Mileage Marathon from 50 to 244 mpg Wood River Research Laboratory, Shell Oil Company

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Carlson, D. C., author.

Conference Name:

National Fuels and Lubricants and Transportation Meetings (1970-11-04 : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1970

Summary:

In 1939, the first Mileage Marathon was conducted by the employees of the Shell Oil Company Research Laboratory at Wood River. Since that time, 22 Marathon competitions have been held under the sponsorship of the Laboratory recreational organization. All preparation and competition has been the result of individual effort on the part of the participants.This report presents a brief history of the Marathon, including rules, method of scoring, and results. However, the major portion is devoted to a discussion of the steps taken to establish the current record of 244.35 mpg with a 1959 Fiat 600

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Publisher Number:

700532

Access Restriction:

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