{"id":857426,"date":"2024-05-06T20:03:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T03:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=518448"},"modified":"2024-12-04T02:23:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T02:23:08","slug":"pendine-sands-a-century-of-land-speed-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/pendine-sands-a-century-of-land-speed-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Pendine Sands: A Century of Land Speed Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p><em>Images by: Virtual Motorpix\/Glen Smale and CofG\u00e2r, Carmarthenshire County Council Museums and Arts Service<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Away from the bright lights, and tucked away in West Wales is the village of Pendine, which lies on a wind swept stretch of the Carmarthen Bay coast. Pendine Sands, a popular holiday resort, offers a 7-mile flat beach and attracts thousands of visitors every year who come to enjoy the majesty of this unspoiled corner of Wales. 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