Slo-mo-shun IV

A summary of Racing & 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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