March 29, 1927 – Henry Segrave becomes the first person to go 200 MPH on land
March 29, 2023
On this day in 1927, residents of Daytona Beach, Florida, rose to clear, sunny skies. The early spring sun pushed
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On this day in 1927, residents of Daytona Beach, Florida, rose to clear, sunny skies. The early spring sun pushed
French inventor and industrialist Léon Serpollet is said to have done more for the steam automobile than anyone else. While
On the morning of January 4, 1967, Donald Malcolm Campbell raced across the top of Coniston Water in the Lake
On this day in 1976, daredevil Kitty O’Neil successfully set the women’s land speed record in Alvord Desert in Oregon.
Craig Breedlove, driving the jet-powered Spirit of America, established a new land speed record on this day in 1965 when
The sands of Daytona Beach, Florida proved to be the perfect location for early auto racing and speed tests. It
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