After a record breaking first run at Daytona Beach in 1929, the Irving-Napier Special AKA: the Golden Arrow, would not get another. The Brits' American competition, the J H White Triplex (named for its 3 Liberty V12 aero engines), driven by mechanic Lee Bible fatally crashed killing himself and a trackside photographer. That event cancelled that year's LSR event and the Golden Arrow was crated up and sent back to London and never raced again. The record speed of 231.44 mph was obtained through the aerodynamic design of John Samuel Irving eliminating the standard radiator bulk. In fact, there was no radiator with the engine being cooled with ice. That allowed for a single a single 925 hp Napier Lion W12 aeroengine to be all that was necessary. That engine was actually developed for Supermarine for their Schneider Cup racing seaplane entry. The car was driven by ex-Sunbeam driver Henry Seagrave who was killed the following year setting a water speed record.
Model (and shipping crate) by Bizarre.
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Very interesting history...thanks Rich! Sadly, the body count in auto racing, although MUCH better in the last decade, is hard to think about.
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An oldie but a goodie! Got mine way back in 2015.
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