{"id":500567,"date":"2023-03-30T08:21:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T15:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=500567"},"modified":"2024-07-07T22:51:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T22:51:38","slug":"sunbeam-1000hp-to-run-at-daytona-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/sunbeam-1000hp-to-run-at-daytona-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunbeam 1000hp to Run at Daytona Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National Motor Museum<\/a> has launched the Sunbeam 1000hp Restoration Campaign on the anniversary of Major Henry Segrave\u2019s Land Speed Record on March 29, to enable its colossal V12 aero engines to run again.<\/p>\n

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Working together with Hampshire-based Brookspeed Automotive<\/a>, the campaign aims to raise \u00a3300k to complete the restoration and take affectionately nicknamed \u2018The Slug\u2019 back to Daytona Beach in Florida for the 100th<\/sup> anniversary of the record-breaking run, in 2027.<\/p>\n

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Expert restoration work will be carried out in front of visitors in the National Motor Museum<\/a> and documented throughout the process with filming and blogs. Opportunities will be offered for schools, colleges and universities to get involved with STEM workshops and activities.<\/p>\n

To help raise the profile of the vehicle\u2019s centenary celebrations and the museum\u2019s fundraising campaign \u2013 through individual donations and corporate sponsorship \u2013 it is intended that the Sunbeam will go on show at motoring events throughout the UK and Europe, as well as tour motoring museums across America.<\/p>\n

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The National Motor Museum\u2019s Head of Development Michelle Kirwan said: \u201cThis is a wonderfully exciting opportunity to raise the funds necessary to breathe new life into the two aero engines and enable the Sunbeam to run again.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be able to take this iconic car back to Daytona, where world Land Speed Record history was made, would be incredible \u2013 especially in the centenary year. We are grateful for Brookspeed Automotive\u2019s support with this campaign and look forward to working together to achieve the ultimate goal of such an historic run, which will capture the imagination of motoring enthusiasts around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Major Henry Segrave with Sunbeam 1000hp at Daytona Beach in Florida.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Sunbeam\u2019s two 22.5-liter engines, which each produced 435bhp, have not run for over half a century after corrosion attacked internal workings. With painstaking rebuilding, using specialist knowledge and bespoke parts, National Motor Museum engineers will recapture the sounds, sights and smells of this ground-breaking machine and help to preserve it for future generations.<\/p>\n

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Designed and built solely to break the 200 mph barrier, this immensely powerful machine was once the fastest car in the world. In 1927, as many as 30,000 spectators gathered in the sand dunes at Daytona to watch Major Segrave set a new world record by driving the car at an average speed of 203.79 mph. Strong winds on the first outward run caused the car to skid violently, forcing him to drive into the sea to slow down, but he was still able to make the return journey and set the new record.<\/p>\n