亞瑟·杜雷與他的Gobron-Brillié賽車

American Arthur Duray driving a Gobron-Brillié became the first man to travel faster than 80 mph when he established a new world land-speed record of 83。46 mph in Ostend， Belgium。 His car had four massive cylinders with eight pistons。 The pistons were opposed， in pairs， instead of in-line， and developed 100 bhp。 The engine was coupled up to a gearbox that powered the drive chain to the rear axle， allowing a lower range of rpm in a high-speed race car。

1903年7月17日，美國人亞瑟·杜雷（Arthur Duray）駕駛Gobron-Brillié汽車在比利時奧斯坦德創造了每小時83。46英里的全新世界陸地速度記錄，成為史上駕車時速超過每小時80英里的第一人。他的汽車有四個巨大氣缸和八個活塞。活塞是成對對向運動的，而不是直列式的，可產生100馬力的動力。發動機與變速箱相連，併為後橋的傳動鏈提供動力，從而使得這輛高速賽車擁有了低轉速區間。