1914/06/24 Brooklands Record Attempts

Note: This is a sub-section of 1914 Brooklands Calendar

'L. G. Hornsted, the ex-racing cyclist. and well-known motor racer, accomplished another magnificent performance at Brooklands yesterday. when, mounted on the five-year-old Benz car of 84.9 rating, he beat world's record for the flying start mile, and in the course of so doing probably travelled faster than a human being had ever previously done by any form of locomotion. Under the new regulations Hornsted had to be timed in both directions of the course, the figures for the record being the average. The old record, which was made in only one direction of the track, was the 115.9 m.p.h. attained by Victor Hemery, on the same car, in 1909. Since then, however, Hornsted has had several alterations effected in the machine, and has tuned it up to a remarkable pitch of efficiency. Running the normal way of the track yesterday he covered the flying mile in 28.09 sec., a speed of 128.16 miles per hour. In the reverse way he did 29.93 sec., equal to 120.23 m.p.h., so that his mean was 29.01 sec., a pace of 124.10 m.p.h., which is the new world's record. The 128.16 m.p.h. stands as a Brooklands class record, which can be accomplished in one direction.'

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