THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1931.
THE MONTE CARLO RALLY
THE
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usual, and were unable to reach their starting points. being one-hundredth of a point An outstanding feature was the less than was gained by the In- wonderful performance of the vieta. Another good performanco snail ears of less than 1,100 c.c.. was that of Black's M.G.. which, most of which covered the aamo was good on acceleration, lost a distances as the big machines. Of At the start of the acceleration little on brakes, and secured a the eighteen small care to reach ånd bruke tests practically all the ¦ total of S points.. Cochranes Monte Carlo eight were of British ears from Stavanger were equal, Talbot saloon was better on brakes, construction.
for in applying the brakes, and comparatively few of the drivers appeared to have had this prac- tre.
Spotting the Winners.
and the winner WAB looked for hat by reason of slower acrelera- | On the Saturday twenty-nine of
-D. M. Healey's open sports Invicta, which secured a total in the whole Rally of 255-250 points.,
Among the John o' Groats group there was the same competition as among the Stavanger cars, for N. Black's four-seater M.G. Six speed model defeated C. A. Cochrane's luxurious Talbot saloon by as nur¡ row a 'margin as seven-hundredths of a point.
Seven Out Of Twelre!
amring Invictus, Ronald, Bugatti ti lust on the total comt by the competitors took part in a tim and Lorraine. The beat aggregate | seven-hundredths of a paint. ed climb up the famous Monte des performance, however, was that of
Mules, an uffal which is open Lord de Clifford's, Lagonda was only to the Rally cars, but does rather disappointing" in accelera nut form part of the event in res tion; it was very good on the gard to the general classification brakes, being equal to the Talbot The course, as is well known. and only slightly below the Loris particularly sinuous, and there- caine, but its faal position was tore exciting, the timed section be only eighth, with 6.73 points. Of ing over a distance of three kilo- the first twelve cars in the ac metres. There was big crowd celeration and brake tests, the of spectators, and the organisation winner and six others are British. was excellent. The best American cars, Graham. lealey. on the triumphant In- Chrysler, Buick and Oakland, all vieta, put up the best time of the ranie after the British machines day, covering the measured dis- in the matter of acceleration. It is tance in 3 mins. 20/15 secs, equi- only fair to point out, however, valent to 53 k.p.h, though he did that the Graham brakes were par not beat the record for the hill, (icularly good. While from a which stands to the credit of a
driven Bugatti practical viewpoint these
tests three-litre may be open to much criticism, Velitchkovitch during last year's they are of real Acientific value Rally climb.
In the various classes a B.M.W. Bart's won the 750 e.. secetion, Riley put up the best time in the
In the 1,100 cc. class the com- petition between V. E. Leverett's Riley saloon and M. de Lavalette's Peugeot saloon. Mme. Jeanne's Rosengart (the French edition of the Austin Seven) was handicapped, naturally, by reason of its small piston displacement Leverett's acceleration was parti- cularly good, with the result that he scored over the Peugent by the comparatively big margin of 1.03 points.
It is interesting that while Healey's Invicta put up the best all-round performance, it was het, tered on the speed over the last ten thetres and in the brake fest by T. C. Mann's Lagonda. The Invicta covered the 250 metres in 15
seconds; its time for lust 10 metres, at speed," was 0.48 secs. and the time for the next 10 metres an the brakes was 0.69 sec., giving a total in all of 8.87 points. The Lagonda was not quite so good on the acceleration, for it occupied It 15.4 seu. for the speed run, was running at a higher speed at the end, however, for it occupied only 0.38 ser, for the last ten metres; and its braking showed up better, for it took 0.76 nec. to cover the last ten metres, during which the brakes were applied.
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and was rendered possible only by the use of the electro-mechanical timing device.
by
Thas a triple victory for British 1,100's, with a time of 3 min. 35 cars and drivers is the magnificent see., Mortimer Montgomery's M.G.
in second
the class. not result of the Rally, the world's being greatest competition of its type for Grubb's Chenard-Waleker won, the passenger
Mann's Lagonda under 1.000 .c. class, running severe long-distance Winter condi. the two-litres, and Mme. Schell's tions.
Bugatti the three-litre section,
Cara
In the class for cars of more Black's M. being second, a thar 1.100 cc. currying four pay- Davis Armstrong Siddeley third in sengers or their equivalent weight, that class. The Invicta of course, Healey's Invicta carried afl before had the best time of the five-litros, it by winning the International with Wimille's Loraine second. In Sporting Club Cup. Le Journal the biggest class of all Sprenger Challenge Cup, and the Norwegian Van Eijk's Graham clocked 3 min. Automobile Club Cup.
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Awards.
M.
The Riley saloon driven by V. E. Leverett and G. F. Denison won in International Sporting Club Cup.- the 1,100 c.c. class, by coming from !
D. M. Healey (Invicta). Stavanger at an average of rather Riviera Cup.-Y E. Leveritt more than 35 k.p.h. Finally, in the
(Riley). comfort competition, the
Grand Le Prix
highest award-was secured by S. C. H. Davis Armstrong Siddeley, while a British car won first prize in each of the six classes.
d'Honneur-the
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Wimille's Lorraine lost on ac celeration; its speed at the end was equal to that of the Invictal, aud its brakes were the best of the Out of 149 entries, some first three cars in this test, for it competitors started for Monte occupied 183 sec. in covering the, Carlo and 62 reached that town. braking stretch, the final result The big proportion of retirements
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Comfort Competition. Grand Prix d'Honneur.S. C. II.
Davis (Armstrong Siddeley),
Originality Prize,—-—-F. H. B.
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Upward Trend of Sales Forecast.
Lust year was one of the worst Samuelson (M. G. Midget). the motor-car industry has ever Open Cars (1,100 cc.)-1, K. Wexperienced, writes the Ford Motor 1. Sanderson (Riley); 2. F. Co., there being a general decrease Mortimer Montgomery (M.G.): in sales. The total production in 3. D. E. M. Douglas-Morris the United States for 1930 was 38 (Triumph).
per cent, below the record year of Closed Cars (1,108 c.x.).—i, F. H. 1929 and two per cent. less than
B. Samuelson (M.G. Midget); 1927. 2. F. De Ribeiro Foreira (M.G. Midget).
According to the American Statistical Association the trend Cars Over 1,100 c.c.
of automobile sales will be upward Open Cars, Lord de Cliffort in 1931, and production will be (Lagonda); 2, T. C. Mann somewhat greater than in 1930. (Lagonda).
The year 1932 will show the largest Closed Cars, S. C. H. Davis production of automobiles in the (Armstrong Siddeley): 2. history of the industry, with the A. H. Pass (Sunbeam); 3, S. possible exception of 1929, and the Harris (Rolls-Royce); 4, H. Bautomobile business will, in the Browning (Sunbeam); 5. J. J. future, make a greater contriba- Sprenger van Eijk (Graham).tion to industrial activities than it
has ever done in the past.
By 1940, the Association asserts, cara in use will
HOME LEGISLATION. the number of
More Rules for Motorists!
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equally whether it will be within vehicles.
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