| 词条 | Lee Bible |
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| name = Lee Bible {{small|(born Conway Lee Bible)}} | image = Lee Bible pr14150c.jpg | image_size = | caption = | alt = | nationality = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1887|5|27}}[1] | birth_place = Near Midway, Tennessee, United States | death_date = {{death date and age|1929|3|13|1887|5|27}} | death_place = Ormond Beach, Florida, United States | related to = | last series = | years active = | teams = | starts = | wins = | poles = | fastest laps = | best finish = | year = | prev series = | prev series years = | titles = | title years = | awards = | award years = }} Lee Bible (May 27, 1887[1]{{spaced ndash}} March 13, 1929) was an American garage operator and a racing-car driver. He was killed attempting to break the land-speed record on March 13, 1929, at Ormond Beach, Florida. Early lifeHe was born Conway Lee Bible on a farm near Midway, Tennessee.[1] Pre-record attemptOn March 11, British driver Major Henry O. D. Segrave had set the land-speed record of {{convert|231.44|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} in his Golden Arrow, beating the old record held by Ray Keech, who had set the record in the Triplex Special. Jim White, owner of the Special, wanted the title to come back to the United States. Keech was asked to come back and drive the Triplex Special, but he declined, considering the car too dangerous. White then offered the ride to their team mechanic and garage operator, Lee Bible, who saw this as the opportunity of a lifetime. He was declared eligible by officials after a few practice runs, despite his lack of experience. The record attemptOn his first run, Bible was clocked at {{convert|186|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}—well below the record. On his return run he was clocked at {{convert|202|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}. However, shortly after the time trap, the car suddenly swerved, presumably{{citation needed|date=January 2011}} because Bible released the accelerator too fast. The Triplex Special crashed into the dunes and rolled, finally coming to a stop {{convert|200|ft|m}} further. During this crash, Bible was thrown from the car, killing him instantly. The Triplex Special rolled into a newsreel cameraman, Charles R. Traub,[2] who was killed instantly. {{clear}}See also{{portal|Biography|Florida|Motorsport|Tennessee}}
References1. ^1 2 Database (undated). "Lee Bible". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved March 27, 2013. 2. ^{{cite web|author = Staff | date = n.d. | title=Charles R. Traub|url=http://www.newseum.org/scripts/Journalist/Detail.asp?PhotoID=2209|publisher = Freedom Forum Journalist Memorial (via Newseum)|accessdate=March 27, 2013}}
|title=La Patrie |journal=La Patrie |date=March 13, 1929 |url=http://bibnum2.bnquebec.ca/bna/patrie}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Bible, Lee}} 13 : 1887 births|1929 deaths|19th-century American people|19th-century sportsmen|Land speed record people|Racing drivers from Tennessee|Racing drivers killed while racing|Sports deaths in Florida|Volusia County, Florida|1920s in Florida|Motorsport in Florida|1929 in American motorsport|American sportsmen |
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