Evening star., 1935-03-02
TIME
SLOW At DAyTONA
Fails to Reach 200 Miles
Per Hour on South
Run.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DAYTONA BEACH SPEEDWAY,
Fla, March 2.-Sir Malcolm Camp
bell failed to hit 200 miles an hour
on his south run down the beach
today as he resumed his efforts to
break his own 272108-mile an hour
automobile speed record. His time
through the measured mile was 49,
1876 miles an hour.
After over an hours delay, he
started Bluebird on its way shortly
after noon. Got away to a swift start,
but was humping as he shot through
the middle measured mile, half way
between the end of the IL mile
course. His time for that mile was
1918 seconds as compared with the
II seconds fat he hopes for eventu-
ally, and speed of 300 miles an hour.
Mechanics checked the car, turned
it around, and prepared for return
run north up the beach.
Orders BIuebird Out.
Sir Malcolm decided beach condi-
tionS were ripe for test run and Or
dered the Bluebird taken to the beach.
The crowds gathered on the sands
and the beach was given its final in
spection as the sun came out brightly
and burned off the haze.
Pop" Myers president of the In
dianapolis Speedway Corp, and ref
cree of the speed trials returned from
a drive along the beach and said the
sand was In condition for speeds up
to 275 miles an hour, almost above
Campbell's present record
ITS definitely bad. but 1 must have
this test rum" said Campbell, where
upon every one who knows him
hitched up their belts. frightened the
speed instruments and got ready to
see MIN shoot for his 300-mile goal.
The beach looked firm and hard.
There were no bumps that appeared
of any consequence along the course.
Full Stretch of Beach.
Bluebird, with the mechanics fuss
ing about her, stood far down the
north end of the beach, 200 feet above
an amusement pier. under which
Campbell must pass through 42-foot
opening as he heads down the entire
length of the strand.
The position for the start indicated
the seriousness of today's trial. 1t
gave him the longest stretch he has
ever sought to run here, the full IL y
miles available. The car was pointed
for the pier opening at an angle so
as to cut down as much as possible
the right turn he must make after
clearing the pier.
Campbell informed the timers that
he might make only one run, south.
and his return would depend entirely
on beach conditions and his speed
one way. He gets credit for a record
try only by making one run each way
within an hour. The seconds it takes
him to cover the fastest mile each
way are added together. divided by
two and translated into miles an hour
to determine his speed.
Campbell Pessimistic.
Campbell was quite pessimistic as
he pulled on his white drivers suit.
THE beach is definitely not as good
as yesterday" he said. Il wish now
that I had gone then"
The mechanics took almost As min
utes to change the wheels and tires on
which Bluebird was rolled down from
the garage. So careful is Campbell
that he changes tires even after such
short use.
The big oil wagon was slow laying
the stripe and wandered casually
down the stretch at 20 miles an hour
as the mechanics finished their chores.
Lady Campbell and 11-year- -old
Jean Campbell came down to the tim
ers' stand to watch the trial from a
box there. Kaye Don, British driver,
also waited at the timers stand, end
of the middle measured mile, for
Campbell to 50 By.