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Australian Norman ‘Wizard’ Smith in his 20-litre Anzac averaged 148

Friday 17th January 1930

Australian Norman ‘Wizard’ Smith in his 20-litre Anzac averaged 148.637mph over ten miles, a new world record for the distance, at Ninety Mile Beach in New Zealand.

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