Fred Marriott sets a land speed record of 127.659 mph in his Stanley Steamer (1906).
Rodger WardGioacchino Colombo
1 FISA bans sliding skirts on racecars (1981).
2 First South Africa Grand Prix to be held on the Kayalami track near Johannesburg is won by Pedro Rodriguez at the wheel of a Cooper-Maserati. First F1 win for Rodriguez and last for Cooper (1967).
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