Attempt On International Land Speed Record For Electric Vehicles

Project Background | Bluebird/Campbell History | Pendine

 

Donald Wales and the electric Bluebird car outside his grandfather's shed at Brooklands. 75 years after his grandfather Sir Malcolm Campbell broke his first Land Speed Record Donald Wales will be making an attempt to bring to Britain the International Land Speed Record for electric powered vehicles.

The attempt will be made at Pendine Sands in South Wales site of numerous attempts and achievements by Sir Malcolm and John Parry-Thomas in the 1920's. It is exactly 75 years since Sir Malcolm Campbell's first World Land Speed Record was recorded at Pendine when he achieved a speed of 146.16mph, on the sands.

And continuing in the traditions of the Campbell family, the vehicle in which the record attempt this month will be made will bear the famous Bluebird name... Bluebird Electric.

Current Record

October 22, 1999 saw Pat Rummerfield of the White Lightning Team take the Electric World Landspeed Record to 245.5mph at Bonneville from the previous holders, Lightning Rod. On October 16, 1997 an electric world land speed record of 215.265mph was achieved by "Lightning Rod", owned by Ed and Geri Rannberg. Lightning Rod was driven by Eric Luebben.

Unlike other land speed record attempts currently being considered, that for electric vehicles has immense world-wide implications with most car manufacturers now having an EV development programme to meet the move in legislation to reduce the air and noise pollution in our cities.

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