Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-03-11 | Page 4 | Segrave to Make Last Sped Trail Motor Has Power to Make 240 Miles

to Make Last Speed Trial c Figures Chances 1 in 10 to Survive Motor Has Power to Make Miles l DAYTONA BEACH Fla March 11 Major AP-Major H. H O. O D. D British race car drIver said today that his forthcoming attempt to break the worlds world's record ecord of miles an hour on the ocean speedway speed speed- way here would be tile the last speed trial he Intends to make Major calmly estimates he has about one chance In ten in incoming coming comin through his tests alive At Ata a theoretical speed of miles an hour he says the hazards he will face are numerous Included In the major dangers he lists at such speed are tire troubles motor trouble troubie trou- trou ble bie and inequalities of the Beach speedway After A ter I have checked everything and taken every possible precaution I am an absolute fatalist he saidI said I 1 go out and tr try tor or the record and If I make it everythIng is all right It If I crash I crash he con con- TO RETIRE The famous English driver er who has won many of the outstanding European races during the eight years he has been in the game ex- ex exI I peets to retire and devote his time timeto to the automotive industry I I would have retired after aCter I acta set act seta a record of miles an hour here two years ago in my Sunbeam ape ape- cial Major said but buthen when hen English engineers built the Golden Arrow I was so Impressed wIth its design anci and its possibilities that I consented to bring it to this country in an effort to take tako the record with me back to England WAS AVIATOR Major is 32 years old and married He served In ili the infantry InCan InCan- tr try machIne gun and aviation branches of the English army durIng duning dun dur- Ing the World war and started his automobile in 1919 10 In 1922 he won the mile race ace raceal at al Brooklands track London and the race at Barcelona Spain and the following year ear walled walked away wIth the French Grand Prix at Tours the European Grand prix at Monza l and the Coupe de at Boulogne DurIng 1924 he captured the Spanish Grand Prix at San Sebastian Sebas Sebas- Uan tian the Hartford cup race at Mm- Mm anias amas and the SwIss Grand Prix at Geneva g gIn In 1925 he fInished first in tile the cup races at the mile OO-mile race at track London and the Coupe do de at Boulogne and in the followIng following fol- fol lowIng years captured the Hartford I-hartford cup CUI and the ZOO ZOO-mUe Brookland MADE RECORD Ho He came to this country in March larch 1927 and succeeded in establishing a new world straight away record here of miles an hour tile the first time man ever had traveled on land landI landIn In excess of a mile an hour Ilour I speed Since then he has not engaged en- en aged in racIng anywhere