On 17 October 1955 Arthur Owen, Jim Russell and William Knight drove a 'bobtail' Cooper sports car at the Autodrome de Montlhéry to set thirteen international speed and distance records in Class G on this banked track.
O 17 de outubro de 1955, Arthur Owen, Jim Russell e William Knight pilotaron un automóbil deportivo Cooper "Bobtail" no Autódromo de Montlhéry para establecer trece récords de velocidade e distancia internacionais na Clase G neste óvalo peraltado.