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Campbell, Sir Malcolm
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Campbell, Sir Malcolm, 1885–1949, English automobile and speedboat racer. A racing enthusiast from boyhood, Campbell set many speed records for motorcycles, airplanes, automobiles, and motorboats and in 1931 was knighted for his accomplishments. Driving his famed automobile Bluebird at Bonneville Flats, Utah, in 1935, Sir Malcolm was the first to reach the 300 mi (483 km) per hr mark. He then turned to speedboat racing and in 1939 set a new record of 141 mi per hr. Donald Campbell Campbell, Donald Malcolm, 1921–67, British automobile and boat racer. The son of Sir Malcolm Campbell, from whom he inherited his passion for assaulting speed records and his mechanical inclinations, he helped to design a hull that would not disintegrate at
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Other team members include the 48-year-old test driver and father-of-two Don Wales, nephew of the late speed ace Donald Campbell and grandson of Sir Malcolm Campbell.
Its test driver Don Wales, the nephew of the late speed ace Donald Campbell and grandson of Sir Malcolm Campbell, then deployed the supercar's parachute to help bring it to a halt.
Its test driver Don Wales - the nephew of the late speed ace Donald Campbell and grandson of Sir Malcolm Campbell - then deployed the supercar's parachute to help bring it to a halt.
 
 
 
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