The demolished "Rocket" Stanley Steamer (1907)

Fred Marriott was an American race car driver. In 1906, he set the world land speed record at 127.659 mph (205.5 km/h) at the Daytona Beach Road Course, while driving the Stanley Steamer. ^{[1] [2]} This garnered him the Dewar Trophy in the process. The steam car is the longest-standing officially recognized land speed record. Image File history File links N041920. ... Image File history File links N041920. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... Ralph DePalma in his Packard 905 Special at Daytona Beach in 1919, courtesy Florida Photographic Collection For the album Land Speed Record by the band Hüsker Dü, see Land Speed Record (album). ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... Kilometre per hour (American spelling: kilometer per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ... Daytona Beach Road Course was a race track that was instrumental in the formation of NASCAR. It originally became famous as the location where fifteen world land speed records were set. ... The 1923 Stanley Steam Car The Stanley (nicknamed Stanley Steamer) was a steam-powered automobile produced by the Stanley Motor Carriage Company. ... The Dewar Trophy was a cup donated in the early years of the twentieth century by Sir Thomas R. Dewar, M.P. a member of parliament of the United Kingdom, to be awarded each year by the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) of England to the motor car which should successfully... The 1923 Stanley Steam Car A steam car is a car powered by a steam engine. ...

He attempted to break his record at Daytona in 1907 but hit a rut. The car sailed in the air and broke in half upon impact. He was injured and did not make another attempt to break the record after he recovered. ^[1]

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