Show I I I I I I I I I I I OE PALMA TRIES OUT ROAD COURSE I Sets New Record in Spin I Over Santa Monica onica Speedway LOS ANGELES March Ralph n.-Ralph de Palma drove over the Santa Monica road course three times yesterday In official practice for next Saturdays Saturday's race and on the third time around set seta a new worlds world's record for road running 4 22 00 For seven and thre three three- eighths miles a speed of miles an hour was made The best previous time for thIs circuIt cir clr- was vas Bruce Browns 93 miles mUes an hour made In 1911 I De Palma was at the wheel of his cylinder 12 Packard equIpped with aviation type engine designed and placed In commission before America declared war ar on Germany The holder of the new worlds world's road course record Is the same car with which the intrepid driver set new worlds world's records for speed over all distances distances dis- dis from the kilometer to twenty miles mUes on Daytona beach last month On the Florida straightaway his maximum maxI maxI- mum speed was miles per per hour Though his car is not equipped for actual competition under A A. A A. A A. A rules In next Saturdays Saturday's race race De Palma will appear on the course to In a special s speed trial In which he will strive to press hIs best mark of miles mUes per hour He Is satisfied after yesterdays yesterday's trials that he at any rate hang up a record for road racing that will leave all previous records In oblivion |