CW |THE CAMPBELL DYNASTY CAMPBELL WORLD LAND SPEED RCORDS
23rd June, 1923 137.72 mph Sunbeam Malcolm Campbell Fano, Italy. Speed was not recognized because the AIACR did not approve timing apparatus
19th June, 1924 138.08 mph
Sunbeam Malcolm Campbell Saltburn Sands, England. Speed was not recognized hand-held stopwatches used instead of the electrical timing apparatus
25th September, 1924 146.16 mph Sunbeam Malcolm Campbell Pendine Sands, Wales
21st July, 1925 150.76 mph Campbell-Napier Malcolm Campbell Pendine Sands, Wales
4th February, 1927 174.88 mph Campbell-Napier Malcolm Campbell Pendine Sands, Wales
19th February, 1928 206.95 mph Campbell-Napier Malcolm Campbell Daytona Beach
5th February, 1931 246.09 mph Campbell-Napier-Railton Sir Malcolm Campbell Daytona Beach
24th February, 1932 253.97 mph Campbell-Napier-Railton Sir Malcolm Campbell Daytona Beach
22nd February, 1933 272.46 mph Campbell-Railton-Rolls Royce Sir Malcolm Campbell Daytona Beach
7th March, 1935 276.82 mph Campbell-Railton-Rolls Royce Sir Malcolm Campbell Bonneville, USA
3rd September, 1935 301.13 mph Campbell-Railton-Rolls Royce Sir Malcolm Campbell Bonneville, USA
17th July, 1964 403.10 mph Campbell-Norris-Proteus CN7 Donald Campbell Lake Eyre, Australia
WORLD WATER SPEED RECORDS
1st September, 1937 126.33 mph Blue Bird K3 Sir Malcolm Campbell Lake Maggiore, Switzerland
2nd September, 1937 129.56 mph Blue Bird K3 Sir Malcolm Campbell Lake Maggiore, Switzerland
17th September, 1938 130.93 mph Blue Bird K3 Sir Malcolm Campbell Lake Hallwyl, Switzerland 19th August, 1939 141.74mph
Blue Bird K4 Sir Malcolm Campbell Coniston Water, England
23rd July, 1955 202.32 mph Bluebird K7 Donald Campbell Ullswater, England
16th November, 1955 216.20 mph Bluebird K7 Donald Campbell Lake Mead, Nevada
20th September, 1956 225.63 mph Bluebird K7 Donald Campbell Coniston Water, England
7th November, 1957 239.07 mph Bluebird K7 Donald Campbell Coniston Water, England
10th November, 1958 248.62 mph Bluebird K7 Donald Campbell Coniston Water, England
14th May, 1959 260.35 mph Bluebird K7 Donald Campbell Coniston Water, England
31st December, 1964 276.33 mph Bluebird K7 Donald Campbell Lake Dumbleyung, Australia
Above; Don Wales and his cousin Gina Campbell paraded five historic Bluebirds outside the Theatre Royal Haymarket on 12th June this year.
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“We aim to have the fastest-ever Bluebird, which means we need to top 415mph, but our ultimate target is to exceed 500mph for an electric-powered, wheel-driven vehicle”
first to officially break the sound barrier, was powered by two afterburning Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engines, which also power the RAF’s F-4 Phantom II jets. Unlike the new Bluebirds, this impressive craft is not wheel-driven as the jet engines did not supply power to the axles.
“Speeds of 400mph or 500mph are still within the conceptual reach of most interested observers, but speeds approaching 1000mph are just exotic,” Rees says. “That has little resonance with what we do. Exotic projects are inspirational but we like to think we are relevant. Our interest now is firmly in electric motors as our brand has to have integrity and our on-going endeavours have to have credibility. We aim to have the fastest-ever Bluebird, which means we need to top 415mph, but our ultimate target is to exceed 500mph for an electric-powered wheel-driven vehicle.” If most people’s ideas of electric vehicles stop at whirring milk floats or tiny urban cars, the latest Bluebirds will change preconceptions. The Bluebird GTL Formula E Racer weighs over a ton, but will be capable of comfortably hitting 160 or 170mph, thanks to a 250-kilowatt motor powered by 400 volts from a bank of nickel–cadmium (or NiCad) batteries that weigh 300 kilos (660lbs).
SETTING TARGETS ON LAND AND WATER
The new record-breaker that is being worked on, the Bluebird Streamliner, is expected to hit between 250mph and 300 mph. It aims to beat the current world record of 247mph (397kmh) for a wheel- driven electric car, which was set in 2009 by an American team, the Buckeye Bullet. In addition to its aspirations for the mooted Formula E series and the land speed record in 2014, the Bluebird electric-powered team is
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