Show cobb sets salt flat speed run friday a john cobb english racer arrived in wendover wednesday with his crew of mechanics and designer reid railton of california to un crate cra to his railton speed wagon for a record run on the salt flat fri fn day mr cobb is optimistic about the possibilities of breaking his pre record of 7 made in 1939 he stated it rests primarily on iwo two factors workability of the mech aniam to keep the motor while he shifts gears and the con of the flat three motion picture cameras will record the attempt john can ady hollywood producer said it will be photographed in color for the utah centennial commission and general petroleum corp the film to be made into a 20 minute short subject will require cameras at both ends of the run as well as a third camera to shoot cobb as he hurtles his car through the file measured mile the five british crewmen were happy to be in the states and they jokingly said I 1 see youre you re still driving on the wrong side of the road heading the party is ken taylor who built the fastest car in the world all but norris have made several trips to the bonne ville flats norris the newcomer to the squad was a german prisoner of war for five years after being cap aured at dunkirk all the others were in aviation or working on machines during the war |