Land speed record bid

When I was knee high, my grandmother had a picture of Sir Malcom Campbell's Bluebird land speed record car in her lounge.

I used to gaze at it and, like all youngsters, wondered what it must be like to witness such an historic event.

Well, now almost 85 years later, the Campbell family are at it again.

However, this time it will be in an electric car!

Don Wales, holder of the UK Land Speed Record for an electric car, says he will attempt to break his own electric record and exceed the outright record set by his grandfather, Sir Malcolm, in 1925 in about April next year.

"I want to set the UK record well beyond 150mph (241km/h) - the speed Sir Malcolm clocked in 1925. Ideally, I'd like to match his record of 1927 - 175mph (281km/h)," said Wales.