
Matters of moment, August 1971
The future of Le Mans Le Mans, instituted in 1923 and once regarded as the most important sports-car race of all, is now being openly criticised, this year's race being…
JENKINS AGAIN
Ab Jenkins, inveterate American record breaker, has been out again with his “Mormon Meteor” as under with the previous records in brackets
50 kiloms. at. 166.38 m.p.h. (165.29 m.p.h. Mitt Union). 50 miles at 170.27 m.p.h. (167.38 m.p.h. Auto
Union).
100 kiloms. at 171.96 m.p.h. (167.62 m.p.h. Napier Itailtoti). (169.57 m.p.h. Jenkins) m.p.h. (170.29
(171.30 in.p.ii. Jenkins). m.p.h. (167.11 m.p.h.
100 miles at 175.11 m.p.h. 200 kiloms. it 175.93 Jenkins).
200 miles at 177.43 tri.p.h. 500 kiloms. at. 167.69 Jenkins).