V-E-V- miscellany, August 1971
We heard from George Brooks in Australia the other day. His Staker Squires Six is still running well, and recently completed over 3,000 miles in the round trip when competing…
NEW RECORDS BY MR. BARCLAY.
Driving a 2,996 c.c. Vauxhall Car at Brooklands, Mr. J. B. Barclay lowered World’s records in international Class D for the following distances :—Kilometre (standing start), 69.75 m.p.h.; 1 mile (standing), 78.69
m.p.h.; kilometre (flying), 111.85 m.p.h.; 1 mile (flying), 110.77 m.p.h. ; 5 kilometres (flying), 110.62 m.p.h.; 5 miles (flying), 110.58 m.p.h. ; 10 kilometres (standing), 110.56 m.p.h.; 10 miles (standing), 110.50 m.p.h.