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Pendine - the sands
Pendine - the sands - by P. G. Wright ©
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Photographer: © P. G. Wright (Gallery)(2nd August 2012)
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Pendine - the sands

The first person to use Pendine Sands for a world land speed record attempt was Malcolm Campbell. On September 25, 1924 he set a world land speed record of 146.16 mph (235.22 km/h) on Pendine Sands in his Sunbeam 350HP car Blue Bird. Campbell raised the record to 174.22 mph (280.38 km/h) in February 1927 with his second Blue Bird. On March 3, 1927 Parry-Thomas attempted to beat Campbell's record. On his final run while travelling at about 170 mph (270 km/h) the exposed drive chain broke and partially decapitated him; Babs went out of control and rolled over. Parry-Thomas was the first driver to be killed during a world land speed record attempt. This was the final world land speed record attempt made at Pendine Sands.
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Camera Make: NIKON Model: COOLPIX S200
Exposure Program: Program, Focal length: 6.3 mm, ISO: 50, Exposure time: 1/320 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Date/Time Creation: August 16, 2010, 10:46 am
ImageID:1156645, Image size: 3072 x 2304 pixels

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