1909 Blitzen-Benz at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, World Speed Record

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The Blitzen-Benz was built to do just one thing, break speed records (not racing), and it did repeatedly from 1909 through 1911.

Its speed of 228.1km/h (141.73mph) on April 23rd, 1911, driven by Bob Burman at Daytona Beach, stood as a record until 1919. Twice the speed of the fastest airplane, (12 April, 1911, Alfred Leblanc @ 69.442mph/111.801kph in a Blériot Blériot) and even shattering the record speed of 210km/h set by a locomotive in 1903.

This record was not even officially broken in an airplane until 1920!
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