Download or read book The Land Speed Record 1898-1919 written by R.M. Clarke and published by Brooklands Books Limited. This book was released on 2000-09-17 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This portfolio of reports tells how the first Land Speed Record of 39.24 mph was set in 1898 by Count de Chasseloup-Laubat in an electric Jeantaud. And how, by 1919 the record had been officially pushed up to 124.10 mph by the likes of Jenatzy, Rolls, Vanderbilt, Serpollet, Ford, Rigolly, Marriott, Oldfield, Duray, Hornsted and other courageous souls.