Sir Malcolm Campbell - Daytona Beach, FL
N 29° 13.767 W 081° 00.475
17R E 499230 N 3233407
A plaque honoring Sir Malcolm Campbell in Oceanfront Park in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WM8AAE
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 02/27/2010
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This citizen memorial plaque is located on a small boulder in the water surrounding the Coquina Clock Tower, which has a fountain. The plaque reads as follows:
Sir Malcolm Campbell
Honoring his land speed record of 276.82 mph achieved on these sands in 1935.
Daytona Beach City Commission
Mayor Baron "Bud" Asher
Historic Preservation Board
Rededicated Sept. 27, 2002
The following information about Sir Malcolm Campbell is from Wikipedia:
"Sir Malcolm Campbell (11 March 1885 – 31 December 1948) was an English racing motorist and motoring journalist. He gained the world speed record on land and on water at various times during the 1920s and 1930s using vehicles called Blue Bird. His son, Donald Campbell, carried on the family tradition by holding both land speed and water speed records."
"He broke the LSR for the first time in 1924 at 146.16 mph (235.22 km/h) at Pendine Sands near Carmarthen Bay in a 350HP V12 Sunbeam. Malcolm broke nine land speed records between 1924 and 1935, with three at Pendine Sands and five at Daytona Beach. His first two records were driving a racing car manufactured by the Sunbeam Car Company in Wolverhampton."
"He set his final land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on 3 September 1935, and was the first person to drive an automobile over 300 miles per hour (301.337 mph (484.955 km/h))."