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    A BRIEF HISTORY OF... Land-speed records

    Feb 04, 2019 1 minute

    1898 Magnificently named Frenchman Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first recognised land-speed record, hitting a dizzy 63kph in his electric-powered Jeantaud Duc. “See? Told you this petrol thing would never catch on,” says everyone. Several disgruntled horses point

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