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Record runs at Ormond-Daytona Beach

  • Designation
    Third Annual Ormond-Daytona Beach Automobile Races
  • Date
    24.01.1905 - 31.01.1905
  • Location
    Ormond-Daytona Beach, Florida/USA
  • Race distance
    1 km / 1 mile (1,609 km) / 10 miles (16,09 km)

H. L. Bowden, driving a Mercedes with two 60 hp engines, achieves a speed of 108.589 mph (174.719 km/h) over a measured kilometre and 109.756 mph (176.597 km/h) over a measured mile with a flying start.

E. R. Thomas, driving a 90 hp Mercedes, achieves an average speed of 153.3 km/h over 10 miles in the final run of the Ormond Derby.

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