HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1925.
TYPICAL AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE POLICEMAN.
The motor cycle has become one of the most important units of USA. Polico The officer soon above is mounted on a Harley Davidson.
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MOTOR RACING'S FUTURE.
HAS LIMIT OF UTILITY BEEN REACHED?
not more regrettable. Bat. Phe speeds now reached add an undão proportion to those dangers: they go just beyond the rossotiablo. possibilitios of safety, aliko on tracks or roads,
Do arzuo that we havo What is to be the future of roached finality in developing the motor racing, if it is to continue officiency of the internal com- to be of roal service to the bastion ongira? Cortainly not-it development of tho Car of etill only gives us a fraction of commerce? This is the question the latent power in the petrol asked by Capt. E. de Normanvilia usod. On the other hand. I claim in the Daily Chronicle. He con-that we are bove ing around the
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liavo wo roached the point point of finality-until soms at present unknown factor of impr where we may say enough has ovoment is broug it to light. bout done, Ro far as ongine efflcloney is concerned?
And are the risks of motor
AN UNKNOWN FACTOR. Is the sasroh for an extra 5
racing, as now practised, involv-h.p. or making 120 mm.p.h. into 122 ing a greator clemont of risk to mp.h. likely to bring the factor human life than is warranted?
to ligt 1? Theso queries aro oasy to raiso --and dificult to answer:
To that question, I answor "No.". ~[b]» «{ course, ponvilla,
· It la unquestionable that motor hut it chilify improbable. We' racing on the track and the road
have got superchargers and has been of vast assistance to supor-oxhamsters; wo have got to the commercial development of the known units of strength and automobilism. Practically avory lightness of metals; and it neoda lessun worth learning has
B now disapvory-as different originated from racing experienco from dovolopment—before
But the hugo spreds of present-can make any appreciable pro- day email-racing cars, and the
gress in engine officiency.. heavy resultant loss of life in recent months warrant the query: 'Have we got as far as we can profitably go so far as more speed is concerned?"
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I argue that that discovery is far more likely to emanate from the brains of our onginoors than from trying to turn 120 m.p.h. into 122 m.p.h, on a two-litre engine. And I would qualify that statement by saying that any such now diecovery is highly improbable from any RoUTCO.
PRACTICAL FINALITY. To that specific query I would answer in the affirmative,
When we can produce two litro angines capable of hurtling a
It will be gathered, therfore, Car round a track at 120 mp that while I know faality in we have surely achieved all that can be commercially applicable or useful in that particular
direction.
And I argue rather from the standpoint of known mechanical achievement than from the por Bonal dangers of racing.
All motor racing must be dan gerous, and the great marvol in of lifo io
that
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ongino afficioney has not yet I believe that boon reachesi, practical firality is about achiev od so far us our present know- edge of onginooring can tako us,
Not to be too didactic, I stato. therefore, that the itnu las como o review the situation from the standpoint of the practical utility
of racing,
STANDARD PRACTICE" RACES.: So far I havo only boon destructive in my criticism. f8 is possible to offer any construc- tive suggestion?
An obvious answer is the time- honourad suggestion of having races for standard cars only: but the proposal, though sound in many respects, has objections.
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I fontaleuly put forward an idea which, superficially, even more objections, but which might, nore the loss be found practicable
Would it be possibio to organico a race in which overy feature of the car, whilst not necessarily "standard," had to come within. the rule that it should be "stand- ard practico"?
That would for oxamplo, on- euro bodies with wind resistanco not less than standard practice.
It would ontail the fitting of fly whoolset a weight not less than the to-be-stipulated standard practice. It would entall rear axle rating-within the limitations sot far standard practice.
It would limit the number and aran of the valves, the pluge, magnetos, carbureitera, and so on. Petrol, oil, and water cou Fenniption fould alsh have to cánie
within de fiued limits S
I grant that I should note ovy the committen who would draw up the schedules of standard practice" limitations. But it could be done, and it would again open up tho possibilities of further utility in motor-car racing, and not materially affect its spectacular appeal..
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During the early wintor, whon fogs were provalent, A. A mem bors were assisted in various ways, Tho vehiclan employed for this work aro equipped with an auxillary light, onabling the drivors to follow the road during fogs, and to guide members, unable to proceed safely with
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thoir own lighting equipment, been numerous; cars ditched ensured the safety of road users{.⠀ or ignorant, as to their where-on dark roads or during fog by showing red lights, and re- aboute, to the next town or to have been put on the road again mained until the obstruction was Canadian National Exposition in Toronto showed that 41 per cent, the nearest hotel, The A. A. with the assistance of the A. A. removed at 1's.m.
Several motorists have been of the drivera fell below standard. roadside telephones, availablo night patrols, who have also throughout the night, have been been instrumental in preventing able, following the fallure of their Odo driver was shown to have utilised by the night patrole to accidents to road users following electric lampe to proceed on their only 25 per cent. of normal vision. Fond emargonoy MORKAROS to the broakdown of vehirles in the journeys after borrowing oll BORATCHING FOLISIEKA the homes of delayed members, middle of dark roads. In one case lamps from the A A. night service Abrasive particles in brask or to look hotel accommoda: a lorry which broke down at 5 patrols, and, in this connection, polish scratch and the polish tion for those unable to pm. occupied the whole of the tho Automobile Assoolation should never be used on nickel continue their journeys road, with the exception of a carbostly requests all members tylmnings Also when pleading Casos of aristanco rendered small spaos, just sufficiently benefiting by this service to a car with sponge of chamols the after dark to cars suffering wide to enable other vobicles return the lamps as quickly as strokes should be in"=eirsight
lines, not biroles. from mechanical troubles have to pus Ann A. A patrol possible.