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Campbell and his team returned to Lake Eyre in 1964, but the surface never returned to the promise it had held in 1962 and Campbell had to battle with CN7 to reach record speeds ( over ).

After more light rain in June, the lake finally began to dry enough for an attempt to be made.

On 17 July 1964, Campbell set a record of for a four-wheeled vehicle ( Class A ).

Campbell was disappointed with the record as the vehicle had been designed for much higher speeds.

CN7 covered the final third of the measured mile at an average of, peaking as it left the measured distance at over.