Sir Malcolm Camobell, he broke the land speed record 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, now on display at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu. Campbell 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 built by Sunbeam. On 4 February 1927 Campbell set the land speed record at Pendine Sands, covering the Flying Kilometre (in an average of two runs) at 174.883 mph (281.447 km/h) and the Flying Mile in 174.224 mph (280.386 km/h), in the Napier-Campbell Blue Bird. He tried setting a couple records in the Karoo in the late 1920's too! http://www.sirmalcolmcampbell.com/images/tour.jpg http://www.sirmalcolmcampbell.com/images/auction.jpg http://www.sirmalcolmcampbell.com/images/sirlesesne.jpg
