• PHOTO: Driver Jim Johnson was tragically killed in an accident.
LimelightLen Lukey again stole the limelight when his incredible Customline notched an opening run of 130mp (209 kph) aided by a tail wind.
Observers believe that if the antiquated timing equipment used by BP hadn’t become temperamental, Len might have got an even higher result.
The existing Class F record of 103.5mph (165 kph) would most likely have been broken by Jim Johnson in his MG special. His tragic death in an accident on . . .
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