Ot Mr Railton said he the captain had thought lOIn ae about building a new car but slit t type machine the lot had in mind Is only a a. gt CUt Lighter Car Justified JH Captain Eyston's Eyston record ing Thunderbolt weighed Ie ea tons and was supported by tj t wheels It originally carr a huge stabilizing taU tail or ri 10 but he removed that last iun i to reduce wind resistance I tr Cobb took the record for tor a t fir and proved the safety safely of a lighter machine in so doing It It has been most graft Railton said to have ha our the theomi about a lighter car 10 completely I IThe J The slender engineer had dot dOli down reason to celebrate for he lie hai bai au been responsible for forthe the the fastest craft on both land an and water As Sir Malcolm Campbell consulting engineer he ho aha aw signed the tile S speedboat In titled Briton set a new boatE mark last week Railton also designed the theton theton ton Bluebird In which Can drove m m. p. p h. h tour four yew yu ago in the first modern mile unfit ha haon run on the salt flats Getting bat to 10 the experiences of his furious Cobb said the deceleration iii one of the most alarming of ot the ride All situ Keyed Up You are too busy with the J troIs at the start to become ot 11 0 excited Of course you f f keyed up as the motors itt ala Ithe t I the matter of at getting the car caraway I a away occupies ones one's mind to 10 ui that h he has haJI no tl Um tin ct ci alarm There Is a wild u It uthe the car gains momentum B tf the salt has been so hard this the ride was a little rougher tHit tH thu thuIt it was with softer salt a year ea The traction was though and the car seemed scented t I 14 14 trying to run right out from der me There Is a strange situ sensa to the matter of ot stopping Th 71 first 50 miles Is cut off to Imm or almost the moment pat on mj begins to ease his foot off t 1 tM 1 throttle But the car surges lUlies ward stubbornly against Jf e brakes as the speed Is reduced I next miles per hour The handled perfectly from start slut finish It steered beautifully held to the course at the tu U command Wind Ind Dies Die Down DownAn DownAn DownAn An mile 11 cross crosswind wind wai Ing across the course at dawa daws observers feared it U might p troublesome for the pilot Cs CD taking breath-taking run but It IU suM u considerably by the time he be I under way about a. a m. m Lake City time lime The tire over change-over was wai much faster than It was Tuesdays Tuesday's disappointing trials t the pit crew was kept the north end of the cou U hurry preparations for tor a si start In Jn case he didn't get a well The pit stop consumed 4 minutes and Cobb had remaining out of his allotted 1 when he got back through III mile In discussing the imP to ment of nearly 20 m. m p. p ph h JL In iii Red Lion Uon machine F K ton declared he thought the th provement by the tire Ure build iJ bl been th the greatest single Ingle deli ment anent horsepower V po The horsepower of the tW tl cylinder motors on the 3 t 3 to had iad been Increased about S a adred dred horsepower to 2600 and I Iother M Mother other modifications had been but otherwise the 0 I Ie e essentially the same as at it U year ear car ago |
