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RUSSIAN TRIALS.

108 CARS COMPETE

Fiat Team Disqualified,

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the roadside or in the steppas, the six Flats which reached the finishing line proved that they fully met the requirements of this, strenuous competition which were, above all, the ability 'aue- cessfully to travel over the rough roads, the mud tracks, and the immense plains of Russia.

One hundred "and eight motor vechicles, including passenger Fiat's Grand Performance. cara and lorries, representing

According, to the rules of the seven nations, took part in the Russian trials from the middle of competition, account was to be August to the middle of Septem-taken only of team performancea bor, over a clrcult from Leningrad and the results obtained by teams to determine the awards. to Moscow and Tiflis, with return was

When entries wero received, in- to Moscow,

The object of this competition deed, it was stipulated that there was to determine the most sull-fust be two machines in each able types of motor vechicles for class, this being done in order to service under Russian conditions, avoid a single machine obtaining taking into consideration climate, high rewards more by chance At the last the state of the roads, and the than by merit.

for moment, however, the points were meagre facilities available

on individual ma- securing supplies, Before the calculated start every competing machine chines, no account being taken of and those which had been withdrawn Was carefully examined weighed during the trials there or of the mechanical condition was a very severe control both of the leading organs of the cara on the road and at the parking which covered the full distance.

On this basis several lists of drawn up, under The care were divided into four awarde were categories, bused on piston dis- which the Fiat was given first prize for fuel economy, but was placement, and had to cover distance of 3,392 miles divided refused the first prize under a into three sections, each section general classification altogether being divided into stages. Dur- undoubtedly entitled to it under

the regulations. ing the first part of the journey, as far as Charkoff, the ronds were lin a terribly rough condition,

A standard 10 h.p. Fiat, having while the bridges were in a de- plorably neglected stute. In four-cylinder engine with a pis- southern Russia, from Charkoff to ton displacement of only 1,450 cc., Vladicancase, the road disappear broke the world's six-day record Jed entirely, the vechicles simply on Monza track, near Milian, by travelling across country, over covering a distance of 7,022 miles, felds and wild steppes, with softThis gives an average speed for greand in which they were often the 144 hours of exactly 48 34 miles an hour. The previous six- buried to their axles.

stations.

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Break World Record.

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The final portion of the com- day record was held by an An- petition was over a good military saldo of 1,897, ce, which cover road, with, very steep hills, theed 6,184 miles on the Miramas

thus maintaining altitude attained in crossing the track. Causcasus being 6,900 feet above average of 45 miles an hour..

The Fiat started on its long sea level Added to these diffi ewities was the lack of suitable, non-stop run on November 2, with

drivers Isupplies for the

and four drivers for the task, namely, mechanics, who under the tropical Silvani, Belgir, Botin, and Mangi- head of southern Russia in the rotti, and came to a stop on the All mouth of August were subjeeted vening of November 9.

world's records from 1,500 miles to real hardship.

Tok Fiat

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three to 7,000 miles and from 4,000 kilo- อ้าว catégories of the Russian trials, metres to 11.500 kilometres were (with 'two cars in each, namely, broken. In addition to 38, world's ' two model 519, Two model 510, records the Fiat captured 45 in- fand two open motor coaches anternational records for the 1,500 jehuggist 505 F, and was the only ec. class. After securing the six- firm which succeeded in fishing day record the Fiat continued for with a six vechicles in perfect | 123 miles more, thus capturing the condition. While nany of the international record for 11,500 competitors finished with several kilometres, the total distance thus of their members abandoned by being 7,146 miles.

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