| Date |
Location |
Driver |
Driver Country |
Vehicle |
Power |
Speed over
1 Km |
Speed over
1 Mile |
Comments |
| May 17, 1922 |
Brooklands, Great Britain |
Kenelm Lee Guinness |
Great Britain |
350hp Sunbeam |
IC |
133.70 mph (215.17 km/h) |
129.17 mph (207.88 km/h) |
Last record set on a closed course |
Kenelm Lee Guinness (of the Irish brewing family) drove the 350hp Sunbeam to a new World Land Speed Record at the Brooklands racing circuit setting the new record at 129.171mph (207.88kph). This was the last time the Brooklands track was used for record breaking.
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