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RACE FOR 'LIFE.

TRUCKS 227 MILE JOURNEY.

A HEAVY LOAD.

Racing 227 miles, with 3,300

STUDEBAKERS.

48 NEW OFFICIAL PERFORMANCES.

THE CHINA MAIL,

BRITISH INDUSTRY. INCREASED MILEAGE

LOOKING FOR NEW OUTLETS.

DELEGATION VISITS.

It is realised that vast poten- tialities exist in connection with Imperial Markets and no effort is being spared to acquire for Great Britain that position in the Motor

WHAT THE "DRAGON" MAN SAYS.

THREE FACTORS.

who Jan closa and

study. He points out maximum mileage can- bo obtained from tyres

tention and that it is just as antial to care for tyres as it is

to look after the motor-in a car.

"There is hardly an article in

THE COMMANDER.

The attention of the British Mileage may be increased from Cabled advice from Australia re-

that the manufacturers' Section of the 10 to 25 per cent, with the proper: pounds of mechanical equipment,ceived on May 3. tells to save a score of mea entombed Studebaker Commander now holds S.M.M.T., and that of its indi-cure of tyres, according to C. In a factory crash, is the recent 48 official speed, endurance and long |vidual Members, continues to be Lauritsen, of The Dragon Motor performance of a two-ton Graham distance records in that country, given to the most efflencious Car Company, Ltd., Brothers truck. The trip requir- In a 3,711-mile transcontinental run methods of increasing the inter-given tyre Service ed seven hours.

early in April hetween Fremantle, est in, and the more extended use careful The truck, belonging to the west Australia, and Brisbane, East of British-made vehicles, acces-that Ingersoll-Rand Co. of Chicago, Australia, a stock model Com-sorles, and tyres, not only in the not was rushed to. Kimberly, Wis., mander Roadster broke three pre-Home market but also in those unless they are given the right at- with air compressors, concrete vious Australian records and set of the Colonies and Dominions, brenkers, pucunatic tools and four new marks when it spanned water pumps, following the col- the continent in 147 hours and 32 lapse of a section of a paper mill minutes. The seven records were which killed nine men and pinned set in spite of losing approximately many others under the wreckage.36 hours due to rain and impassable Markets of the World to which Kets more abuse or that is more

Major J. N. Thorp. the driver of the truck, learned of the acci-editor of "The Sydney Sunday dent in Chicago through Press re Times," drove a stock made Com- porta am left at 12.30 pm., aftermander Roadster on this cross Zealand last year, and the erea-factors that must be looked after in being informed by telephone that his mechanical equipment would country run.

The meat important overland re- help in the rescue work. A fast cords established, in addition to ride through the business section the Fremantle-Brisbane mark, of Chicago resulted in Thorp's ar rest as a specter. On explannere from Fremantle to Adelaide,

Fremantle to Melbourne, Fre tion of the mission, the motor-

mantle to Sydney, Adelaide to cycle officer escorted Major Thorp

Brisbane, Adelaide to Sydney, and to the city limits.

Melbourne to Brisbane.

Norman routs,

Smith,

motor

general use to-dny," he said, "that

responsive to proper treatment than she is legitimately entitled. Delegation to Australia and New

Following upon the visit of the the automobile and truck tyre.

"There are three important

"While

The

tion of branch offices in each of getting maximum mileage from those countries, the position in tyres-wheel alignment, proper in- South Africa. is being similarly flation and load capacities. explored with the object of taking arst two are what cause the most similar action, and Mr. Frederick trouble.

it is necessary in all R. Simms, M.I.M.E., M.I.A.E.. has just returned from that, country tyres to look after wheel alignment which he has visited on behalf of and air pressure, it is especially the British Manufacturers' Sec- Essential in Balloon tyres. At Oshkosh, Wis., Major Thorp

All Australian speed and

"Tyres on wheels misaligned wil ention of the Society. Mr. Simms's

They are was again arrested, hut for the Hecond time he obtained a police durance marks from one to twenty connection with the Motor Indus wear out much faster. escort through heavy traffic. He four houra and from 189 to 1700 try dates back to its inception and subject to an action which is very arrived at Kimberly at 7.30 pm. miles were captured by The Com-he was the founder and first Pre- similar to filing the tread off a and for forty hours remained on mander, March 15, when it ruezd kident of the Society of Motor tyre.

"Damage equally na severe auty, helping in the rescue work, 1701 1/4 miles in 24 hours on the Manufacturers und Traders, Ltd.

Lake Perkoliili, West He is an authority well able to caused by under Inflation. Major Thorp praised the per-bed of formance of the Graham Brothers Australia, under the observation of sympathetically understand the five to ten pounds less air pressure truck throughout, admitting it the West Australian Royal Auto-dificulties to be overcome in the than required may lead to quick way of the expansion of the Bri-and costly ruin of your equipment. was the first time he had ever mubile Club.

"Motorists who do not know, or A remarkable feature of these tish. Motor Industry in South driven il, but declaring it was as easy to drive as a passenger ear. trial runs is that the record-making Africa and to present to his col- fall to appreciate these facts are cars were strictly stock, Studebaker leagues in the Home Country anot getting maximum service from Commander" Sport Roadsters, comprehensive survey of the con- their equipment and are losing Practically all previous apeed and ditions, with constructive sugges- money every mile they run their The remedy lies in the endurance marks in Australia have tions for overcoming them. been set by special, stripped chassis

Such visits as have lately been proper care of the tyre.

"Our recommendation is that taking place to the Dominions and fitted with light racing bodies.

Colonies, by Delegation and by the air pressure in tyres be checked IN THE ALPS.

individual Manufacturers, can once a week and wheel alignment only result in ultimate good not every month at least. We urge our only to the Industry at home, but customers to let us provide this to potential customers Overseas. service. The value of it will be The personal touch carries a good attested by the greatly increased deal more weight than any mileage which the tyres receive." amount of propaganda, useful as the latter undoubtedly is, and the visits signify an earnest desire on the part of the Industry at Home,

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1,000 MILES CUP.

BIG ITALIAN EVENT.

WON BY FIAT.

AIRMAN'S GRAPHIC

STORY.

LANDING AT 8,900 FEET...

cars.

THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1928.

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Lord Knutsford, writing

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The "Thousand Mile Cup" race organised by the A. C. of Brescia, took place between Saturday and Sunday, 1st March and 1st April, on roada open to the traffic, which

Captain Lawrence Hope, the air were alrealy in themselves dificult owing to the many passes through pilot, and last year's winner of the the Alps and Apines. The King's Cup, on his return to Lon-not only to obtain first-hand in- race was rendered inors trying and don from Italy told a remarkable formation, but to utilise such in- hard by the bad conditions of the story of adventures and escapes in formation as is obtained thereby roads and the heavy rain which flight over the Alps. He started towards satisfying the require- the Competitors had to endure for with Count Franco Mazzotti, the ments of the Dominion and Colon-cerning the question of the motorist a good part of the course but in racing motorist, to fly to Italy in ail markets. By this means, too, emerging from a side road and

fight aeroplane the spite of this a further splendid D.H. Moth

jour kinamen Overseas are able to crossing Fiats taking part in this severe test Lyons about four o'clock, and

which the Industry has had to experienced drivera which victoriously arrived first, weather reports were excellent

motorists do not in the least beed second, fourth, sixth and seventh in Captain Hope decided to go straight contend and even yet has to sur-which, I fear, the great body of

on across the Alps rather than

Mr. W. R. Morris has just re-or consider, writes Gordon Fraser From Brescia, Ceginning and waste time going to the South of turned from a visit to Australia in the "Daily Express." ending of the race) to Bologna, France.

and New Zealand, and the reports I give his letter, and believe that We were well over the Alps, at that

have from Bologna to Rome and Ancona,

arriving I shall be right-in saying that every been ten thousand feet," said

his concerning

visit then along the Adriatic coast, cros-about

would motorist should be glad to see his ning the whole of Emilia and a Captain Hope, "when suddenly seem to indicate that a vast rule rigidly regarded. grent part of Veneto, the struggle saw that the ground was completely amount of good is likely to result Crossing From the Right Side.

"Can you tell us and night un-covered by clouds. To lasted a whole day

any sufficient antherefrom. Now comes. informa-

MALAYA'S GOOD ROADS. censingly and the small 509 Fists through dense clouds would have tion that Mr. J. K. Starley is reason why the rule of the road at gained the general admiration for been almost suicide, for we were starting shortly on a Colonial cross roads should not be:-

"You must give way to any Two tall, bronzed young English- the perfect way they kept to the practically bound to fly into

trip in the interests of the Rover mountain side. There was roads and their regular running.

not Company visiting India, Malay vehicle crossing you from your men, Mr. B. H. Cathrick, of Pierce- After the Monte Carlo Rally and enough light left to go back and States, Australia, and New Zea- right side."

bridge, near Darlington, and Mr. оп decent ground. It was land.

"This is the rule at sea for ships. J. P. Castly, of Norwich, arrived in' the Tunis-Tripuli Raid, this new land

combination on victory once again results in bring-getting dark quickly and I realised The appearance of this Bulletin If once it was made, then any one London ing forward the perfection of the that we had no alternative but to is a further attempt to assist in breaking it would be to blame and cycles after making a tour of the |land-which apparently meant to placing British-made vehicles in would lose an action for damages. world and covering 60,000 miles, Fint 509.

The average speed reached last crash. Through the clouds I saw the position which it should "I know all about the side road They have visited 25 countries and in the markets of the giving way to the main road hit in travelled 20,000 miles by motor-

very many instances in real life cycle.

go

I

some-occupy

WORLD TOUR,

ALL BY MOTOR CYCLE,

motor-

Bald the

year by the 1,100 cmc class which a hut and decided to land was believed could not be beaten, where near it. We cruised along World.

It has been felt that, as dis-one cannot tell which is the main Relating some of their varied ex- was surpassed, the Fiat 609 arriv- the side of Mount Lavanna, one of ing at the average speed of km. the highest mountalus, and steeled tinct from the advertising point road.

periences, Mr. Cathrick ourselves for our crash. Then we of view, the campaign in favour of "Drive up Upper Brook-street or tour was not intended as a speed 67.467 an hour.

The fact that, in the highest made what is known as a stall British Vehicles should be supple- Upper Grosvenor-street. Which Is test. "We did not hurry, but we the landing, dropping down In pan-mented by an approach to the the main road? Drive through certainly saw the world and gave cylinder capacity (litre) victorious car had only a superiority cake fashion. The machine came to Public through the Editorial side Royaton-one road goca to London, more than 100 lectures in of about km. 8,500 on the average a standstill with the wings, level of the Overseas Press, and that the other to Newmarket."

Dominions. We have had 58 civic 509 with the snow and the under-car-individual Editors and. Journal- Incorrect Signals to Police. receptions. We were the first to as compared with the small which is of 090 cme cylinder eapa-riage buried. There we were sit-ists will welcome some authentic It is pleasing to find how inter-motor-cycle from Dieppe to city, leaves much to be said for this ting on a mountain side, 8,000 feet news relating to the British ested the police are in the little road Suez Canal and to cross the Andes

amall car.

RACING ACE.

DAYTONA BEACH.

Motor Industry.

problems.

himself:-

་

4. Right arm horizontal, plam country "visited.

down-Slow down.

the

the

New

The best roads

are found in the Malay States and

up, and no sign of anyone.

A Kentish officer says in South America. Count Mazzotti thought our With this, in view a Publicity that "when on point duty we see "We travelled with only one suit escape so marvellous that he got Department has been set up by incorrect signals given constantly, each, a teat, a rifle each, food for out, und disappeared up to his neck. the British Manufacturers' Sec- some of them leaving as in doubt, ten days, and a repair outfit. I lugged him up, and the blackness tion of the S.M.M.T. whose bust-until the wheels begin to turn, as When we reached the hotter cilm- ACCIDENT TAKES PLACE ON of night was just descending when ness, it will be to keep the public to which way the drivers wish to ates we had to buy tropical outfits

we saw a string of lamps coming informed, through the Overseas proceed."

of course. We crossed, the Sinai. up towards us. They turned out Press and in other directions, of He asks that the general rules, desert and the Sheikh of Islam was party from the all matters of interest arising in which ought to be well understood, wonderfully hospitable to us in Frank Lockhart, ace of Ameri-to be a rescue

It, will circulate can automobile racers, was killed Alpine Fascists who had seen our the Industry.

Mr. Cathrick gave the following as recently, as he attempted to establanding. With lifelines and snow-monthly to the Dominions and should be restated, and gives them Palestine.

1. "Right forearm vertical-Stop. other impressions of the four: lish a new world's speed record on shoes they got us down, and our Colonies news of general interest

"The prettiest girls live in Cape- Daytona Beach, Fla. He was next difficulty was to salve the ma- as affecting the British Motor

2. Right arm horizontal-Turn- Manufacturing Industry,

and

Ing. right.......

town; the most beautiful women driving the Stutz Black Hawk chine.

"Early next morning we return others in the Dominions and Col- Special, a 16-cylinder car which

3. Right arm horizontal and then are seen in Buenos Aires. had been designed largely by him-ed to it with three sleighs and lots onies are cordially invited to swept to left-Turning left. Zealand is the most picturesque self. The direct cause of acci- of rope. We put the little plane on make use of that Department, dent was the blowing of one or the sleigha, and got her down, even either by direct application to the both of the rear tyres which caus-crossing a nine-foot wide bridge. Department, or, in the case of dowh, and moved slowly up and ed the car to fall into a skid We got the Moth on to a plateau Australia and which turned into a series of 500 yards long, and I got some leaps and barrel-rolls due to the lumberjacke to make me some big terrific momentum which the car, skis with boxes on thern. We were travelling in the neighbourhood of still over 5,000 feet high, and at the 200 miles an hour, had attained. end of the plateau was a precipice. Lockhart started his racing We put the 'plane with the wheels career as a mere youth with a rein the boxes and started off. It built Ford. For a number of seemed a terrible, tiris taking the years he drove on western dirt air and the precipice loomed near, tracks, then in 1926 appeared at but just in time up she went and Indianapolis for the 500-mile I saw the skis and boxes disappear race. His car failed to meet cer into the ravine. I went on without lain mechanical qualifications and further adventure to Turin, where was not admitted. He remained Count Mazzotti and the luggage to watch the race, however, and later joined me, and we went on to by a stroke of fortune was on Milan Hand when Pete Kreis was taken ill. He won the race. Subae diaplacement with his record of quently be established several better than 164 miles an hour on new competitive and non-compett dry Lake Muree, Utah

tive speed marks on wood and Lockhart was hyra in Dayton, dirt tracks. Be held the Ameri- O., but had spent most of his life can speed record for cars of not on the west coast. He is survived more than 91% cubic inches of by his widow.do

New Zealand, through the local offices of the Section there.

The addresses, in each case, are as follows:

Dutch East Indies, the worst roads 5. Right arm waved low from in Portugal."

Mr. Cathrick added that ave rear to front-Puss me.;

out on the My police officer friend also aug- saddles were worn gests white gloves for drivers at Journey, and the two at present on

the machine were searly Anished. England:

It will be roen that Rule They were arrested for baking The Manager, Publicity De- partment, British Manufac Answers the problem in which two photographs of the main railway turers Section, Society of motorists, meeting at a road junc-bridge which spans the Danube, at Motor Manufacturers and tion, each desire to go left. Belgrade The Belgrade Motor Woman Driver's Correct Solution. Club Balled them out. While cross-

Tradera, Ltd., 88, Pall MallIt was with great pleasure that ing South America from west to

London, S.W.1.. Australia:...

1 diacovered the first correct solu saat they had to go through a two- Mr. J. S. Strong, Motor on which I opened concerning a mile tunnel. The wind blew their Secretary, Australian Associa driving problem was from a woman exhaust smoke into their faces and

they were nearly suffocated. tion of British Manufacturere motorist and their Representatives, 18, The problem concerned a motorist Barrack-street, Sydney.

in a traffic full road, wherein heat, next turning on his was unable to turn. He had round and then indicate his New Zealand:

Mr G. D. Sutton F.PA unwittingly passed his turning to to cross the road in, the

way, thus taking his New Zealand Association of the right.

back

the

British Manufacturers and I give the proper course in the stream, travelling back again." Agents, National Bank Build words of my woman correspondent Exactly. And a special point ings (opp G.P.O. Wellington, "The motorist, having passed the should be made of backing into the

desired turning, ahould alow down side road.

NZ

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