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COMMENT
Motor Cycle Trial,
Last Monday's, molar cycle re ability trial proved a most suc cessful event, and the competitors generally, displayed considerable ability in negotiating some of the dieult sections of the route. At the list moment it was ang. gested that the, route from Tytam Tuk Wong Nei Chung should be abandoned but the Committer felt that to make any alteration at the moment when competitor were ready to start, would only create confusion. It was there- fore decided to warn each rider to exercise the greatest care when climbing the track in question, and doubtless that advice was greatly appreciated. True, there were a number of spills, and al- though such mishaps may
Heem
to be dangerous, there is not the risk in a skidor fali, providing the rider knows his mount, and is Experlanced. The
competitors
were sportsmen, one and all, and acquitted theniselves well Under Inspector Alexander, the Trafic Police e-operated in splendid munner, members of the force even covering the route to assist where necessary.
The St. John
Ambulance Brigade provided most valuable service at various points, while the officials and marshals conducting the Trin carrild out their
duties mout thoroughly.
from every aspect. the organisk- tfun was excellent, and it is ex- erted that, as an annual event, Hongkong's Motor Cycle Reljabi- | ty Trin will become mast papu- lar and important.
The Billman Wizard.
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Motorists will be interested to hear that Messrs. Gilman & Co.. Ltd., have received the first ship. ment of the Hillman cars which have created a sensation in Eura- pean motoring circles. Known as The Hillman Wizard. the facturers have built F vehicle which incorporates the very best engineering principles, and which gives excellent performance com- bined with economy. The leading motoring erities at Home have been loud in their praise of the
izard." emphasising the
fort, roominess, compactness, con- structing and reliability: Specils- of over a mile a minute are easily reached, and the acceleraton is described as "vivid." We shall
give further week.
particulars
WASTES PETROL.
next
FINAL PREPARATIONS AT THE RELIABILITY TRIAL.
The above pictures show competitors who took part in Monday's motor cycle reliability trial carrying out final adjustments and passing the police braking test, prior to starting off on the route. (Photo: A., Fong),'
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"Sir Malcolm Campbell knows
.woll that British
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Morris, regrets the incident.imagination of vire of our con-¡to-day is, in my judgment, an un-Campbell among my best friends in it are among the successful
perfectly engineers were entirely-respon cars. If our own rulers were to sible for producing the engine and adopt a similar line a number of much to commend it, and I regard "Motor racing as a sport has chassin on which he put up his British concerns would re-enter Sir Malcolm as one of the world's magnificent world's speed record, the racing arena with no les best sportsman, who has paid for "British engineers have proved success than they enjoyed in years most of his achievements out of that when sheer speed is required on by
his Taking exception to a headfine, can produce "gappy" and arrest-are
own pocket, but I must point they can produce machines that
was more than gratified to out that the motor concerns
In Britain appearing recently in
suprenic, British ing headlines! In the ease under holds world speed records on the reply to my criticisms of his state-in racing in the paat have not pro- to-day read Str Malcolm Campbell's this country who have specialized Magazine, the article having been review, the offending title land and in the air; written by Sir Malcolm Campbell, emanated
But to build
Baid Sir William ild meat," the furtile entirely special read-racing cars me.
fofited financially by It, while воде H. C.
C. Lafone, quoting Sir William
count Sir Malcolm: of those who have not specialized headlines
temporary's staff and Sir Malcolm commercial proposition, and if in the motor world, and could not business to-day, were:British Car Campbell must be nequitted with- Britain is to regain her industrial conceive that he could have meant
Bat British Car
on his character of she must be by which the headline inferred, are to be built for any
Therefore, Are Not." The article which fol-uggestion that he is talking of industrial and not by purely sport but my criticism in the Press was ticular race, the firm or firms whe If special racing lowed, written by Sir Malcolm British cars of all kinds when he ing considerations." Campbell, consisted of an admir-
my only way to correct such a construct them should be financed suggests that they are not, the Part of the foregoing statement statement. able description of the second best.
was published in our contem-.
from an outside source.' day's racing for the Irish Grand Prix in Phoenix Park. That day's makes so many excellent points by Sir Malcolm Campbell, who is flowever. Sir William Morris porary, together with a rejoinder event was won
by Sir Henry that his views are worthy ni pub-reported to have said: Birkin, driving an Alfa-Romeo Heation in full. They are
"I certain- sly wrote the article, but the hand- This
line, British Drivers Are Best,
• Anglo-Italian succoss The statement recently made But British Cara Art Not,' was not
Sir Malcolm Campbell and my headline. tampering with the carburettor deplore the fact that, so far as the headed "British Drivers Are Best, dream of saying that,
ʼn still is wise policy to avoid prompted Sir Malcolm Campbeff to by
would
nsvar racing of "super-special" sports But British Cars Are Not" is, until every other means of boodtears was concerned, while British feni sure all will agree, unfair to have always said so. In tourhig
regard British cars as beat and ing the engine's petrol mileage has drivers had shown that they were Britain, and iterally untrue. been tried. The carburettor usual-accond to none in the handling of
cars Britain lends the world, but ly is least to blame, and many them, British manufacturers
"Sir Malcolm deplores the fact in had
super-special cars, like the troubles can follow an imprepor not devoted to that type of ear so day is building special racing cars ahead. If only British manufac
that no British manufacturer to-Alfa-Romeo, other countries adjustment.
much attention as had been given for British drivers to handle. turers would turn their attention
Slow Spark Timing Uneconomical,
BETTER MILEAGE.
ear
follow:
are
One owner tried all kinds of ad-In other words, Sir Malcolm's those days of difficult trade, for am sure they would beat the whole it by their foreign competitors. Surely it is more important, into the supersports type of car, 1 justmonts in an effort to increase opinion was that, though British British manufacturers to devote the mileage of a light six from drivers were best, they were prac- their energies towards the produc-
world twelve to what would be normal tieally forced to drive foreign cars tion of successful touring care, clear the extent to which his pre- Sir Malcolm's words make quite for a machine of this type. 1le if they wished to have the fastest thus benefiting the public and giv-vious observations were meant to succeeded only in making matters machines available.
He might, however, have "A special racing ear ears lit-gone farther and said that, when Having Defence,
to the headlines or no resemblance to enra that a famous British firm-Bentley
tlo our contemporary, it is not)
worse, because he did not suspect that milenge loss was due to the
apark timing being late. It is an
in
In
Ing employment to British nen? apply.
ли "super-special”
owner does not happen to try for reproduced belhis statement, Ithe Irish Grand Prix, may I point reason for British drivers who
makes the error Sir William
..
the headlines in
easy matter to make this mistake, altogether surprising that. Str nubile highways. In direct
can habitually be uned safely on
on Motors, Ltd.-saw At to onter for because usually when timing is William Morris should have taken tradiction to Sir Malcolm's, doroga-described
con. international races what may be elow an engine will seem to be the cudgels on behalf of British tory statements in connexion with sports earn, there was seldom any powerful enough, provided the car makers. But in
am out that the foreign cara that led could obtain a Bentley "wheel" to assuming that ware of the best hill-climbing written by Sir, question on the second day cost upwards of go elsewhere.
Campbell. which actually won the race oll
£2,000 apiece? The machines are a little slow on sparkit Sir-William had boon better handick in third on the secondjupon, certain foreign Governments
British M.G.
State Subsidies. He might have added that, i the British timing. They will also run very workings of a newspaper office, he day and which, like the M.G., ran help materially to solve the na
acqualated with the inner (which came in
Talbot presistent rumour is to be relied slowly in high gear, but will be would have realised that, however non-stop throughout) are modele cial problems that face their found to be very deftefent in high-woll contributors may write on developed from cars that are speed performance.
Any subject, it is seldom that they quantity production and which can attention to the racing of their In manufacturers who devote much
speed.
Somo
SUPPOSE WE ALL OBEYED—
THE TRAFFIC COP WHO MADE A SLIP-UP
A SATURDAY NOON