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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1928.

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T. T. RACES

UNWANTED TYPE OF

MOTOR-CYCLE

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ALL WRONG?"

[By Laurence H. Code]

THE CHINA MAIL,

BOAT RACING

INCREASE IN POPULARITY OF

W

THE SPORT

GOOD ENTRIES

The steady increase in popularity

The Tourist Trophy Races are of motor boating has ensured ex- all wrong.

That is a bold state-ceptionally good entries for the ment, but it is right. We are large number of motor boat racing developing a motor-cycle which events that have been held at the is not wanted by riders and which main yachting centres, and round is likely to be unpopular among the const of Britain this year. the general public.

The Maux classics have served

Space would not permit even a summary being given of all these events, but it may definitely be

a great purpose, and they may stated that the need for class bont continue to do so, but only by racing is becoming more and more too The restrictions drastic alterations in the condi-obvious.

(should not allow the super develop- tions and regulations, The ment of the power unit to propor- present-day motor-cycle is won- tions inconsistent either with re- derfully efficient. At next-to-liability or moderate expenditure, auch as has become the case with nothing costs it will take its rider the 1-1/2 litre clase. over all roads, and its general The popularity of fast standard- performance is very much higherised boats, however, should change than that of any car which, on the aspect of next year's racing a price basis, comes within the activities, and furnish more inter- consideration of the hundreds eating and successful fant boat of thousanus whose roadfaring events, in which a greater number must, of necessity, be cheap. of those with limited means can There is no need to make our participate, High speed racing, by machines any faster, and it is im- the way, this season has included portant that we should make "Motor Boat" Challenge Trophy, "the sea mile contest" for tho them quicter and cleaner. average racing machine in, the series of high speed regattas, under Isle of Man this year was some-the management of the Royal Motor thing of monstrosity. It had Yacht Club of Hythe.

The

a small engine and immense out-

arranged with the fourth of a

side "gear." The overhead valve the property of the famous Racing This was won by "Miss Alacrity," mechanism on some of the Motorist, Alaior H. O. D. Segrave. "mustard-pot". engines stood out like antlers,

at a mean speed of 50.6 knots or ap- proximately 68 M.P.H.

Machines generally were very much too heavy, and they were also very much too, "consump-) tive." It is time we broke away from regulations which are en- couraging the production of speedier, noisier, and heavier mounts.

Programme Suggestion,

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NEW BUICK

STYLE AND BEAUTY - COMBINED

RADICAL IMPROVEMENTS

The three years' agreement which was entered into by the Manx authorities and the Auto- Cycle Union is now at an end,

The world wide reputation of and because this is so, the ques. Buick, the unequalled degree of tion will be reopened as to (1) owner goodwill and loyalty and the Whether the races should be con- universal acceptance of the product tinued: and (2) If so, whether can be attributed only to the fact they should be held in the Isle that each succeeding Buick was a of Man.

better car than its preccessor. I think that the answer should Mindful of this public confidence be in the affirmative in each case. Buick engineers have evolved a new But, as I have said, the pro-car commemorating the twenty-fifth gramme should be different. anniversary of the building of the I think it would be an excellent first Buick. This new car is dis- idea to have a Tourist-Trophytinctively Buick Insofar as its in- Race for 250 cc. two-stroke ma-built quality la concerned. The chine. This is a type which has same fundamental characteristics come to the front very much of which have contributed so much to late because of the individual en- Buick success during the past terprise of a few firms. It has twenty-five years are present not received the encouragement in the new car, butto A which is its due, and I think that much greater degree thon ever such a race as I have suggested before. The refinements made would cause the big Midland firms in the mechanical construction of to experiment with light two-the car' result in greatly improved strokes.

performance. These features will Most of them have played with not be obvious to the car buyer un- the type, but very few have taken til he has driven, the car but 80 it seriously. Why should they? radical has been the change in ap- So long as they have a machine pearance that he will at once be im

THE GOLDEN ARROW WOMAN MOTORIST which is popular and which sells pressed with the new body design.

SECRECY DISCLOSED-IN WONDERFUL DESIGN

SEGRAVE'S AMAZING CAR

Major H. O. D. Segrave is to attempt to recapture the

HOPES TO RACE AGAINST CRACKS

HER AMBITION

readily, it would be bad business The now body lines are not mere- to introduce an entirely new ma-ly-adaptations or copies of existing chine which would call for the body style nor do they resemble purchase of expensive machine any cars on the market to-day and tools, and which generally would yet one glance at them will assure disorganise the works.

as the

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But if they had a real lead, you that they will become as well as by the promotion of a Tourist Buick of the past. They are not

recognized and admired Trophy Race, they would start ex radical in the sense that they are Paris-Mme. Janine Jennky, the perimenting in real earnest. The unconventional but rather are world's French woman motorist, who at two-stroke engine has very great distinctive, so dignified In speed record from America in a tained a speed of 204 kilometres promise. It is not such a finished simplicity, so well balanced in their 240-mile-an-hour golden racing car (about 128 miles) an hour at article as the high efficiency four- early in the new year, and to-day 1 Aranjon recently, declares that she stroke, but it very soon would be, proportion, that they will raise to am able to give the full details of is going shortly to England to com- if properly developed.

in new height the standard by which this ear, which will be known as pete at Brooklands track against

motor cars in its price class are "The Irving-Napler Golden Arrow,"

judged.

says the "Morning Post" Motoring Correspondent.

English women drivers.

A Sidecar Race

their

She states that the ambition of And what about the sidecars? Inherently the car is better than her life is to compete against the I understand that the industryjit ever has been in the past Insofar | famous British motorists, Captain was opposed to a revival of the as mechanical construction, is con- Changed His Mind

Malcolm Campbell and Major Sidecar Tourist Trophy. But cerned. Also It now stands ready After Major Segrave had taken Segrave, in the hope of attaining a times have changed. The car to compete on purely an appearance the world's speed record at Daytona speed of 400 kilometres (about 250 manufacturers are casting covet basis with any car on the market Beach, Florida, In 1927, he an- miles) an hour "British United ous eyes on the cheap passenger regardless of its price class. nounced that he would not compete Press,”

brief, the new Buick regardless of again, and adhered to this decisión |

I think that the motor-cycle in its name, would acquire undeniable when Captain Malcolmn Campbell less safe, as the stream-lined body resistance to the challenge. The beauty.

dustry should undertake active leadership by virtue of its own beat his record, but when Captain is so designed that wind pressure sidecar is a superb passenger ma Campbell's record was lowered by will keep the car on the ground.

chine, but it would be unwise to

nounced that a car would be built in which he would attempt to get the record back for Britain.

Since then, under conditions of "The Golden

absolute

secrecy,

vehicle le hung lower.

market.

In

the Amerkan, Mr. Ray Keech, he The ground clearance will be allow it to rest on its laurels. A ke 200 miles to the gallon of came out of his retirement and inches for the old car, but the whole Tourist Trophy race constitutes petrol. This sounds ridiculous, excellent propaganda, and I sug-500 cc. sidecar before the war but I cannot forget that. I had a Major Segrave told me that in gest to the industry that any- his opinion this car is 100 per cent thing which will resist the men which used to give me about 100 ahead of the last one in design.

ace of the cheap four-wheeler PAS Arrow has been built at the Robin smaller," he said. "In point of fact We now have two races in my the latter cannot offer anything

"It is better stream-lined and should be cultivated.

The solo motor-cycle will never Hood Engineering Works, Putney the last car with its two engines proposed programme for next

be challenged by the car, because Vale. Particular cara has been taken over the stream-lining of the body, developed only 840 horse power and year, a 250 ac. two-stroke solo like the same sport, but this does so that it shall offer the least pos- not 1,000, as popularly supposed. I race and a sidecar race, in which not eliminate the need for eible resistance to the wind, and to am more than confident that as far I huggest that 600 c.c. should be economy, and, so far as the side- attain this caroful experiments have as the car is concerned it will do all the maximum capacity. The third car is concerned. cheap running been made in wind tunnels, like that is required."

race might be solo contest with a

costs should be the main plank in.) the platform, P In addition to the car, Major 500.cc limit and a class for 850 those used for testing aeroplanes. Segrave also gave me details of the c.c. machines.

The result is a car 28 feet long, new motor boat which he will take Petrol Consumption › but with a frame only 24 Inches: wide, on which is mounted a cigar to Florids to attempt to capture the

I cannot refrain from barking more capable and very much shaped body which will be covered motor-boat speed record at the same my shins against the tree of util- cheaper, and there is nothing to with gold paint. The Napler engine time as the land record. This boat ity. As I have said, we are sacri- fear from the mass-production Miss England." The engine. Is and certain parts of the motor-be cxpected in the near future... will be painted white and called ficing everything to sheer speed, plants from which £100 cars may similar to that in the car, cycle are being neglected because It is really more important to The motor-boat record is to be of concentration on power output. the average rider that, a machine The car will be three-quarters of attempted within a week of the car I should like to see a petrol con- should perform cheaply than that a ton lighter than the former two record, and the estimated speed of gumption test in a TT. race, for it should travel fastar than con- engined car which Major Segrave the boat is 95 miles an hour, to beat think that this would set us on ditions allow, and this being so, used, its weight being about 8% the record of 90 miles an hour, the right road to greater economy. the Tourist Trophy Races should tons. It is estimated, however, that Britalu last held this record seven A senior solo machine ought to take into consideration the econo die lighter weight will not make It years ago.

be able to operate at something mic side af efficiency.

is of the Schneider Cup type, de veloping about 1,000 horas power. **Improved Design

Prove to the road-faring public that the combination is as reliable ns the car, and at the same time

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