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30-Sep-2004 : 763MPH TO 35MPH IN 7 YEARS!
763mph to 35mph in 7 years! Thursday 30 September 2004 - Land Speed record holder Wing Commander Andy Green is to be a co-driver in a 1901 Mors owned by The Royal Automobile Club in the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run on Sunday 7 November 2004. Andy will be partnering Tim Keown, Chairman of The Royal Automobile Club and Stephen Hammerton Motoring Committee Chairman in the Club's official entry into this year's new-look London to Brighton event. Set in 1997 at Black Rock Desert USA Andy set the first supersonic record at a speed of 763.035 over one mile at Mach 1.016 in Thrust SSC powered by two Rolls-Royce Spey 202 afterburning turbofans. The first land speed record was set in 1898 - at a speed of 39.24mph over one kilometre - three years before the Club's 1901 Mors was built. The cruising speed of the Mors is 35mph and as Andy commented �This car may not set a world record but it will certainly be a challenge and to have the opportunity to drive this 103 year old car on this famous event is a great privilege�. His co-driver Tim Keown said �Stephen and I are really looking forward to the experience of being driven by the man who set the world record for speed in the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run in a car that can manage just about 35mph!� The annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run is the world's longest running motoring event and the most testing veteran car endurance event. For detailed information about the new-look 3-day event please visit www.LBVCR.com For members of the media - The official media launch for this years Event takes place next Wednesday 6 October at The Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall London from 11:30 for 12 Noon. Please advise your attendance, if you haven't already done so, on info@LBVCR.com or by telephone on 01280 841 062 ENDS Note to editors:
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