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Arthur Duray established a new land speed record of 88.76 mph (142.85 km/h) in Nice, France driving a Gobron-Brillié during the ‘Paris-Madrid’ race

Thursday 31st March 1904

Arthur Duray established a new land speed record of 88.76 mph (142.85 km/h) in Nice, France driving a Gobron-Brillié during the ‘Paris-Madrid’ race. On the same day Louis Rigolly also driving a Gobron Brillié extended the land speed record to 94.78 mph (152.53 km/h).

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