MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT
OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY, 23rd JULY, 1927.
Being The Official Organ of
THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.
265 2650
Dangerous Driving.
CURRENT
COMMENT
VETERAN WINS T.T. RACE.
Life's Ambition Realised.
Douglas, Isle of Man.
F. W. Dixon, riding an H.R.D. that the Colony does need a taxi-machine, to-day won the Junior. cab service. With all their faults, Tourist Trophy Race at the re-
average Further instances have been the recent vehicles filled a real markable
speed of When he brought to our notice of the dan want, and now that it is no long- 67.19 miles per hour. ger that still exists on the Stubbs ur possible to engage a taxi, many was lifted off his machine his and other roads on account of are the regrets expressed that the goggles were covered with flatten- the careless drivers who will per-service has ceased to function, ed out flies, and he was bruised sist in passing other vehicles on The unsatisfactory aspects of the and battered, but for all this he bends. We cannot condemn this recent system, should not there was a very happy man for he had practice too strongly, and suggest fore prove a hindrance to the in-achieved his life's ambition. that an effort be made to make auguration of another service, snatched victory in the last lap examples of soms of these offen- rather should the unfortunate ex from W. L. Handley, ders. It would be well worth the perience of the past be a guide time involved in placing a num for the provision of satisfactory ber of traffic constables on duty facilities for the future. for the purpose of taking pro- coedings against such people. Licences. Controlled Areus,
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Dixon covered the 264 miles 360 yarda course, with its 140 bends, in 3 hr. 65 min. 54 sec., a record for the junior race. H. J. Willis, on a Velocette, was second with an average speed of 64.73, and J. H. Simpson, riding an A.J.S., with an average speed of 64.33
third.
Dixon, the winner, is a T,T. He lives in Middlés- veteran. borough and has ridden in all the big motor-cycle races at home and He won abroad for many years. the sidecar T.T. in 1923.
TO BEAT SEGRAVE'S RECORD?
A Somewhat Optimistic Aspirant.
The car Sig Haugdahl would use to break Major Segrave's record would be even thinner than this, which he is shown driving.
Now that the licensing season is in full swing, we would like There seems to be a certain draw attention to the dificulty amount of resentment among of relicensing a motor vehicle for motorists concerning the matter a period less than the stipulated of driving in controlled areas. twelve months.. It appears that. One moteriat hus suggested to us the authorities "are reluctant to that in prohibiting the passing of issue a licence for six months, another vehicle in such places, although a concession should much annoyance is occasioned.ardly be made to any motorist who The instance is quoted of a heavi-may be remaining in the Colony ly loaded lorry which ambled for only that period or part there- Before the race Dixon declared, along at a speed of ten miles per fof. We have previously men- "I would give ten years of my life
Daytona Beach, Fla., June 21st. so small and thin that I will have hour; thereby necessitating the tioned this subject, and in doing to win a solo T.T. race.. Again-The record made by Major H.to lie down in it and steer. Such limiting of the speed of following so, have referred to the method and again he has been within sight 0. D. Segrave of 203 miles an a car will reduce wind resitance vehicles to an unreasonable ex-employed at Home, where licences of victory, only to be rabbed by hour on the Daytona Beach speed-to a minimum and avold many of tent. Such a complaint is not may be taken out quarterly, half- il-luck,
To-day the tables were way may yet be shattered, and by the problems in aerostatics en- without reason, especially when yearly or yearly. In Hongkong reversed. Handley had led all the a much smaller motor than the countered in a larger car.
"Little motors with super- the controlled area happens to be it frequently happens that motorway setting a terrific pace. It Briton used: in a hilly district, where a heavy lats are due to take Home leave, was not until Dixon on the last This is the opinion of Sig Haug-chargers, winding up to 7000 vehicle might be crawling up hill at for even leave the Colony perman inp saw 6 forlorn figure working dahl, the noted racer, who him- 7200 revolutions a minute w a speed considerably below that ently before the expiration of the desperately beside his machine on self set a speed record of 180.27 do the trick. When Major Se- allowed for ordinary vehicles.full licensing period, and it the roadside that he knew victory miles an hour.
grave gets up to 2250 revolutions Very few motorists keep down to pears that they have a just claim
that a minute, that is his limit, he I was his,
record "There's never a the actual speed prescribed for to consideration on that account. controlled areas, although they do Motorists passing through, who Handley's mechanical trouble can't be broker," says Haugdahl. starts losing horsepower. You slacken down to a degree which may remain here for a month or came when he was within sight of "I think the car which will lower lose horsepower when the action "But in a 91 cubic inch motor ensures safety. Perhaps the off-two, are able to secure a tempor- home and had a clear lead of Mayor Segrave's record will be of of the valves is not fast enough. einl view might be rather lessary licence at a small fee. We 2 min. He was so utterly heart the type of speedway cars they stern than at present, providing understand that during the pre- broken that he refused all in-are using now, with one engine on you get 120 miles an hour at 5000 there is no advantage taken by sent month, several motorists have formation to the officials as to the the front axle and one on the rear. revolutions per minute, and as the "If I try to break the world's engine revolves at a higher rate of drivers as a result.
applied for a six months' licence, cause of his breakdown.
Taxis..
or
but that their applications have He rode pluckily, on the third auto speed record it will be in afspeed the car continues to acceler- been refused. It is rather difflap. His machine skidded on an car which is shaped like a cigas, ate.
He was hurled fifteen Hongkong's first experience of cult to see eye to eye with the oilpatch.
attitude in yards along the road, sliding on taxi-cabs was not a particularly authorities in their happy one, although in spite of this matter.
his right shoulder. Badly shaken, the troubles which beset the Com-
he remounted and continued to pany concerned, the pioneering
lead the field until the machine of the service will have provided It has been suggested that aand not the man broke down. much valuable information, both somewhat novel system be intro-
A Suggestion,
In regard to the conditions under duced at the foot of Garden Road. which to run, and the type of The idea is that an arrow should vehicles employed. In this res-be painted on the road slightly to
BRITISH MOTOR-
adapted to Australian conditions CHEAT-PROOF TAXIS. as those of American motor-cars.
Taxis equipped with new taxi- Consequently, though the Com-meters run from the transmission, mission will be able to report rather than the front wheel, are A taxi most gratifying growth in the most reliable, reports
The driver can't throw sales of. British motor-cars in official.
Australia, it will be compelled to this type out of gear with a jack
pect, the Colony has benefitted by the west of the constable on traffic CARS IN AUSTRALIA. tell British. Dectories plainly that handic
the venture, providing as it did, duty. With the arrow there would a base upon which to consider be the letter "E" denoting that
the organisation and control of cars desiring to turn east should any such enterprise of the future. take up their position by the arrow Public Necessity.
We think one point has beer clearly established, and that is
BETTER PUT UP TH' CURTAINS -" IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN
and await the signal to proceed. In actual practice, cars thus going towards Wanchai would bear over to the centre of the road.
WELL-IT TURNED OUT TO BE A NICE DAY AFTER ALL LET'S PUT DOWN.
TH' TOP
This
Special Design Needed.
they must abandon any idea of placing their surplus cars in the
RAILROADS PROFIT. Rather than cutting the business. Commonwealth, and must either
For instance, last design engines and gears to com- of railroads automobiles have Though the members of the ply with Australian conditions or expanded it."
year saw 3,280,000 carloads of British Motorcar Commission have allow Americans to hold most of automobiles and auto equipment not completed their inquiries, It the business.--Ex.
can be stated with the utmost con- fidence that they have reached Anality upon the chief objecta of their mission. In all the States they have witnessed a definite In- crease in the movement to import British motorcars, which is, duč in part to a greater consciousness of the need of Imperial unity but. in a larger measure to the de- cision of the leading Cited States companies to dispense with local agencies and sell direct to the public,
Notwithstanding this, they have noticed that actual sales of Brit- ish motor-cars have not shown an increase corresponding with the swing of public opinion or the circumstances, and a close inquiry and personal observations have disclosed the fact that British en- gines and gears are not so well
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would leave the left of the thoroughfare free for all vehicles' proceeding In a westerly direction, and another arrow with the letter "W" would indicate" this. It is elaimed that such a system would eliminate the confusion which is liable to arise with cars turning left or right at this point, and furthermore, the cars which do turn westwards towards Queen's Road, Central, would not find it necessary to stop, as at present; The suggestion is quite practical, and it might be worth considera- tion.
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