Peter Rodger, 40, and Malcolm Campbell, 25, are from Scotland, the Foreign Office confirmed.

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The previous record had been held by Don Wales, the grandson of Sir Malcolm Campbell.

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Project Runningblade's mower is driven by Don Wales, whose grandfather Sir Malcolm Campbell broke the world land speed record at seven-mile long Pendine Sands in 1924.

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The Bluebird Club on the King's Road is believed to have housed one of the cars in which Sir Malcolm Campbell set one of his nine land speed records.

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But he hopes that the 'Linford Christie' affect may be felt and a new generation of hurdlers come through as we now have an era of top-class sprinters with the likes of Dwain Chambers, Mark Lewis-Francis, Christian Malcolm and Darren Campbell.

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British quartet Marlon Devonish, Commonwealth bronze medallist Darren Campbell, Christian Malcolm and Julian Golding will be challenging in the 200m.

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