Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-12
Sensation Ia World.
OF Speed Will Be Here A,
a Part OF Automobile Race
Program AT Which Inter.
nationally Known Racers
Will Compete For Circular
Dirt Track Honors.

The worlds fastest automobile, Sig
Iiaugdahls three mile a minute Wis
consin Special, known the world
over as the Wonder Car" is to be
seen IN action in Grand Forks on
Monday afternoon, July "a. when au-
torpobile races, with internationally
known speed kings in competition,
the fair.
All arrangements were completed
Tuesday by Secretary E. Il. Mont
gomcry for the appearance OF Haug-
dahl, the newly crowned worlds
speed king. with his great machine.
A special train will bring the cham
pion and his mount to Grand Forks
from Saskatoon. saskatchewan, where
it is 10 be the big feature Of the
Provincial Exhibition there next week.
No greater sensation has ever been
developed in the speed world than
Haugdahl's Wisconsin Special. Its
scientific Construction marks it as the
last word in space annihilatinG crea-
tons. 1t is the only machine that
has ever travelled on land or water
at speed greater than three miles i
minute. a.
Began Years ago.
Just one year ago Haugdahl, with
his noted Chinese mechanic, Jimmie
ChaI of Honolulu. and several help
ers, began work on the Wisconsin
horse power hydrp-plane motor, built
for t he United States government
during the world war. Despite its
huge, size, the motor weighted but
$40 pounds as it was built entirely of
aluminium and, was considered the
acme OF perfection in the motor
world.
Tho body, chassis. springs. wheels
and even the tires were Of special
took his car to paytona Beach last
March, experts declared it to be the
most novel racing car yer built. The
body was just twenty inches at the
widest point, while it measures 16
feet from the nose to the tip Of the
long tail. The stream lines, scien-
tifially applied to the machine. re-
duced wind resistance to a minimum
and prevented vacuum from develop
ing behind any surface while travel
ing at high speed.
Changes Made.
In his first speed test Haugdah1
lowered the worlds record at Pablo
Beach. driving more tina leo miles
made in the machine because OF diff
cuItics experienced in controlling the
mount after the $50 mile an hour
mark was reached, and then the ma
chine was taken to the 30 mile
straightaway> course on Daytona
beach. where the trials were staged
and electrical timing apparatus in
ftal!ed TO catch. the records. Or
| April !. with representatives of the
tim, Senator Frank D.. Fuller Of Ten
nessee and Mayor Guy 6. Bailey OF
Daytona as representative for the
state of FLORIDA in charge; the first
time trials were held. and HauE'
dahl established his first records. He
drove one kilometer in 13.91 seconds
file miles in one minute $500 sec
onds and ten miles in three minutes
and Sc seconds fat. On April Il. he
trials and Travelled at the rate OF
1907 miles per hour. covering tho
one mile in just 1897 seconds. tHen.
ty-four miles an hour faster than the
speed made by Tommy Milton tbs
previous year with his IL @vlinder
D~eusenhere.
After Circular Track Marks.
Not satisfied with his achievements
| on the beach. the little Norwegian
speed king announced his intention
OF attacking all worlds records or
clrcular tracks and SneedWaEa VIII
his new creation. Now he is com'
ing to Grand Forks with his car anc
will make official attempts here a:
the feature OF the auto racing pro
gram on Monday, the opening day Of
the fair.
Officials here believe that HauE.
dahl with his car will be the biggest
attraction ever brought to 4 NORTH
Dakota exposition. Secretary Mont,
gomery announces that its appear
ance here will mark the only tins
during 1922 that it will be seen in z
city the size OF Grand Forks, Il:
Haugdahl's manager has contracted
for his appearance at all of the larg
est state fairs in the United State;
and Canada for the coming season.
While Eaugdahl will be the cente1
of attention for speed fans here. h
will not be the only celebrity on tn
opening day card. as several notet
speed kings arc to come here viii
challenges, Secretary M~ontgoner!
announces. giving, promise of thu
greatest speed battles ever witnessed
in the northwest. The champion ha'
also contracted to defend his titl'
here in open competition~an will pi
his ability against any stars of tn
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