WHAT HAPPENED

[Richie]

October, 1927.

 

[looker-on]

October, 1927.

Which country/region did it happen and in which field?

 

[Grier]

October, 1927.

Was it a disaster of some sort?

Was it to do with Aviation?

Was it of a Fiscal event?

Was it to do with Engineering?

 

[Richie]

Which country/region did it happen and in which field?

Morning insomnia again gggrrr.

Started in London.
Field of endurance.

 

[Richie]

Was it a disaster of some sort?

Was it to do with Aviation?

Was it of a Fiscal event?

Was it to do with Engineering?

None of above.

 

[Grier]

Was it a race?

 

[Richie]

Was it a race?

Yes and no.

 

[Grier]

Yes and no.

An endurance race?

Breaking a racing milestone, like the 4 minute lile mile ?
Rodger Banister from memory.

 

[Richie]

An endurance race?

Breaking a racing milestone, like the 4 minute lile mile ?
Rodger Banister from memory.

No. Nothing to do with sport

 

[Grier]

Was it an endurance record for some sort of machine like a train or engine or appliance?

Did it involve electricity?

Did it involve humans?

Did it involve animals?

 

[looker-on]

Terry keeps asking the same questions as I'd ask. Now waiting for the answers first.

 

[Richie]

Was it an endurance record for some sort of machine like a train or engine or appliance?

Did it involve electricity?

Did it involve humans?

Did it involve animals?

Yes to those in bold.

 

[Richie]

The machine was an automobile and there were three humans involved..

 

[looker-on]

Yes and no.

Was it a test then? Of a sports car?

 

[Richie]

Of a sports car?

Warm

 

[looker-on]

Warm

A veteran car?

 

[Grier]

A petrol car?

Testing the durability of some aspect of a car?

 

[Richie]

Remember these are major events. What is another form of automobile endurance guys.

 

[Grier]

The first endurance car run on the rough track to Birdsville?

 

[looker-on]

Either a test (without competitors) or a race. What else is there?