As you read this I will be driving the first British car to break the 100 mph barrier. The Napier L48, known as ‘Samson’, set a World Land Speed Record of 104.651 mph, driven by Arthur E Macdonald, on the 24th January 1905 on Daytona Beach in the USA. I am really looking forward to taking part in the Lake Perkolilli 1914 – 2014 Centenary of Speed and having the opportunity to drive this legendary vehicle. I have never driven anything quite as old before. My previous ‘oldest’ is the very rare 1913 Nazzaro Tipo 2, in the like of which the pioneering Italian ‘piloto’ Felice Nazzaro himself, drove when winning the Targa Florio that same year. Here I am ‘losing my head’ driving the Nazzaro last year in Western Australia.
