Wing Cdr Andy Green Pilots Century-Old Sunbeam to Glory on Southport Sands

A few pictures from yesterdays event on Ainsdale Beach

A car which set the world land speed record in 1926 has completed the same course on which it reached 152mph (245km/h) a century ago.

Sir Henry Segrave broke the record on Ainsdale Beach in Southport on 16 March 1926. It remains the last time it was set by a conventional circuit racing car rather than a vehicle specifically designed to become the fastest in the world.

The original Sunbeam Tiger was driven along the sands by Wing Cdr Andy Green.

pictures from Paul.