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Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph.
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Malcolm Campbell
British racing driver and speed record holder (1885–1948)
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Salt pan in northwestern Utah
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Utah
U.S. state
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