THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1929,
ACCIDENT SHOWS VALUE OF TRIPLEX'
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A cyclist recently collided
with a Ford car owned by a local resident, the impact bo- ing so great that his head came in contact with the windscreen.
Although tho force. of the blow was severe, the glass did not break, thereby preventing serious injury to elther the car owner or cyclist. The top picture shows the car, and the lower kives a close- up of the "starred" glass. "Triplex" is a feature of the. néw Fords.
A. A. ACTIVITY.
Motorists and Private
Bills.
MORE CAPITAL. Fiat Extends Plant.'
FINANCING NEW SIXES, The Fint Company, biggest of all Italy's industrial undertakings nud one of Europe's greatest
THE RACING CAR.
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250 MILES PROBABLE.
NEW TYRE.
Goodyear "Double Eagle.'
After a year of exhaustive ex-l periment the Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Co., kavo produced what is claimed to be the "finest, strangest and the most handsome tyre which money can buy."
How fast can an nuatombile go? This question, it is believed by General Motors engineers, will never bo definitely answered. For
This new tyre is intended to all practical purposes the autonio.
honour the thirtieth anniversary bile's apced has been developed of the founding of the "Goodyear" far enough, but in the opinion of. the automotive engineers there is organization in 1898 and is to be produced in all the popular sizes really no limit to the speed of a from. 30 x 4.50 to 38 x 6.76. It motor car under proper conditions, has certainly a beautiful appear Whon Ray Keech, holder of the ance and has been built enormous- world's automobile speed record,ly stronger than nny tyre ever yet pushed the mark up to 207.66 made. A few of the constructional miles an hour with the famous differences are the lighter profile, Triplex at Daytona Beach, Florida. virtually double thick tread, deeper passing the amazing record of cut diamonde, extra plies and the 206.05 set by Captain Malcolm toughest compound over developed Campbell, he caused only a slight Heavier cords of "Supertwiat" (the flurry of excitement in the motor patented "Goodyear" Tyre Fabric world. Automotive experis never which practically eliminates carcass get excited over a broken spiced breaks) have also been incorporated record, because they know it will and in order to develop long wear soon be surpassed.
more rubber has been placed bo- tween the ples; the carcass being also lined with an additional layer of rubber. Dangers of blowout and punctures have thus been practically eliminated, the tyro having been so thoroughly con- structed, with the finest materials available, and regardless of cost or expense.
The theoretically highest speed of a racing automobile is it velocity under certain perfect con- ditions, according to the experts. The nerves and skill of the driver, the conditions of the course, and the atmospheric conditions must be at their best. The motor must funellon perfectly and every part Only a limited distribution is ex- of the car must stand up under pected because of the higher value) the strain of extreme mechanically and higher price but the "Double induced velocities. The courau Eagle" tyre will fill a very definite too must be long enough to permit need for the car owner who wants the car to have reached its highest extra quality from a desire to have velocity at the time it enters on the finest, and complete freedom its timed mile.
from all tyro trouble.
There is no doubt that a very The theoretically fastest car is
be effected by real economy can one which has the most powerful fitting the best tyres obtainable engine that could be built and is when service conditions demand no designed that the atmospheric such investment as a matter of resistance which it encounters by good business, and no tyre equip reason of its terrific velocity has ment of such striking appearance been reduced to the lowest thoore: as this new production is procur- tical minimum. In addition table at the present time for the must be so designed that it will benefit of those who take a pride hold to the course.
in the turnout and appearance of their cars.
Huge Speed One Way. It is the opinion of designers of racing cars that a speed of 200 miles a hour will some day be at- tainad. Some of them say the speed will climb to 300 miles per
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A new hotel to be erected in rating.
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VARIED LEGISLATION. A notable feature of the pre- sent scasion of Parliament is the engineering firms, has increased hour and there are those who be- Pratno (Hungary) will bo, really, a large number of Private Bills a capital to 400,000,000 lira lieve that somebody will build a Introduced by Local Authorities largely to finance extensions rend- car of limitless speed. The Intter
ered necessary in production of the group believes that there is no and alongside each box will be a and private concerns.
Intest two Fint Sixes. Of these, limit if the power can be increas-bedroom for the driver. Spare parts Over a hundred of these Bills, the medium olx, model, 520, al-ed and wind realstance reduced store and repair shops will be in containing a wide variety of pro-rendy has reached, Sydney. The Those are the two factors that cluded in the hotel, which will chargo posals materially affecting the other and bigger six, mode! 525. limit the speed of the motor car, only da for the combined driver's
They do not mean garago and ear's bedroom. interests of motor owners have has just been shown for the first they contend. been carefully considered by the time at the Paris Saloon. It is not that there will be a car without Automobile Association,
expected in Sydney until next year, actual speed limit-that there is Among the proposals which
The Fint factory now is one of no deadline in the rate of automo- They mean that have been investigated are (a) the most complete in the world. bile velocity. charges for parking on the public Locomotives, agricultural imple-there is no apparent limit and that highway,
(b)
prohibition of ments, aeroplanes, small arms and speed records will continue to be vehicles taking in petrol whilst heavier munitions for the Italian broken ad infinitum. atanding on the highway, (C) Army, are produced there in.addi- extra charges for water used
motor cars, borrles and washing cars, (d) restrictions on tractors. And a special branch is the passing of stationary tram maintained to carry on the many cars, (e) no petrol pumps to be factore of spare parts for old orected beside any county road models now out of production. without authority of County
Tested On Roof.
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When Captain Campbell hung up his record of 205.95 miles per hour, it was believed that his record would stand indefinitely. . Yet, a few weeks later, young, Keech came along with a new record.
honorarium?
Council, (1) motorists required to A special feature of Flat organi-The latter now receives 1,000 construct paved crossings oversation is the supervision of all Pounds a year as long as he keeps the tile, of "speed king." this footways at entrances to private nasembling. Every engine, after amount being the award offered by garages, (g) railway level cross-pussing an exacting dynamometer Sir Charles Wakefield, noted Eng ings, (h) ferry charges, (3) tolla test, ia tried on the company's liah patron of sports. How long on roads, (3) application of hack famous roof track-banked ney carriage by-laws to motor high speed and wide orough to will Keech continue to receive the vehicles plying from private pre- take eight gåra abreast. Here the .mises, etc.
care are run under full normal In conjunction with the Motor lond, and after that, they are test Legislation Committee every Billed under ordinary road conditions. has been scrutinised by the Auto- mobile Association, and whilst inde for the strongest opposition some cases negotiations with the before the Parliamentary Commit
in progress, in tee to any proposals inimical to promoters. are others arrangements...... have been the interests of motorists.
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Techonmeter Readings. One of the dimculties in
the
Apeed tests of the racing ear is in timing the car when it is making its best mile. Since the relative speed of a car is-affected by the direction and velocity of the wind, the racing rules require that the run be made in both directions and that an average be struck. Cay- tuin Campbell attained a speed of a fraction more than 217 miles an hour with the wind and ho was quoted afterwards as having stal- ed that there was still 20 miles above that speed in his racer.
The estimates of drivers as to their speeds are based on their technometer readings which give the per minute revolution of the.) motor. These are interpreted in terms of the gear ratio to estimate the speed of the car, They are not accurate but are the best means available for estimating the One speed of the untimed car.. reason these estimates cannot be taken as accurato is that there is no way of estimating the tyre elip page.
The four outstanding racing ears developed in recent years were:
Major Sagravo's Mystery
5. which made 203.79 miles an hour in March 1927; Captain Campbell's Bluebird. Frank Lock- hart's Black Hawk and the Triplex drlyon by Keech. All of theso racers differed in design and con- struction, but all were built with just one thing ultimately In view- speed.
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