Slo-mo IV Records

by Stan Sayres

 

Date

Place

Event

Driver

Result

Speed MPH

6-26-50

Seattle

World's Straightaway Record
(Average speed of two runs in opposite directions)

Stan Sayres

New Record

160.323

7-22-50

Detroit

Gold Cup Race
(3 statute Mile Course)
(90 miles-3 Heats

Ted Jones

Won All 3 Heats, 
New HeatRecord (80.892 mph)
New RaceRecord (78.215 mph)

 

8/1/50
8/2/50

Detroit

The Harmsworth or British
International Trophy
(5 nautical mile Course)
(90 N. Miles-Two heats)

Lou Fageol

Won-All Heats
New Lap Record (102.676 mph)
New Heat Record (100.680 mph)
New Race Record (95.623 mph)

 

8/4/50

Detroit

Silver Cup Race
(Won First Heat)
(Cracked Diveshaft)
(Out Of other heats)

Lou Fageol

Won First Heat

104.677

6/17/51

Pendelton

Exhibition
(5 statute Mile Course)

Stan Sayres

1 lap at (111.43 mph)
3 laps at (110.89 mph)

 

8/12/51

Seattle

Seattle Seafair Trophy Race
(Fastest Time Ever Run in Competition)

Lou Fageol

Won 2nd Heat
New Lap record (112.530 mph)
New Heat record (111.742 mph)

 

9/2/51

Vancouver BC

Exhibition "Match Race IV & V"

Jones "IV"
Sayres "IV"

Jones-Won First(90.864mph) HeatSayres-Won 2nd Heat
2nd lap at (110.652 mph)

90.864

7/7/52

Seattle

World's Straightaway Record
(Average of two runs in opposite directions)
(South run made at 185.567)

Stan Sayres

New Record

178.497

8/9/52

Seattle

Gold Cup Race
(3 Statute Mile Course)
(90 mile-3 Heats)
(Race speed curtailed by critical accident)

Dollar

Won Two Heats
Out of Third Heat
Race Average (79.92)

 

9/9/53

Seattle

Gold Cup Race
(3 3/4 Statute Mle Course)
(90 miles-3 heats)

Taggart,
Fageol

Won all heats
Fastest Lap (104.231)
New Heat Record (95.268)
New Race Record (92.571)

 

 

"SLO-MO-SHUN IV"-also: Won The First heat of the A.P.B.A. Trophy Race at Lake Mead in 1950 ( out with a broken shaft) placed 3rd in the 1951 Gold Cup Race, Placed 4th in the 1954 Gold Cup Race.

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