Show Ab Jenkins' Jenkins Racing Car Fast Nearing C COmpletion I INDIANAPOLIS Aug 30 UP UP-Ab UP Ab Jenkins of Salt Lake City is building a racing automobile capable of to miles an hour with which he hopes to return the world speed record to the United United United Unit Unit- ed States it was learned today Jenkins working with a crew of ol seven even mechanics in a small Indianapolis Indianapolis Indian Indian- apolis machine shop said the car probably would be ready for a run over the Bonneville salt flats by mid The record held by Englishmen for or nearly a decade was raised to m m. p. p h. h last Saturday by Captain Captain Captain Cap Cap- tain George E E. T. T Eyston of Lon Lon- don Jenkins and his mechanics are areno arenov arenov no v no riveting the final streamlined plates on his giant racer which will vill be powered by special Curtiss Curtiss- Wright motors First Firt I want to break all aU the distance speed records up to and including the hour 21 run Jenkins said Then Ill I'll switch the hull huU of the he racer onto a longer frame add another supercharged engine and Shoot for an hour The present machine has only one engine and the frame was constructed constructed con con- off balance to counteract i th he the press pressure re on the right Ight tires tires re- re suiting from traveling counterclockwise counterclockwise counterclockwise counter counter- clockwise on a mile 12 circular course coarse which is used in tries for high average speed A section willbe will willbe wille be e inserted In the body behind the cockpit to make malte room for the extra engine in the straightaway jobI jobI job I I hold all aU but five of the land records and Im I'm going after them with the best racer ever constructed construct construct- ed said Jenkins Ab said he expects to make m m. p. p h h. h in the single motored car which was built bulU by A. A S. S Augie Augle noted automobile en en- engines develop more horse lorse power but mine have less weight to push He has horse power I have 2400 The ratios of weight and wind resistance to horse hore power give me mea mea mea a wide edge concluded the Utah driver |