Babs Speeds Back for Pendine's 100th

0:00On April 27th, a legendary land speed racer named Babs just rolled back to Carmarth and Shire for its 100th birthday bash. Back in April 1926, Wells driver J.G. Perry, Thomas Puster to an average of 170 mph on Pending Sands, snatching the world record from the likes of Henry Segrave and Malcolm Campbell. Pending became the hotspot in the 1920s for these insane speedchaces, one of the only beaches wide and firm enough to handle them. Campbell hit 150 mph there in 1925, then Segrave edged it to 152 in March 1926, but Perry Thomas shattered that barrier first, with runs at 169 and 171. Over 2,000 folks showed a Monday to catch a glimpse, including Perry Thomas' family members, who got emotional seeing the machine that defined their kin's legacy. They even picked up an award as he joined the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame role of honor, calling it a huge nod to his pioneering grit.

1:03After a fatal flip while chasing the record in 1927, Babs got buried in the dunes for 42 years until 1969, then a dedicated engineer spent 16 years restoring her at his garage. Now she shines at the Pendan Museum of Speed, and get this, his son even took her for beach laps this week. This sentenary run keeps Perry Thomas' fire burning, proving these old school speed demons still got the crowd hyped and history revving strong.