Cavelitch, G.

Japanese: キャベリッチ,G. - きゃべりっち
Cavelitch, G.

…There are speed records based on the regulations of the International Automobile Federation, time records for a certain distance, and distance records for a certain period of time, but the most interesting is the speed record for cars with unlimited displacement. A car drives a straight course of 2 km round trip and the average speed is calculated. The previous officially recognized record was 1001.446 km/h, set in 1970 by American G. Caverich in a car equipped with a rocket engine.
【history】
The world's first race is said to have taken place in 1887, two years after the invention of the internal combustion engine automobile, on a 30km course between Paris and Versailles in France. This was a demonstration run to demonstrate to the public the durability and practicality of automobiles.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Caverich, G." is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…国際自動車連盟の規定に基づくスピード記録,一定距離の走行時間記録,一定時間の走行距離記録などがあるが,最も関心をもたれるのが排気量無制限車によるスピード記録である。2kmの直線コースを往復走行し,平均速度を算出するが,これまでの公認記録は1970年,ロケットエンジン装備車でアメリカのG.キャベリッチがつくった時速1001.446kmである。
【歴史】
 世界で初めてのレースは,内燃機関つき自動車が発明された1885年から2年たった87年に,フランスのパリ~ベルサイユ間30kmのコースで行われたものとされるが,これは自動車の耐久性や実用性を一般にアピールするためのデモンストレーション走行といったものであった。…

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