Download or read book Race Against the Odds written by Kevin Desmond and published by Sigma Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss England II is the legendary record-breaking speedboat of the 1930s and is the first speedboat to cross the 100mph barrier. This book covers the story of this speedboat and includes facts and photographs of record-breaking history, motor-sport history, and British patriotic history.