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23 February 2008
2,280 Miles in 24 Hours
The much-disputed record for the 24 hours is once again held by a British car. Capt. John F. Duff, driving his privately owned 15.9 h.p. three-litre Bentley succeeded in covering no less than 2,280.69 miles in the 24 hours at Montlhery track… Some idea of his terrific feat may be gathered when it is recalled that in the course of a day and a night he has covered a distance almost equivalent to six times the journey from London to Edinburgh. His average speed for the entire distance was 95.026 m.p.h., eight miles an hour faster than the average of Garfield and Plessier, driving the big six-cylinder 45 h.p. Renault.
The much-disputed record for the 24 hours is once again held by a British car. Capt. John F. Duff, driving his privately owned 15.9 h.p. three-litre Bentley succeeded in covering no less than 2,280.69 miles in the 24 hours at Montlhery track… Some idea of his terrific feat may be gathered when it is recalled that in the course of a day and a night he has covered a distance almost equivalent to six times the journey from London to Edinburgh. His average speed for the entire distance was 95.026 m.p.h., eight miles an hour faster than the average of Garfield and Plessier, driving the big six-cylinder 45 h.p. Renault. Continued...
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