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THE MONTE CARLO RALLY.

CONSISTENT PERFORM- ANCES OF BRITISH CARS.

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TUESDAY, MARCH

SPARKS

1932

FROM THE PLUGS

one of the new Triumph Super THE DEPRECIATION BOGY. WOMAN WHO

Nines and, as she only obtained delivery of it a few hours before she started for the Continent, there was no opportunity for special tun- ing. Incidentally, the Ladies Cup I had not been won by a British com This, your's Monte Carlo Rally has resulted in remarkably consist-petitor since 107, while Mrs tout performances on the part of Vaughan also won the "Comfort the British cars which ran in this Competition" in her clasa.. gruelling trial. In the light car class particularly, British proved their truly amazing reliabi- lity by securing twelve out of the first pineteen places.

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Bileys took eight of there twelve places," including third, fourth and fifth, Leverett, who was third, be ing just unable to repeat his success of last year, he was also the case

of Healey, second with his, Invicta, in Class 1.

Rupert Riley arented a record by "roaching Monte Carlo from Athens,

Making it Harder!

A quite unique entry was the ilmaa Wizard and Eccles cara

NOT SO BLACK AS ITS

PAINTED...

Why so much dwelling upon car depreciation? Learned motorista in

discussing running costs, upkeep.- and so on, always end up with the last-straw-that-breaks - the. camel's brok wail: "And then, of course, there is depreciation. That is big item."

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Well, of course there is deprecia.

DOESN'T LIKE

LONDON.

GET-OUT-OF-THE-WAY.”

DRIVERS.

A woman guiative of mine, visit was asked to prolong her stay, ing London for a woek recently,

writes a London Motorist,

She declined with thanks just could not stand the noise any longer," he said.

The constant tattle, noise and hooting of hundreds of motor horns fairly bouls into my brain,

"How Londoners can stand 2 1

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BRIGHT IDEAS FOR of the finest races degenerate into a procession of speeding cycles so far as many of the spectator's are concerned.

THE T.T. RACES.

MASSED START ARGUMENT

Stop Watch and Pencil.

The official view is that as the

To judge, by club gossip, the spectator cannot know where any motor-orcle" racing season has de-competitor stands, they take an initely begun, writes "Kirkstone." interest in all. This may be so in Naturally as they are the big by spectators show that it is not some cases, but pungent comments gest events in motor-cycle apost in all dames. Except in rope the Tourist Trophy races are the years even the finish in robbed of principal subjects of discussion.

thrills by the attention which the I have heard it stated that pro spectator has to pay to sopwatch visional entries for the Seasor TT and pencil, are so numerous that the half- minute skirting interval between riders will have to be curtailed to

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Thanks to recent research in the

British glass and celluloid indus

made entirely of British raw mate tries safety glass will grentually be

rials.. Hitherto, suitable Sheet glass and celluloid have not been available in Britain. The glass is van combination driven by Dtion, but no more in proportion

now to be manufactured in Lanen- An argument against the massed shire, whilst a committee, headed Noble the 1,500 odd miles from than there is en anything also we Glasgow. Considering that the use or wear. A man who lays by

start is that it is dangerous for by Dr. Hepworth of Imperial Wizard, with five up, had a towing a favourite suit, or coat, that has

from 10 to 80 men to have a speed Chemical Industries, has for the down Quarter Bridge. load, with caravan and the crews worn well and given him good ser

Yet in last two years been, investigating. Other rumours are that the Auto-Ukter, and on the Continent, spills the possibility of manufacturing baggage of more than a ton, it was vice, does not judge it from a do finished reading & coroners com Cyde Union has decided to adopt are few.

the right type of celluloid at home.

This committee has carried out. experimente in various parts of the country; nitro cotton has been pro- duced in Ayrshire, the colloid itself in Essex and the completed product has been tested in the Triplex laboratories at King's. Norton, Birmingham.

do not know."

This was said just after I had

monts on motor-hooting.

The coroner's criticism was fair, and so was that of my relative. The coroner did not dwell upon the im proper use of car horus, but stressed. the difficulty of deciding what was necessary and what was unnecessary

Thoughtless Walkers.

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the massed start, and that fidera will be started in groups.

Merely Rumours.

Actually, there is no chance of hay of these things: happening.

As for the provisional entries being large, none exist. Efforts to bring about the massed start, as

a particularly meritorious achievepreciation standpoint. He realises ment, to have reached Monte Carlo that he has had adequate value for on time. In the subsequent "Con-money paid, and that there is cours de Confort the judges were nothing about which he can grum for, this is the fast time in the his-

so impress with the combination be. A suite of furniture, piano, tory of the evens that a car from that they considered it merited carpet, depreciate from day to day, Athens has Anished on time His Special Award.

but nobody makes a dirge about en was a hip tourer of a type! For the R. A.C. Rally which is to them. Yet a poor, hardworking noise. especially designed for. Overseas, be held in England in March, Mr.ear, that gives more pleasure than use and bis success over this route, W. E Rootes has organised a most all these expensive household ne- many sections of which aro levoid formidable entry all of whom will cessories put together, and may cost comes from: progress, and there in the Ulster race, have failed.

drive Humber or Hillmun curs. less, is continually being reproached The list includes such well-known with depreciation.. drivers as Earl Howe, Sir Henry Birkin and the Earl of March, while Mr. Rootes himself will, drive a Humber Sports cabriolet de ville, though he has not taken part in

of ronds, is convincing, proof of its suitability for the work."

A Gallant Performance.

If one counts the happy miles the family car has "knocked up," re Mrs. Vaughan, London doctor,

collecting countless, splendid runs, won the Ladies' Cup, in spite of

jolly dashes to shows and picturos, the fret that she gallantly jeopar-

summer holidays, with the old fel dised her chances by stopping to competitions since before the Walow loaded to capacity but still sender Assistance in a serious accid. In those days, as "Billy Rootes, be going strong, one must admit that

stages of the event. Her car was į triala.

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I can understand the argument of many famous riders that a mass ed start would not be fair to them, as riders of moderate skill might thereby get on to the tail of the best men at the start, and so profit by their riding judgment. But is there such a lot in this?

One plan, which, I understand,

The Triplex Co. is anxious to ob was suggested to the Auto-Cycle tain its supplies at home and is even Union, was to start the riders in prepared to pay higher prices, but the Senior race in groups ranged as a matter of fact. British mate on the basis of the average lap than those produced abroad.

riale will probably cost no more

It was

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Most of the noise of our cities must be sacrifices for progrese. In 1994, a massed start was tried Would it be unfair to say walkers in the ultra-lightweight Tourist perhaps thoughtlessness by walkers Trophy, It was hardly a muccess, is the ouuse of half the horn-blow- and since then no one has acceed. "peeds duos, in practice. ing in the streets?

ed in bringing forward reasons for argued that if the fastest men in its adeption that would persuade Practice were sent off first, and so is the spectator would know that The Ministry of Transport when

Iriders trade and sport officials too, it would give greater interest in that group were all the probable. Mr. Whitehall sund regulations to Harbert Morrison Was At

agree to the change.

to the practices; give the fastest winners, and for him it would have deal with this problem, after con-

.I in favour of the massed a clear course; case the path the effect of

L mased start.

make the race more interesting for

when the official mind begins to the spectator.-

realise that what was all right for With the fastest men starting spectators of 1907 is not good

(Pombinued on next column.) enough for the spectator of to-day, 28.

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which occurred in the closing was well known in motor cyclo! the debt, after all, is on the owner's gultation #ith the motoring bodies start circle, mainly from, the point of the slow riders, and generally. However, change may be made

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and the police, but these appear to better spectacle for the crowd" on of view, that it would provide a

have had little effect.

As a motorist, I must admit that the outlying parts of the course, half the traffic noise of cities is Under present arrangements some caused by the varying notes of hooters and horns of motor vehicles --squeakers; raucous-shriekers and so on-and though the majority, of people in the streets do not know- ingly feel the offeal of these nuises any' observant person can see what is happening by the teneenuss of faces..

I have often wondered. it. things could be improved, by making it compulsory for all matör transport to have borns with one note, quite. different from any other street noise, low and distinctive, so that all could know that it was "motor traffic signalling,

The fire engine has a bell note which is distinctive and does not. make the nerves dance. The ain- bulance has another sort of 'hell, equally effective as a warning call. and unmistakable.. A railway train has s own particular form of rattle noise.

The noise of motor traffic is" noi. excessive, having regard to the |"number" of "care now in use. Whit is lacking is some form of control of noises; simple regulations sim ing at a silencing effect to which everyone could "conform

It must not be forgotten that the Ilaw says that na motorist who does (not give audible notice of his ap-

proach can be charged

Code of Boots.

Buch control could peshapa be brought about by a horn with a sonorous boom which walkers would' be able to recognise. With a code of hoots it would also convey, to other motorists various requests such as Pull over to the left;" "I am taking the right of way; or "Stop, something wrong."

Control of this kind would im prove the conditions of dur roads during week-ends, and of our life in the cities, and it would bring about a better feeling between walk- or, and driver.

"Get Out of the Way." Meanwhile, there is far too much “hooting *nt walkora and fellow. motorists, imply because certain drivers assume that they have the right of pausge,

Clet-out-of-the-way

hooting annoys everyone, The motor hooter should he used only as an alarmo signal. Is should not be used in such a way as to make a walker plösashia baad onto confuse anotha

driver.

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