21 year old speed king opens office in London from which he will challenge the world motor racers . Mr Whitney Straight , the 21 year old American millionaire , who won fame as the Cambridge undergraduate motor racer , has opened an office in Bush House , Aldwych , London , from which he will issue challenges to the motor racing world . He has bought a fleet of five of the reputedly fastest cars in the world , the latest type Maseratis , and will compete in no less than thirty seven races on the Continent , including all the great Grand Prix contests . He has also acquired a fast aeroplane for his own use to enable him to get from one contest to another . Mr Whitney Straight in his office with his secretary , Mr L W Lambert , planning his campaign to capture world speed records and races . 11 January 1934