Louis Rigolly

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Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, was the first man to drive a car at over 100 miles per hour.[1]

He set a record of 103.561 mph on a beach at Ostend in Belgium on 21 July 1904, driving a 13.5 litre Gobron-Brille[2]racing car. He covered a 1 kilometre course in 21.6 seconds, beating deCater's mark of 97.25 mph. The record stood for three months. Rigolly also participated in early Grand Prix motor racing.

See Also

Land speed record

References

  1. ^ World Land Speed Records
  2. ^ 1904: Gordon-Brillie driven by Louis Rigolly
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