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BRITISH MOTOR NOTES..

Specially Written by the R.A.C. Correspondent.

Prior to the war the Royal the distance over a route by noj Automobile Club had under con-¡means favourable to high speeds: sideration a proposal that itịat an average of 61.3 miles an should encourage efforts to pro-hour. At the termination of the duce an internal combustion race he informat, the representa- motor bearing the same relation tive of "The Autocar that hel to standard types as the steam had no trouble from beginning to turbine does to the reciprocating end. The car ran perfectly and steam engine. Some progress'appeared to be in St condition to was made with a scheme designed start the test all over again. Ho to affect this result but the out-had no tyre changes, na mechan. [ break of war interfered. It is,ical adjustments and only one! interesting to learn that the stop for oil. Of the five cars toị Club's Technical Committee is änish in the 1,500 e.c. class, aili now giving further consideration the first three were British, the to the suggestion with the object second and third place going to of ascertaining whether the time' Aston-Martins. In the 1,100 c.e. has yet arrived for the institution class the three British Frazer of competitive rests of notary Nash cars all finished and secured) internal combustion engines. the team prize from France.

HILL-CLIMBING COMPETITIONS.

In the short speed tests held at the beginning of the week, thei best aggregate time for the three One of the most interesting, runs was credited to a British sporting events held under the car, which was unfortunately Open Competition Rules of the disqualified on technical grounds. R.A.C. is the series of hill-climb This left a French car with an ing competitions which take place, engine of 5.000 e.c. with the first annually at Shelley Walsh.: place, with the British Bentley, The hill is a steep one with some; the engine of which is only 3,000 very nasty turns and the sport c.c... in second place and very. ing character of the event is close up. The Bentley was easily

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preliminary practice is permit, excellent performance was puti ted. During the meeting held up by a 2.000 c.c. Sunbeam, again. in September. 1923, the driven by Segrave. competition for small cars having

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engines up to 750 cc. capacity] ACU. SIX-DAY TRIALS. was won by a 7 h.p. Austin, this car thus emphasising the capas Trials, organised by the A.C.U..

The Six-day Motor Cycle, bilities which it had already proved by its high speed perform have been held this rear over an exceptionally trying route. Some, Brooklands. In the # class for engines of unlimited parts of it, in fact, and notably size, the same make also proved that described as the Colonial successful, the first prize in section, were so bad as regards) handicap formula going to a 20 bir road surfaces and gradients that Austin. The fastest time in this the test became one of drivers rather than of machines. Many class was credited na 24-60 hp.

that deserved the Sunbeam which was easily the entrants speediest of a fairly large field, highest awards were penalised which included three 30-98 hp as the result of accidents on

bese reads and on Vauxhalls and other cars of high

Nevertheless, of LIG -tarters. power. In the 15 litre class a

86 finished, and 73 secured t successfal among Buratti was

medals, which ist fifteen competitors and, in the 2, d STUDEBAKER MURALS.tre class, & ardmore came insufficient tribute to the high first, with a 125 b.p. H.E. a good quality of the machines, as well second. In the litre class the as the skill and endurance of the riders. Of the five lady riders. first place went to a Vauxhall.

who participated, frur secured;

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BOULOGNE AUTOMOBILE" gold medals. The team prizes

WEEK.

The Automobile Week at Bor-

went to the Levis, Humber. Ariel, and P and M teams.

Among the makes of machines;

I stood before a pictorial bis- tory of an industry. To me, it represented even more. It was a

allful artist's son of civilisane provided a very interesting put up the best individual per tion itself. painted in beautiful series of international tests and formances We're the Eat, the tableau form in the office wall. added at least one more outstan4.JS, the Levis., the Baleigh of the Studebaker Corporation of performance to the credit the Beardmore, the New Hudson, America. So writes Ben I. Butler. British industry and a British and the P and P.

that these

driver. The race for ears limited

It med particularly fling 1.500 cc engine capacity was Amongst the Sidecars the interesting murals over a distance of about 280 miles. A.J.S. and the Connaught distin-. Should have been painted on the The French were making a speci- cuished themselves, being the walls of there dhees, because this effort in view of the fact that first two combinations with eng great com pany has pertaps, con- they had done the best team perines of not more than 350 c.c." tributed more paths desalopmentformances in 1921 and 1922 and a capacity ever to complete the of tran-ponation vehicles than third victors would have secured Six-Day Trial. On this occasion any other ormanation in the them the Pickett Cup. A team the A.J.S. combination, coming, world. For nearly threew, uarters of 1,500 cc. Talbot was making within this "category, not only of a century Studebaker bad built!

its first appearance in public and went successfully through the products on wheels which have the drivers were the same as those trenuous road tests, but finished. seen service in every civilised who helped to secure the magni- by averaging over 38 m.ph. dur- country in the world.

Scent Sunbeam victory in the ing the long track test at Brook-

History repeated lands and then lost no marks att itself inasmuch as Major Segrave all at the final examination of was again the winner. completing condition.

My chile throh the Administrand Prix. stration Building inform

that this section of the structure with its murals of vehicle history was visited annually by many artiste, teachers and students of history. I was not surprised, for surely the Studebaker decorations covered most completely the evolution of wheeled conveganres from the time of primitive roleri e arts to the present day with its meiern mutur car.

There were Seythian but carts, followed by Egyptian charints of various types. Next came warons with their Errarian canopies, the Roman Lectica and the Baxterna. -imiler to the Palanquins of India to-day. A advanced around the great wall I came to the more luxurious equpage of the Kings who lived just after the Middle Ages.

One could discern the rivalry that must have ngisted between i the rulers of those days. French! coaches seemed to vie with their English rivals in design and ser- viceability, just as the variou- makes of motor cars today each

trive for the greatest possible? perfection.

Next in the procession of paint- ed vehicles as the English back- ney and then the Hanson cab patented by Mr. Hansom in 1834. By this time most of the carriage= had been equipped with springs, and therefore appeared to be more .comfortable than their pre-

decessors.

A steam carriage used for awhile in England early in the nineteenth century presented its- self, followed by a succesion of various horse-drawn carriages and then the automobile of today!

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