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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1981.

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RACING RECORDS.

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Sir Henry Birkin's "Double."

How motor speed records were maileatBrooklands recently though both attempts on the lap re cord falled. Sir Henry Birkin had two successes over the mountain' course, beating in each cases a speed put up by Sir Malcolm Campbell

In the Second Augukt Mountain Handicap he drove a Maserati for the first time at Brooklands, and covered a lap at 75.21 miles an hour, or a distance of 1.17 miles in 66 Reconds. Ho thus bent the flying- start lap record of 73.86 miles an hour, which Sir Malcolm Campbell set up in a Mercedes.

For the full distance of the race, (10 lap) Birkin's speed was 71.38 miles an hour, which also beat the previous record of 70.40 miles an hour accomplished by Campbell Inst September in a Delage: The event was won by T. S. Fothringham In a. Bugatti. With a start of 1 min. 40 sec. he finished first at 63.81 m.p.h. Birkin was placed fifth.

The flying lap record on which attempts were made by Mrs. G. M. Stowart, the only woman who holds world's motoring records, and Sir Henry Birkin, is 137.58 miles an hour, and was set up by Mr. Kaye Don last year.

Engine Cut Out.

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Mrs. Stowart, who drove her Dorby Miller, was able to only one lap at specil. After that her engine cut out. Hen speed over a lap of 24 miles was 116.64 miles an hour. The poor surface of the track at the fork, together with the very

difficult wind which caught the ars at this point, went a long way towards preventing the success of Birkin's attempt. His speed in a Bontley was 14.97 miles an hour. 'ens than the 186.33 miles an hour which he accomplished on Enator Monday last year.

Birkin also competed in the Lon- Jon Lightning Long Handicap, and have greater control appeared to wer his car than in his attempts on the ying-start lap record. He overed a lap at 135.34 miles an hour. He was placed third to H. W. Purdy, who, in a Thomas-Special, von at 103.61 miles an hour.

The race for the Brooklands Gold Vane was won by W. E. Humphreys, vho led the sixteen other compet- 'lors soon after the start, and shook f the challenge of Major B. T. A. Gardner in an M.G. to win by 50

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