BRITISH CARS' TRIUMPH
In 1,000-Mile Race
TENSE 18 HOUR BATTLE
London, April 11. The Italian Thousand Mile road race--the longest and most perilous
the in
world-ended yesterday morning in an outstanding triumph for British "baby" ears.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1933
SPARKS
FROM THE PLUGS
10,000 MILES TEST FOR A Woman's Point of View of the
NEW ARMY MOTOR-CYCLE
Recent Hastings Event
NEWS IN BRIEF
The Grand Prix scheduled to be rau in Phoenix Park this year, will be organised and run by the Royal Irish Automobile Club on August 4th and 5th.
Nearly thirty records have al- ready been broken at Montbéry track this year.
London.After a 10,000 miles test of a new twin cylinder motor- cycle the War Office lave placed a substantial order for machines of this type with the B.S.A. Company, To drive one thousand miles in showed up well in the tests. A The trial machine was built to thirty-right to forty-five hours, woman had the highest marks of War Office specification. $1t was
finding one's way all over Britain, any competitor-and another we- driven for 5,000 miles at the Army, sleeping and eating if and when man had the lowest Their aver test ground at Farnborough over
one can, would seem a little strenuage was 178, and only three women sundy nullaks, severe hills, water-
900 people, drivers and passengers, Kitty Brunell, who made a magni- splashes, bags, and on the 1 in vt anyone except the 80G or had less than 140. Besides Miss who arrived at Hastings at the ficent score of 233, the Hon. Mrs. test hill, and was then subjected to
Famous drivers, such as Albert A further 5,000 miles riding over conclusion of the recent R.A.C. Chetwynd had 241, Miss Fay Tay-
lour 235, Miss Champney 234, Mra. Guyot, Louis Wagner, and Arthurį Rally. Two of the three 12 h.p. M.C.mountainous Welsh ronds.
turn driving in Magnettes-one driven by Capt.m
Daniell 220, Mrs. M. M. Riley 228, Duray, Mrs. Ackerley 222 and Miss Joan Citroën which is attacking Jong- G. E. T. Eyston.. and the other
Monthéry by Earl Howe-finished first and
Richmond 20-all excellent per- distance records on formances. Becond in the 1,100 c.c. class, against strong Italian and Con tinental opposition.
Both broke the records for their class at every stage of the race,
their times being:
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Time
Average Speed
any
there Wa8
They made it perfectly evident to
enquirer that "nothing in it." Last year, those Capt. Eyston 18h Im 4s 58.00m.p. who assembled in like manner at
The first of the eliminating tests) Earl Howe 18h 2m 378 56.62 m.ph. Torqung admitted to many a stir-
more troubls than had been The winner of the class for big cars was the Italian ace Nuvo-ing adventure, but this year ad gave
were reserved for those expected. Quite a number of cars lari, in an Alfa Romeo. He com- non-competitors who were knocked stemed more exhausted than their
-plated the course-in-18h-11m-358,
ventures
track.
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are
A five-week "rud of twenty-four
ed with an engine having Selt- hours a day has just been conduct. severe test, it is stated, the results were entirely satisfactory.
at an average speed of 87.46 m.php in the middle-of-the-night to owners, and lost marks through re- Adjusting tappets, and after this
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The organisation was praised by all, the only criticism being direct- ed at the system of awarding bonus marks for extra passengers, where- by a comfortable division of labour and responsibility earned extra marks. Among the eighteen prize winners, nine carried a full com- plement of passengers, while other three gained bonus marks for
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fusing to start without the use of ming, "tickling," or other per suasive arts.
The slow-running test was less strenuous than last year, since cars only to keep down to 4 m.p.h. 100 within the which seemed to
There were con capacity of most. sequently fewer exhibitions of an unhappy car proceeding by leaps aud jerks like a bucking broncho
are the driver endeavoured, by a complacent smile, to suggest that his car really enjoyed the treat ment.
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The Civil Air Display, which has become established as a regular au- must fixture, will be held this year at Brooklands on Saturday, May 20th. It will be opened by the Se cretary of State for Air.
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Among the list of magistrates for Birmingham the name of Sir Her- bert Austin now figures.
test was not spectacular to watch, The accelerating and braking
The B.B.C.A.C. has recently though some quite good times were returned. In many eases prejoined the R.A.C. as an associated selective gears had made the job club. There ATB now nfty-eight easier and how much quieter-automobile clubs associated with and the skidless way in which al- the RA.C. most every tar pulled up smoothly on & wet surface was a great jui provement on last year. Whenever an occasional car slid over the line it was evident from the subsequent Fifty-nine women competitors' flurry and fuss in reverse that the started, and forty-seven reached; driver's nerves, and not the Fastings-a bad figure, since one were to blame for the failure. in five disappeared en route, com- pared to about one casualty in fif teen. among the men. However, those women who did get through
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Nervous, strain and fatigue were again the chief obstacles in the stop-and-restart teat. The chosen Thill, with a gradient of about 1 in 6, had been larred and gritted, and should have presented no difficulty to any of the competing cars. But drivers were tired and nervy, hand- brakes proved unexpectedly weak, and the swell of burnt-out clutches. became nearly as unpleasant as the pitiless, driving rain.
event
Average times for this. were Class 1 (over 18 h.p.), 111 sec., Clans 9 (over 10 h.p. and up to 16 h.p.), 12.4/5-sec., and Class 3 (up to 10 h.p.), 11.4/5 sec., an interesting result, showing how well the smaller cars can perform in an event of this sort. Fast tines were recorded in all three classes, ten cars doing, the test in under nine seconds. Mr. Weston's Rover (Class 1) put up the best time, 7.4/5, and Mrs. Chetwynd's Ford (Class 1), Mies Brunell' A.C., Mr. Anthony's Aston-Martin (Class 2), Mr. Hall's Singer and Mr. Dennison's Riley (Class 3) all achieved 5.2/5 sec.
Spectators were disappointed when the coachwork competition was held in the magnificent but chilly municipal garage under the promenade, but the really fine diş- play of new cars delighted every one. This year there seemed to be no old or even middle-aged cars at all. Light and gay colours predo minated, and the judges were al most as fond of cream-and-block The were the competitors; "sporting" four-seater, with its row bucket seats and its assump. tion of perpetual fine weather, was as popular as ever, in spite of the fact that increased comfort was & inct characteristic of the show.
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Fords Look Well.
Many bodybuilders had solved the problem of combining a high i standard of comfort and pracți- cality with an appearance suggėt. tive of speed and dash. Many of the medium-sized cars, particularly Rileys, Pilots (what a namel) could have been described in the words (almost) of the 'old song:
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of the rakish kind!", The Fords, which did so well in the Rally, looked immensely comfortable, hut their lines gave no outward indica- tion of the speed they evidently possess.
Many cars, looked at from the front, resembled accessory stands! at Olympia; so many, and varied and were their badges, horns, what not curique tendency" "on" large cars was for the inside to be beautifully fitted up for the stor- and consumption of food and hile the recommodation maps, guide-books, and - hand. luggage was scanty as ever. And could one rekd a map by, most of, the lights provided →→Lady Ide Campbell in The Autocar,
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