Captain George Edward Thomas Eyston (28 June 1897 – 11 June 1979) was a British engineer, inventor, and racing driver best known for breaking the land speed record three times between 1937 and 1939.
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MoreCaptain George Edward Thomas Eyston (28 June 1897 – 11 June 1979) was a British engineer, inventor, and racing driver best known for breaking the land speed record three times between 1937 and 1939.
Subject ID: 37123
Subject ID: 37123
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The side being painted With a black arrow and intakes, as the car was initially aluminium bodied, the timing device could not pick up the car as it raced through, it was sort of blinded by the brightness.
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Daily records of the record breaking drives and photos of the 1949 Indy 500.
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George Eyston, who broke the land speed record three times, details his story in Safety Last.
Speed of the Wind was a record-breaking car of the 1930s, built for and driven by Captain George Eyston. It was heavy and lacked enough power to break absolute records but had the strength to extend endurance speed records.
Eyston broke the 24 Hour record in 1935 and raised that limit during the 1936 Bonneville season, averaging 149.096 mph (239.947 km/h) for 24 hours and 136.34 mph (219.42 km/h) over 48 hours. Those records were quickly broken by Ab Jenkins at 153.823 mph (247.554 km/h) and 148.641 mph (239.215 km/h).
The car was destroyed by bombings during World War II.
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