SPEED RECORD.
MR. NORMAN ·SMITH'S TASK.
Now That Captain Malcolm Campbel) has raised "the world's
land speed to an average of more
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1931.
MOTOR NOTES.
SEVEN.
SMALL CAR WITH GOOD
PERFORMANCE,
"THE UNHAPPY FAMILY."
Father always hurried, caught a moving train.
Slipped below the platform, never wili again.
Mother cleaned her costume in a bath of Shell!
Once she was beautiful, now she's -oh, well, woll).
Sonny rode a motor bike-turned and waved his band,
than four miles a minute, interest THE TRIUMPH SUPER will centre on the attempt of the Australian. Mr. Northan Sinith, which will be made on the Ninoty" Miles Bench, near Kaitaia, New Zealand. This cours ho has atrendy made world-famous by his feats there with a car of a some
Small car enthusiasts are to hi what international character, last numbered in their thousands; and, year, the Anzas. This ear, which į remember, the man who expresses had an American Cadillac chassis
real liking for these modern frame and whoels, a British Rolls marvels is by no menas invariably Reyés arco engine of 350h.p., and one who cannot afford to bay a an Australian body, covered a mile bigger car. For somehow the quite at amdin average speed of 144 small car engenders enthusiasm; its
Dropped to sleep, maybe she mikes an hour, taking 24 3-58 efficient little engine compels adancken somewhere else instead. (148.341 miles an hour in one direc-miration; and its economy means a tion) and 23 9-58 (14.732 miles an great deal on the practical Ride. hour) in the other. He also covered 10 miles straightaway, in one dirve tion only, in 4m 2 1-58, averaging "148.03 miles an hour. These are Australasian records.
For his new attempt Mr. Smith will be equipped with an engine uf similar type and dimension, but considerably more efficiency, it 1 Ilieved, than Cayarin 'Campbell
obe
Now he's a mechanic in a far, far, better land.
Sister was a "fag' find-always smoked in bed."
Grandma sought a gas leak found it with a light,
Although she'd not been but for months, she took a trip that night.
The interior of the salon is.ad- inrable; the impression at once is of a small car with the refinements of a much bigger and more expen Bive type of vehicle. The front seats are separate, and indepen dently adjustable; the driving josi- tion, in consequence, is very good indeed for different heights of Moreover, the back-resta drivers. of the sents support one really com- fortably.
Thus with the Triumph. Super geven. If one knows the earlier models, they to test our "of the latest coach-built de luxe type saloons becomes the more interest ing. For first impression-and which lasts-is that the Triumph has grown up since last year, as it were: and has grown up with very pleasing manners into the bargain. That statement might be misunderstood in one respect. The Triumph continues to belong to the susallest class of all in regard. to running ests, standing charges, had, and he is confident that the forth; but it is in regard to speed of which Captain Campbell the body and the details that a himself speaks, 300 miles an hour, Lonsiderable advance is at once ap- is possible for him. To achieve parent.
Yet the performance has at day it will be recessary to cover suffered at all, though the body the mile in 12s or less-that is, ennnot but be relatively heavy for about 10 yards every second on the chassis. Even to the experiene the measured mile. Mr. Smith willed driver, with knowledge of allside windows wide open, there Le
types and SizeR
of cars, the Triumph Seven engine is remark able for what it does and for the way in which it performs that work,
Low Gear Balio.
The back sent, again, is good. Two persons can sit comfortably side by side, and there is ample leg room by reason of deep wells. All the cushions, and the back-rest of the rear sent are pneumatic. All the ing screw stops to prevent the glass meving on its own accord, while the windows, na well as the wind- The screen, are of safety glass. kercen opens wide, and can be secured there, and has a good suc- tion wiper. The two dours can be locked, and the barks of the front seats tilt over to give access to the
compartment.
have an additional marked advant Age over Captain Campbell in the fact that he will have a bench with .. traight of 30 miles, more than 300 yards wide at low tide, and One of the paints of the design is that a comparatively low top gear as marface as level and firm spentio is used, which means that the parently as a brst-class rond engine is turning over fairly rapid-back Captain Campbell had puly sinely for a given road speed, but miles on which to drive al Day means also that in practice the top gear performance is much above torn, and to develop his fall spied what might be expected of the ear. he had to take a run in on five Engine revolutions imply power, and a half miles, trusting to his and with a low-expreity unit the brakes to arrest hin progress hagine must revolve relatively quickly to give the kind of per- fore he got into diffienties in theformance that is. wanted to-day. remaining two and a half miles, this the Triumph excels, for unless some way was found to make the engine in exceedingly sinonth a more lengthy section available fr quilling up at the conclusion of his successful diire.
Evenness of Time.
A Car, de Luxe..
The sliding roof--without which the car costs £ less--works easily from inside the car, and is neat, while the luggage box at the back is particularly useful. It is rench- fed from inside the ear, and, as an example of its capacity, will take three tivu-gallon petrol cans side by side, loagwise.
The controls grouped on the steer- ing wheel are, once more, Bearcely expreted, incorporating, as they do,
switch for the dynamo and all the lamps. The head lamp beam is first rate, and the dip-and-switch most effective.
when either pulling at walking. The instrument board, tou, is The dials are ace on top gear, with the ignition really tasteful. retarded the cuil ignition adopted panelled and very well lighted in- for th your seeins to have made directly; they include a clock. The improvement in this connection Blind for the rear window is con- -or at a cruising speed which controlled from the driving sent. has high as 45 m.p.h. During the A notable feature of the last two timed speed test the speedometer record drives, the late Sir Henry held a reading of 52; on the rond m.p.h. is certainly possible on Segrave's and Captain Campbell's the level, and a reading of 60 can it the remarkable evenness of the le touched in favourable conditions. times in each direction. When On gecond gear 30 m.p.l. is Segrave made his record of 231.30 reasonable, with as in a limit, while on first 12 m.p.h. is a comfortable miles an hour he covered the mile extreme, and on that ratio the ear in one diretion in 15.568, and in should be able to climb the must the other in 15.558, in each in-sere gradients anywhere, stace averaging more than, 231, mikes an hour, the nan being 21.40 miles an hour, Captain Campbell covered the mile pue way, in 14.6 and in the other in 14.75, the mean, 14.65, averaging 245.73 miles an hour,
The engine is urat and accessible; the fuel tank now fitted holds 7 gallons, by the way. The engine starts easily at all times.
The spring bolts require po The accupants of the car are con-lubrication, the brake adjustments seious, of course, that the engine are accessible, and the battery is as is turning fast, but the smoothness, convenient as a battery can be. The and the fact that the various notes spare wheel is recessed nently into blend into what enn only be called the luggage-box exterior. a rhythinie purr, make the general mound distinctly pleas cut rather than otherwise,
The gear change; presents no uusnal difficulty, it being borne in mind that in changing down a Whatever speed the Australian driver attains, with the immensa relatively very low ratio is being power he will have at his com-engaged, which calls for consider mand and the more scientifically able acceleration of the engine in constructed special car than the the double-clutching process, while Arzne which Mr. D. J. Harkness when changing up the panse in is now completing for him, he willntral has to be correspondingly almost certainly raise the Australov. Isian record. The world's speci
The elule takes up the drive recurd has been increased by im-smouthly from rest if the pedal is pressive milenges and percentages let back reasonably carefully, and during the past 15 years, and the the action is light. All the controis present holder has improved, on are convenient and light to operate, his own early performances by 108 in fact, the handbrake lever being miles an hour in the past eight just where it should be, which is years. In 1923 ha caused a world- rare. The steering wheel is com wide sensation by covering a mile fortable to held, and the steering in the moon average time of 20.148 itself da light, free from shock (137.7 miles an hour) on Fancotransmitted to the driver's arms, Brach, Denmark; during the past and definite thongir there is noth- a suggestion of few days he has covered the same ing more than distance in 14.058 (245.733 miles ancaster action. hour),
Smooth, Safe Brakes.
The pedal operates hydraulic
Among the impedimenta which Captain Campbell took to Daytona Brach for his attack on the record brakes on all four wheels, which has
been the practice since the Super
were about 400 gallons of special seven was first produced. These motor spirit and 100 gallons of oil, a duplicato chgine in case of un- brakes were smooth and. Rafe, but expected, trouble there, cases of the set on the car in question soon- spare parts, including several final ed-to-tack the final "bite" nt-low gear ratios, about 13 spare wheels speed which is essential in obtain- complete, 30 spare racing tyres,ng an exceptional test figure, and and 300 spark plugs. These wheels, which, in previous experience, has been noticeable with the brakes of complote with the tyres, weigh 2251h each, and it takes three me. this car. The hand-brake, working. on the propeller-shaft, is exception- chanics to lift one and fit it to the car. The tyres were of the ally, powerful, and, although its lightest possible, type, and when use in the ordinary way is net re- one burst in South Africa during commended, it is a most valuable hin attempts on the record at Ver-mergency provision if employed neuk Pan Captain Campbell-made-intelligently
The suspension is soft, yet the
n remark which indicated that they springs are sufficiently firm to esp cost him £190 each. Mr. Norman Smith will also have a supply of the car steady on corners, and, a the same type of tyres for use on sept at high speed on a wavy road the F. H. Stewart Special when surface, there is practically no trace
of fore-and-aft movement." hemakhia-record=attempte...ku-,
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New Zealand..
Finally, the car has pleasing. trim lines. This Triumph is a fascinating little machine-n true small ear de luxe.
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