![]() ![]() ![]() The important milestone of 100 mph was crossed by Louis Rigolly on his second successful record attempt with a speed of 103.56 mph. Louis Rigolly, then Pierre de Caters took back the record for France and then Belgium. This was the first time the speed record had been set outside of France or Belgium, but certainly not the last. This was until Henry Ford in his Ford 999 Racer took the record in 1904. Successful attempts were made by Henri Fournier, Maurice Augieres and Arthur Duray. The period between 19 saw the record change many times. Vanderbilt, in the first internal combustion engine powered car, beat it by just one mph only 4 months later. However this record wouldn’t stand for nearly as long. The previous record was beaten by 10 mph. When a steam-powered car driven by another Frenchman, Léon Serpollet took on the challenge. This 65 mph record would stand for almost 3 years. ![]()
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