• PHOTO: Lining up to start the record-breaking race. PHOTO SUPPLIED.
SIXTY-five years ago, in the endless quest for speed, a world record was chased, won and briefly held in Baradine.
The 28 and 29 September 2022 marked the unheralded anniversary of this unique and incredible event.
Since the motor engine was invented there has been a worldwide passion to break speed records and for a short period in its history Baradine was at the centre of an attempt at the World Land Speed record.
Prior . . .
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