 Portrait of Sir Henry Segrave (ca. 1929), courtesy of Florida Photographic Collection. Henry O’Neal de hane Segrave (22 September 1896 – 13 June 1930) was famous for setting three land speed records and the water speed record. He was the first person to hold both the land and water speed records simultaneously. He was the first person to travel at over 200 mph (320 km/h). The Segrave Trophy was established in 1930 to commemorate his life. September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ...
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1970 land speed record being set at Bonneville Salt Flats by Gary Gabelich Land Speed Records from 1898 The information below is for self-propelled wheeled vehicles travelling over open ground. ...
The World Unlimited water speed record is the officially recognised fastest speed achieved by a water-borne vehicle. ...
World War I A British national, Seagrave was born in Baltimore, Maryland of an American mother and an Irish father. He was raised in Ireland and attended Eton College in England. He served in the British Royal Air Force in World War I. He was shot twice, but lived, in separate incidents in 1915 and 1916. He was a fighter pilot. Major Segrave bragged that he would drive a car at over 200 miles per hour (320 km/h). People thought that the war had made him mad. Motto: The Greatest City in America (formerly The City That Reads; BELIEVE is not the official motto but rather a specific campaign) Nickname: Monumental City Charm City Mob Town B-more Map Political Statistics Founded 30 July 1729 Incorporated 1797 Independent city Mayor Martin J. OMalley (Dem) Geographic Statistics...
The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a prestigious and internationally known independent school for boys. ...
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Grand Prix motor racing career He was the first Briton to win a Grand Prix in a British car. He won the 1923 French Grand Prix and the 1924 San Sebastian Grand Prix at Circuito Lasarte (Spain) in a Sunbeam. After a further win at Miramas in France, he retired from racing to concentrate on speed records. Look up Briton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A Briton, in broad terms, is an inhabitant of the geographical region of Great Britain. ...
The French Grand Prix is a Formula One race held as part of Fédération Internationale de lAutomobiles annual Formula One automobile racing championship season. ...
The Circuito Lasarte was an 11. ...
A sunbeam is: a ray of sunlight. ...
Miramas is a commune of the Bouches-du-Rhône département in France. ...
Land speed record  People gathered around the Sunbeam in 1927, courtesy of Florida Photographic Collection. On 21 March 1926, he set his first land speed record in his 4 litre Sunbeam Ladybird at the Southport sands at Lancashire, United Kingdom at 174.22 mph (280.38 km/h). March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ...
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1970 land speed record being set at Bonneville Salt Flats by Gary Gabelich Land Speed Records from 1898 The information below is for self-propelled wheeled vehicles travelling over open ground. ...
A sunbeam is: a ray of sunlight. ...
Map sources for Southport at grid reference SD3317 Southport is a seaside town on the north-west coast of England, to the north of Liverpool and the south of Preston. ...
He regained the land speed record in 29 March 1927 in his Mystery Sunbeam 1000 hp at the Daytona Beach Road Course at 203.79 mph (327.97 km/h), when he became the first person to travel over 200 mph (320 km/h). March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ...
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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. ...
 Sir Henry Segrave sitting in his Golden Arrow in 1929, courtesy of Florida Photographic Collection. Segrave set his final land speed record at 231.36 mph (372.34 km/h) in his new car, the Irving-Napier Golden Arrow, at Daytona Beach on 11 March 1929. This car had 18.74 miles (30.16 km) on it when it set the record, which is the least used car to set the record. The car has never been used since. He began concentrating on the water speed record after being the first person on the scene of the Lee Bible death. 11 March is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ...
1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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. ...
Water speed record leads to his death After his 1929 land speed record, he immediately went to Miami to race Garfield Wood. Wood's suffered his first defeat in nine years. After he returned to Great Britian, he was knighted for his accomplishments. Garfield ‘Gar’ Arthur Wood (1880 – 1971) was a motorboat builder and racer who held the world water speed record on several occasions. ...
On Friday 13 June 1930, Sir Henry Segrave unknowingly captured the water speed record in Miss England II on Lake Windermere. In a later attempt the boat presumably hit a log and capsized, killing his mechanic Victor Halliwell. Segrave was recovered, and taken to a hospital. He regained consciousness for a moment, and was informed that he had indeed broken the record. He died a few moments later of lung hemorrages. June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ...
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Lake Windermere Windermere is the largest natural lake in England, and is entirely within in the Lake District National Park. ...
Kaye Don would later break two more world water speed records in Miss England II.
His book The Lure of Speed (1928)
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