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SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1929."
.DO YOU REVERSE?
A Few Hints for the Novice.
By Arrangement with the Morris Owner]
ARGENTINE RACE,
Victory for Studebaker.
POPULAR SPORT.
That automobile racing in Argen- tinu is vicing in popularity with, fotball, the country's national” game, is apparent by the wide- spread interest attendant on the piany races that have been planned for this year. In past yours custom in this South American republie has decreed that the driver winning the various races receives wide recognition for his skill in piloting his ear, while the automobile, itself was secondary,
Some drivers there are to whom Far better, if the space is there reversing is ant always has been jas it usually-is) to stop well over something of a nightmare, and at the far side of the yard and then these individuals are by no means come back the extra lifty yards or always members of the "awkward] --no urgent full locks will have squad where ordinary or even to be made and the latter half of tricky work of the forward gears is the reverse will be in a straight called for. Others-probably the line, But he who hopes to save time great majority of drivers-admit or avoid trouble by stopping some- With the increased number of feeling distinctly at hen when re where just outside the lock-up or American Automobilies in Argen- versing bus, to be done; even after shed makes a great mistake, for tina cach year, public laudation is same years at the wheel they some- any slight error of judgment in Sapidly turning to the merits of how cannot "get the hang of it." the lle of the ear when stopped will ears that are capable of standing What general principles, then, can mean a difficult reverse, if not up under the strenuous tests that: be laid down for the guidance of having to go over to the far side are necessary to successfully finish all who lack confidence?
of the yard anyway and start these events. Reversopholla.
again.
One of the most prominent races Some years ago the present "The aim in reversing into a par-held so far this year was writer hit upon a rather curious raw passageway or similar place,|Grand Prêmio Standard. The run method of overcoming, "reverso should be to get into the straight was a round-trip between Buenos phobia" tif there be such a malady) line required at the earliest pos Aires and Mar Del Plata, a fashion. in a novice, that worked well and sible moment and then go straight able seaside resort. Only strictly has worked well several times since, in, looking alone the side of the stock model cars were permitted to Ilis patience with the pupil being ear pretty much as one aíis a gun participate in the 540-miles run. all but exhausted, and the wings of Out in the yard or street there isMiguel Viggiano, driving a Stude the ear and garage gate-post show- plenty of space in which to swingbaker President Eight, was award- ing signs of the fray, he tried the front wheels about-in the Im-ed first place in this popular event. taking to the water for awhile. Imediate neighbourhood of the gate- Studebaker Cars frst attracted
The principal canse of this trouble is that the driver bogan to reverse when his bonnet was in the position A-far too close to the garage opening. If he had taken advantage of the ample space at his disposal, and started from B, all would have been well. As it is, he will probably have to pull out to B in any case.
A Bost Analogy.
What the pupil for some reason post or other, obstacle there is or other could not grasp was that precious little. As a rule It is pos- every time the steering wheel is able to antisfy oneself that there turned while reversing, the follow-is width enough and then to steer ing or bonnet end of the car makes by the off-side of the car only, but, sudden swing outwards, whereas of course, nothing mast be taken the leading or back axle end seema for granted. Occasionally, one has to keep on relatively straight, for to steer by the near-side, which is Rome Bitle distance.
awkword, but by no means inipos- Isible if the driver's frame is lonx Tenough to enable him to keep his Now in steering a boat of any feet on the pedals while looking kind this is the normal state of out on the ollier side, but for such affairs. A little practice, therefore, jas are physically incapable of such at the tiller of a dinghy fitted with acrobatics, the services of an ol an nut-board motor(but almost server become necessary.
In reversing, above all things in any river craft would do) worked wonders with this pupil. She soon Botoring, the old adage about As understood that on putting the haste and speed applics, tiller aver the first thing that han we have seen. It pays to take few extra yards if they are pens-seconds, almost, before the a Course of the boat seems to have to be had: the difference is Itered appreciably is that the one of seconds only, whereas on the car is awkwardly placed, stern swings out.
many minutes will de wasted in Of course something rather extricating it, to the accompani similar happens when steering ment of nching wrists and a twisted eur in an ordinary forwards direenock, Similarly with speed. tion, the lack wherls cut in on the time saved by reversing at any front wheels. But even the novice thing more than a gentle walking is rarely troubled much over this: pace is negligible, but the penal- he soon gets to understand that if test for any slight error of judg he turns on a sharp lock without ment are out of all proportion in having at least a cleur foot between their severity.
The
his front wheel' and 'the kerb or: "When in doubt, get out and gatepost on the same side, there have a look" is a good motto when will be trouble. What he fails to reversing, and this applies es- appreciate is the suddenness of the pecially at night. Buckets and petrol sideways Jurch
time cans and similar oddiments Turk the steering wheel is moved when about the floor of the strange reversing, so that it does not do garage, and ditches dcensionally for him to any to himself "that's trap the wɔwary.
the leading end of the car clear-- the other end is bound to follow." Both ends must be watched miles running dead straight.
Shirlding.
Back First.
In general, it is considered bet- ter practice to back off the road Into the garage or private yard,
This
the
attention over the route between Buenos Aires and Mar Del Plata, when an Erskine Six established a new record for the course,
AL- though the run was not under off)- cini observation, wide attention was attracted when the Eraking deliver- [ed Buenos Aires morning papera in Mar Del Plata nine hours earlier than the scheduled time,
The Erskine's average speed of more than 37 miles per hour over over the muddy roads, drenched with heavy rains, was heralded as ja miraculous fent for both the [driver and the automobile.
CHRYSLER
-above
all others.
The Republic Motor Co.
as there may be so room to turn| JOLE AGENT'S It is, perhaps, logical enough round inside,, and it is obvinusly for the driver who hates, reversing preferable to come on to the rond and is lacking in confidence, to try travelling forwards. As a rule, too, i to do as little reversing as posthis practice enBUTCA that such alble. But it is in this very desire little daylight as is offered in the to avoid driving the ear an inch strange garage will be available farther in reserve than may be ab- for the bonnet end of the car, Nolutely necessary that many a where it is most useful. driver gets himself into a tight general rule is, however, subject corner. Again and again in the to some modification in special cir- hotel or garage yard one sees cumstances, as in entering a strange bad mess made of an ordinary replace on a dark night. verse in, simply because the driver Incidentally, when reversing, tries to get in on too short a re-leave the driving mirror severely verse, and does not make use of the alone to rely on it la both useless ample space at his disposal. fund dangerous...
U.S.A. BABIES.
Austins in U.S.A.
Speaking at a luncheon in honour. of Miga de Havilland in London, Sir Herbert Austin said that he ex pected shortly to form a 5,000,000 dollar company to produce Austin cars in U.S.A.
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Misa de Havilland had just com pleted a world tour in the baby car, during which she visited Australia.
In Paris, according to the social editor of a London paper, it is not considered at all chic for a woman to drive a large car. To be in the mode she must have a tiny saloon
car.
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