John Cobb
/ˌdʒɒn ˈkɒb/
/ˌdʒɑːn ˈkɑːb/
- (1899-1952) an English driver who held the world speed record on land from 1947 until 1964 when the record was broken by Donald Campbell. Cobb died trying to break the water speed record on Loch Ness in Scotland.
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John Cobb