Lesson72    Acar called Bluebird

The great racingdriver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 milesper hour. He set up a new world recordin September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. Bluebird, the car he was driving, had beenspecially built for him. It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2500 horse-power engine.Although Campbell reached aspeed of over 304 milesper hour, he had great difficulty in controlling the car because atyre burstduring the first run. After hisattempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299miles per hour. However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had beenmade. His average speed had been 301 miles per hour. Since that time, racingdrivers have reached speeds of over 400 miles an hour. Following in his father'sfootsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm's son, Donald, also setup a world record. Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird.

ðə greɪt ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈdraɪvə, sɜː ˈmælkəm ˈkæmb(ə)l, wɒz ðə fɜːst mæn tuː draɪv æt ˈəʊvə 300 maɪlz pɜːr ˈaʊə. hiː sɛt ʌp ə njuː wɜːldˈrɛkɔːd ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbə 1935 æt Bonneville sɔːlt flæts, ˈjuːtɑː. ˈbluːbɜːd, ðə kɑː hiː wɒz ˈdraɪvɪŋ, hæd biːn ˈspɛʃəli bɪlt fɔː hɪm. ɪt wɒzˈəʊvə 30 fiːt ɪn lɛŋθ ænd hæd eɪ 2500 hɔːs-ˈpaʊər ˈɛnʤɪn. ɔːlˈðəʊ ˈkæmb(ə)l riːʧt ə spiːd ɒv ˈəʊvə 304 maɪlz pɜːr ˈaʊə, hiː hædgreɪt ˈdɪfɪkəlti ɪn kənˈtrəʊlɪŋ ðə kɑː bɪˈkɒz ə ˈtaɪə bɜːst ˈdjʊərɪŋ ðə fɜːst rʌn. ˈɑːftə hɪz əˈtɛmpt, ˈkæmb(ə)l wɒz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd tuː lɜːnðæt hɪz ˈævərɪʤ spiːd hæd biːn 299 maɪlz pɜːr ˈaʊə. haʊˈɛvə, ə fjuː deɪz ˈleɪtə, hiː wɒz təʊld ðæt ə mɪsˈteɪk hæd biːn meɪd. hɪzˈævərɪʤ spiːd hæd biːn 301 maɪlz pɜːr ˈaʊə. sɪns ðæt taɪm, ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈdraɪvəz hæv riːʧt spiːdz ɒv ˈəʊvə 400 maɪlz ənˈaʊə. ˈfɒləʊɪŋ ɪn hɪz ˈfɑːðəz ˈfʊtstɛps ˈmɛni jɪəz ˈleɪtə, sɜː ˈmælkəmz sʌn, ˈdɒnəld, ˈɔːlsəʊ sɛt ʌp ə wɜːld ˈrɛkɔːd. laɪk hɪz ˈfɑːðə, hiːwɒz ˈdraɪvɪŋ ə kɑː kɔːld ˈbluːbɜːd.