THE
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OW BRITAIN MADE RECORD POSSIBLE.
r Malcolm Campbell Gives Praise Where Due.
TELEGRAPH. MOTORING
Bird, because, no matter how won! derful the car may have been, no record could have been nchloved if the tyres had not come sUCCESS=" The fully through the ordeal. stresses my tyres were called upon to bear at Daytons were really ter- rific, but I had such faith in them that I did not stop at the end of the first run to change them.
on auch
SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1932.
BRITISH EXPORTS
creages.
INCREASE.
B.S.A.'S POPULAR.
Good Business Recorded in Hongkong.
and
Cars' Good Lead in New Zealand.
The world renowned B. 5. A. We have before us, writes the motor cycles have again secured un unsurpassed record In the salo Editor of the Motor, some very of motor cycles in Ilongkong. heartening figures concerning the Their enterprising agents, the The success of the attempt on hough has been written about torists in this country as well as
the record and the safety of the expansion of our overseas trade in Sincere Co., who have represented I did at Daytona. Let me being a wonderful anfex argument
A short was only
them for some years, report a pay a tribute to my car Blue for our manufacturers.
Strongly built cars which will driver's life depended
During motorcars. It under vital fitments as tyres. and to the people who mado
up to hard work remarkable performance posetand
an over-whelming pre-was received recently. Within her builders, the manafac-severe conditions and he speedy the longer runs I made, with the time ago that the value of motor-wonderful reception of the New are just what the ear frequently leaving the ground, care imported into New Zealand models, a limited stock of which
was set up that might showed
Shipment as many as "seven ma- ra of the accesnorles essential and reliable
average private owner wants, and friction Necess, and my mechanics,
of sterling vehicles.
The figures for 1931 show that chines were purchased by local part from the raising of the the high performance of the mo-well have meant disaster if the ponderance in favour of American ten days of the arrival of the
New Zealand took motorcare from enthusiasts both English record from 245 to 253 miles dern mothr-ear is directly due to tyres had not been
gained during worth. hour, the way the car be-[the Information
efforts such as Their performance was really a
wonderful show, redounding to the Great Britain to the number of Chinese. The popularity of this ad under extremely, adverse record-breaking
obvious credit of the makers, At times 2,114 and valued at £272.285. This brand of motor eyeica la dally in Altions when establishing new thase of Blue Bird.
Among the more ords for the five kilometres, the
attributable to the rear wheels left the ground compares with 475 cars valued at evidence in the streets of Hong- miles, and the ten kilometros benefits directly
that are enjoyed by the over the bumpy parts of the speed £59,976 from the United States. kong, particularly by the number a marked force and flying squad. Sincere'n Salahed even me, much though racing
course, course and the engine revolutions In Africa the figures of American of machines used by the police modern motorist are of
an- then soared to 4,000, so that, when car registrations show pected.
ago: the wheels touched ground again, falling off, and in Ceylan the same could be deservedly congratulated he fact that British engineers four-wheel brakes, almost
ears in both countries show in-achieves in popularising these madels, even in the grip of the pre- designers were able to show heard of until ten years world a car able to travel small, highly efficient engines de- the tyres were called upon to sua-position is revealed, while British on the success they have recently My mechanics examined the
Despite the serious conditionsrent depressed conditious,
The list of purchasers of the oly 10 kilometres (more than veloping great power; reduced tain terrife shocks and strains. miles) at a speed of 218.669 wind resistance--which means in-
the new B. 3. A. cycles includes affected have materially 6 an hour, benting the old re-lureased speed-through stream- tyres as Bo un I stopped, but d held by Borzacchini by the lining; and tyres that will last apart from being very hot, they experienced in Australin, which
able
to record that of these Wo. W. M. Leong, F. K. Garton, e margin of more than 70 miles for at least 20,000 miles compared showed little signs of the supreme
British R. Whitley, A. Mc G. Mitchell andl diminished imports the hour is really an impressive with the 3,000 miles once regarded tent to which they had been sub-imports of motor vehicles, we are Messrs. George A. Bond, Cheung
as satisfactory.
percentage rose to 50.7 per cent in E. F. Warbarton. ertisement for Britain."
the first six months our 1931, as This fent by Blue Bird is one
compared with 17 per cent. for the same period of 1930,
justify These figures
The Nomadic. Motorist. The Automobile Association is uplimbam of the Director of the British Manufacturers Section of
Manu- playing an important part in at- the Society of Motor
A short tracting overseas visitor to Bri- facturers and Traders. time ago, in dealing with the tain. An increasing number of prospects of Empire trade for 1932, tourists, by means of A. A. servico, travel part of the journey he referred to overseas demands, į now
from abroad, and then and expressed the view that the overland available facts and figures afforded tranship their cars direct to Bri- striking evidence of the manner in tish Ports, which, despite the general economic position, the British metar industry was slowly but surely making pro-
less in the export field heating which would have meant
Very great rredit is due to the t has a lesson for private ma-[inakers of the tyres fitted to Blue
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Good Tyres Made Driving Sale.
Obviously, gund tyres are essen- tial for safe driving in a reason ably fast touring var in the road, just as they are when bidaling for world's records at Daytona Bunch or elsewhere, and if it is possible to travel at two hundred and fifty miles an hour on a rough beach with a gond margin of safety, the average ownerdriver need the majority of types and sizes moat usually little fear on the longest and fast- required for replacement pur
psi runs over varying ronds when
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Steering, uspension, and shock- absorbing qualities are of digest Importance to every motorist. just an they were to me when driving at high speed over a teach that
was none too smooth.
Cont brakes also were of vital so thir importance, particularly year in view of the restricted area in which I had to pull up the ear ater its high speed bursts.
My Brakes were 1989 Efficient. Brakes of 140 per cent, efficiency, Coupled with good acceleration, are Just as necessary for the safety of The ability drivers on the road.
to brake hard and accelerate hercely with Blue Bird was very well demonstrated,
Only a few years ago drivers travelling at high speed dare not take their eyes off the course for Yet found that Blue 4.manent. Bird behaved so amgnificently and at high so easy to steer, even speeds and on the humpy sections of the course, that I was able to keep one eye on the course and watch the engine revolution jenunter and the temperature gauge
as well.
The question of stability was very important, and I should like to pay a special tribute to Mr. Railton, whn was responsible for certain important modißrations to Blue Bird,
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I was particularly important that I should keep my eye on the CHARGING temperature gauge, because of the muslifications that had been made the streamling of the car. These alterations reduced the area of the pooling system for the giant engine, and there was there fore a danger of the engine over
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40 m.p.h. Wind bust Blue Bird was Steady. All the time, however, I was able to reassure myself that the engine was behaving normally and that the temperature was not go ing beyond the safety limit, which was a considerable consolation.
The streamlining, suspensión, and weight distribution of the car were so arranged that Blue Bird rode the course with tremendous sientines in spite of the 10-miles- an-hour wind and the very uneven surface of the beach.
WAN
A.A. TOURS.
Within the past month itineraries to the British Ishes were issued by the A. A. from Asia Minor, Africa including the Sahara crossing and Fap to Cairo router India. Bel and British Enst ging Cove A frien.
Since last May A. A. foreign Itineraries supplied to membera have covered a distance in excess of ten million miles, in addition to conditions in various parts of the world, with details of the state of modation, fuel facilities, etc. the roads, hotel and garage accom-
A number of intricate business atmeraries have been arranged for British motorists travelling abroad. of which perhaps the most unusual werk two World team, a route from For to the Artels Ozlun, and a tour encircling the Mediterry-1
As for acceleration. Blue Birden Sea. was capable of giving more than I actually needed. The car capable of aggelerating with such alacrity that I could have reached a speed of 150 miles an hour before I had covered one mile, and I could have made her gather speed
ihat the 200-miles-an-hour figure could have been renched in In Further 1.3 miles.
A Tribute to the Mechanics, Without going into a long de tailed fist it would be impossible to deal with all the component parts of Blue Bird deserving of mention in the record-breaking. and praise for the part they tank
My
mechanics and assistants, for, also fulfilled their tasks in the best manner imaginable.
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These rerords that achieved and the others Britain has gained in the air, on water. and on land can justifiably be claimed as cunclusive proof of the supremacy of British engineering and workmanship, and if Blue Bird's efforts have helped to im press that on our customers over- seus, then for that renson alone her career has not been in vain.
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