1931-04-08 — Page 2

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THE EXETER TRIAL,

In the great winter trial from

London to Exeter, promoted by the English Motor Cycle Club at Christmas time, 183 'cars competed.

The weather was the best for years,

· and 184 ears were checked in at the finish. There were six. observed hills, Devenish Pit, Higher Rill, Harcombe, Meerbay, Black Hill,

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1931.

MOTOR NOTES.

its journey, have been the cause of chainler serves as an upper-cylinder treuble to other motorists. This labricant and prolongs the life of fact may develop a sense of false the piston rings. This, of course, is the reverse of what occurs in a

INCREASE IN PETROL TAX?:

Rumours are aflont concerning the possible increase of the tax upon petrol, ong, actually to the uffect that the present rate of dd. per gallon 'may be doubled. If this were to be done, states The Com- marcial Motor, the additional

urden upon the operator of a 6-ton hurry would be in the neighbour- hood of £72 por annum, whilst unch double-deck bus would cost some

greatest number, 11, with Riley rew, ice-bound ronds of Northern are smooth and strong in their (ame) coming next. Each of the Europe, and passing across no effect, reliable, and easy to adjust four Vauxhalls which competed fower than seven countries, British when necessary; the linings have a won a kold medal, and both of the Lara reached the finish in such fine wonderfully long life, and only a security, and Jull a driver into petrol engine, in which the fuel 104 per annum mere on account of Pugatti chre did so.

An impressive futtle that they were able to beat, light effort has to be made to apply neglecting the adjustments noces tends to wash away lubricant, performance was that of the eight in the finn] trat of neceleration and them. All this applies to what hassury to keep his controls up to the

become known as the service brake, proper standard. Ford cars, seven of which won gold braking, all their foreign rivals. and the other a silver medal.

Forty-eight cars won silver and 30 bronze medals; seven finished the course, hat received no nward, and

retired:

and 1hberton, there being a step and restart test on Black Hill Savonty cars either stopped

failed

conform to

with the conditions on Black Hill: 34 Jailed on Meerhay, 23 on 16her- ton, and 15 ([] Devenisti Pit, which many had to nscend in the dark. Forty-six makes of cara were represented among the start ere, ranging from an Austin Seven j'ed, individually and collectively, on

A BRITISH CARS TRIUMPH.

The motor-car manufacturers of Great Britain mast be congratulat

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Absolute einer-

the higher price of fuel. Much research will have to he

When such proposals are even done in connection with permissible being considered what hope is there Increased mounts of wear before operating of industrial revival?

ing costs when he cannot increase as the haulier does-cut his operat-

hix income?

Nor is this all. They carried off that is, the foot brake; every effort gencies do not occur frequently, stengineers can usefully assess the transport costs are a tax upon in. all the honours in the difficult in been directed towards ita in when driving every day brake woar life of a compression-ignition en-dustry of every kind Has it never mountain climb that followed, and,provement, and the different moves on almost imperceptibly until gine with anything like the degree ecurred to those in authority to do

the neglectful driver may suddenly of accuracy which obtains in the 80 versatile are our designers and dern systems, hydraulic, vacuum

find that he has not sufficient power case of petrol engines, manufacturers, all the highest servo, and, mechanically operated with either set of brakes to cope prizes, in the competition for the have all been brought to a high with a sudden demand.

pitch of excellence. most comfortable car.

Coming as it has done at a time

The result has been to a certain

of industrial depression, this overextant to relegate the handbrake to whelming British success, with cars a kind of super numerary position, from nearly every factory of note in these isles, is the best piece of to a Buick and a 30/98-h.p. Vaux, literally "sweeping the board “in ¦ propaganda work that has been ac- hall. The greatest numbers of in- the recent Monte Carlo Rally, reomplished for some time. Let us dividual makes were 24 M.G, Mid-marks The Motor. This was on to "all qut" to win all the big get, 19 Riley, 10 Frazer Nash, 15 | ordinary trial, last a test of the motoring events of the year and Austin Soven, and 11 Triumph. If must searching nature, carried thus convince the world at large ni! the different models of Morris out in the depths of winter, over

that there is np better car than one products-M.G. Midget, Morris the greater part of Europe! It which is built in Britain. Minor, Corley, Major, and Oxford | necessitated continuous" driving, in -were added together as one make, some cases, for nearly 2,300 miles in there were 40, and 10 Austin. Fourį four days and nights. The slightest Wolseley Hornet also took part. trouble with the ears would have

Seventy-two cars won gold medals j eliminated them from the list of for flawless performances, M ̧G. !nwards.

Midget curs Beweginting for the Yet, after rgotiating the par

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BRAKES.

Brakes to-day are better on motor vehicles than the early notorists would have believed possible.. They

WHY FOLLOW THE OTHERS?

Can anyone tell me why every-

it being required only to hold the body drives his or her car along the ear stationary. The old practicese old road writes a correspon- pursued by experienced drives of dent to a Home paper. Week by using the foot and hand brakes al-week people tell me that they're ternately and so equalising their thinking of giving up motoring wear and tear has fallen almost completely into discuse, and the hand brake may not al

Rubbish and fiddlesticks! Thera ways be As perfect EL it

is still room for thousands without should be, Far too often it is neccssary to supplement it by leav-motoring public would forget this serious overcrowding, if only the ing the car in gear or by checking herd instinct-the instinct that

the wheels when a stoppage in noces. sary on a step grade. These wheel chocka, which are frequently left in the road when the ear proceds on

RED RING

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The Motorist who changes to India Super Tyres enjoys a two-fold security,

1. The much improved safety tread grips. the road and makes steering and cornering easier.

2. He learns that the Red Ring means more miles for his money-that they are firm allies of his pocket as well as of his comfort-and-eafety-

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they never de give it up, by the way because the roads are too erowded at the week-ende.

CHURCA litter, Blume, WAZA and plagues. Day by day the main and moving string of motors, and good- arterial ronds are covered with a.

ness only knows where they are going.

Eome months ago I made an ju vestigation and a successful ex periment. One Sunday, having crawled along main roads to the Aero Club, I took the air light. heartedly, and thanked the gods that the air, at least, was tolerably empty. As I wallowed about the sky my eye caught one of the main ronds; like ants impatient to get home to lunch were the innumerable CiLrs, But for miles around the by-roads were empty. I followed a by-road to the same destination as the main road; it was longer, but I only saw three cars on it,

A few days later, on a Bank Holiday. I put my theory to the test. I was to spend the holiday in Cornwall and proposed to motor down from the Midlands-a matter of 270 miles or so.. On the map I planned my goings and comings, and when the day arrived I travell ad for nearly a hundred miles down' the Fosse Way, meeting outside the towns and villages a matter of, Bay, one motor vehicle every two miles. eyond Bath I matored through Radstock, Shepton Mallet, Ilches- ter, Chard, Honiton," and so to Exeter. There were patches of traffic, but I had missed the holi- any flock down the Gloucester, Bristol, Bridgwater and Taunton roads; beyond Exeter it did not matter so much. The unadventur- our of to-day are chary of travell- ing to such "wild" spots, and I bud Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor to myself.

When everybody discovers this ro. markable bureness of the by-ronda, and when overybody uses them, then I will go back to the main roads.

THE COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE.

-At present nam of the most thorny problems in connection with the ecmpression-ignition engine is that of lubrication. In certain in- stances, Baya The Commercial Motor, it has been found that there ia a tendency for the lubricant in the sumpte. increase in viscosity, presumably owing to the heavier fractions of the oil fuel being blown past the piston rings when the cylinders have become somewhat worn. The very high compression ration employed eause this action.. On the other hand, the experi enco of others shows that the pre sruce of oil in the combustion..

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