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Offline Greybeard

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A flying car
« on: 22.01. 2022 13:17 »
1935 Brooklands, John Cobb on a 24000cc Napier Railton set the lap record at 143,4 mph


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Re: A flying car
« Reply #1 on: 22.01. 2022 20:28 »
G'day GB.
I thought it was a typo so googled it. Yes 24 litres  *eek*
All four off the ground shows how bumpy the track was.
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