Sir Malcolm Campbell - 09/03/1935

[mechmike0034]

On Sept. 3, 1935, Sir Malcolm Campbell set his final land speed record, averaging 301.12 miles per hour for two runs in opposite directions at Bonneville.

http://www.sirmalcolmcampbell.com/images/sircast.jpg

He broke the speed record a total of nine times in various "Bluebird" cars powered by both Napier and Rolls Royce engines. These records were as follows:


25th September 1924 (Pendine Sands) 146.16 mph

21st July 1925 (Pendine Sands) - 150.766 mph

4th February 1927 (Pendine Sands) - 174.88 mph

12th February 1928 (Daytona Beach, Florida) - 206.95 mph

5th February 1931 (Daytona Beach) - 246.09 mph

24th February 1932 (Daytona Beach) - 253.96 mph

22nd February 1933 (Daytona Beach) - 272.46 mph

7th March 1935 (Daytona Beach) - 276.71 mph

3rd September 1935 (Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah) - 301.12mph


http://www.bluebird-electric.net/sir_malcolm_campbell.htm

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/09/dayintech_0903

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Campbell

http://www.sirmalcolmcampbell.com/sir35.html

Progression of the LSR:

http://www.sirmalcolmcampbell.com/sirrecord.html

[johnnymk]

Truly amazing and it was over 70 years ago.

[mechmike0034]

Agreed - a wheel-driven 300 MPH on land is an impressive rate of speed even today - it was an incredible phenomenon in 1935...

[Markel]

And Bill France used to give the local Daytona Beach high school bands seats in the Campbell grandstands for the Daytona 500 (after we played the national anthem before the race). Ah, the good old days before the "pre-race glamor show" began. (I do remember them having Paul Newman come up on the stage and wave to the crowd while the bands were standing on the infield, but that was about the extent of the media show.)

[Napoleon54]

[King George V]
I dub thee, Sir Drove Really Effing Fast
[/King George V]

[Maarchk]

what is todays record?

[johnnymk]

what is todays record?


I believe with internal combustion engines around 450 MPH..Mickey Thompson?

Jet engine(s) 660 MPH? Craig Breedlove or Summer Brothers? Or was it that guy from England?

I could be way off on these numbers and drivers.

[Napoleon54]

what is todays record?

Internal combustion engine: November 13, 1965, Bob Summers, 409.277mph

Unlimited class: September 25, 1997, Andy Green, 763.035mph (turbofan engine)

According to wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_speed_record#1983_to_2007)

[mechmike0034]

According to wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_speed_record#1983_to_2007)

See the last link in my original post...

[Maarchk]

Do we know what happens when a vehicle on land breaks the sound barrier? Does the sonic boom mess with it? I thought thats what happened to that last guy. The tires fell apart because of the shock wave... I should google but its more fun to chat with y'all and speculate.