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Phil Hill: the sad F1 hero
It was, as Charles Dickens once wrote, the best of times and the worst of times. As Phil Hill completed the final laps of the 1961 Italian Grand Prix he…
NEW RECORDS BU G F TEMPLE
NEW RECORDS BY C. F. TEMPLE.
Mr. C. F. Temple has recently broken the following World’s Records at Montlhery :
50 Kilos … 18 min. 29 sec. 100 „ 36 „ 36 „
One Hour … 160 kilos, 118 metres.
50 Miles … 29 mins. 28 secs. 100 „ 61 „ 17 „
It is interesting to note that after 89 miles he was delayed for 2 min. 25 sec., owing to having to refill with petrol. The machine used by Mr. Temple was an O.E.C. Temple, a completely new machine which will be shown at the Motor Cycle Show at Olympia. • • •
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