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"THE" HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1928.

THE RACING CAR.

THE SILVER

ANNIVERSARY

YEARS OF LEADERSHIP

NEW

17% MORE POWER MAIN BEARINGS

VALVE TIMING OIL PUMP

BUICK

CLUTCH FACINGS

CARBURETION CRANKSHAFT GAS PUMP

A tremendous increase in power

in a motor already the most powerful of its size in the world.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247,

33, WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY.

BY THE WAY

ITTSBURGH led 31 cities ofEDESTRIAN:

PITTSBURGH, population P

What's

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ehorteat way to the emergency hoapital? Pointsman: Just stand right

Is There A Speed.

Limit?

How fast can an automobile got This question, it is believed by General Motors engineers, will nover be definitely answered. For all practical purposes the automo- bile's speed has been developed får enough, but in the opinion of the automotivo ongineera there is real. ly no limit to the speed of a motor car under proper conditions. ***** When Ray Keech, holder of the world's automobile speed record, pushed the mark up to 207.55 miles an hour with the famous Triplex at Raytona Beach, Flórida, passing the amazing record of 200.95 sot by Captain Malcolm Campbell, hei caused only a slight flurry of excitement in the motor world. Automotive exports novor get excited over a broken speed record, because they know it will soon be surpassed.

The theoretically highest speed of a racing automobile is its velocity under certain perfect con- ditions, according to the experts. The nerves and skill of the driver, the conditions of the course, and the atmospheric conditions must be at their best. The motor must function perfectly and every part of the car must stand up under the strain of extreme mechanically induced velocities. The course too must be long enough to permit the car to have reached its highest velocity at the time it enters on its titted mile.

The theoretically fastest car is one which has the most powerful engine that could be built and is so designed that the atmospheric resistance which it encounters by reason of Its terrific velocity has been reduced to the lowest theoretical minimum. In addition It must be so designed that It will hold to the course.

It is the opinion of designers of racing cars that a speed of 250. miles an hour will some day be altained. Some of them say the Bpeed will climb to 300 miles per hour and there are those who be- lieve that somebody will bulld a car of limitless speed. The latter group believes that there is no limit if the power can be increased and wind resistance reduced, Thone are the two factors that limit the speed of the motor car, they contend. They do not mean that there will be a car without; nctual speed mit-that there is no dendline in the rate of automo- TOTOR buses in California are bile velocity.

They mean that daily, being used to trans-there is no apparent Bmit and port 51,000 children to 620 that speed records will continua achools. About 1,000 buses are to be broken ad Infinitum. used in this service and they travel close to 10,000 miles on their routes.

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When Captain Campbell hung up his record of 200.90 miles per hour, it was believed that his re- cord would stand indefinitely. Yet, a few months later, young URING the early part of this Keech came along with a new year, British built Motor record. The latter now receives Craft fitted with British 1,000 pounds a year as long as he Marine Engines were exported to keeps the title of "speed king," Overseas districts including Slam, this amount being the award offer Dutch East Indies, Panama, ed by Sir Charles Wakefield, noted How TOTORING from the United Trinidad, Jamaica, West Africa, English patron of sports.

india, Malaya, Italy, long will Keech continue to re- States to Canada In 1928 Irak, will show an increase of 36 Greece, etc., while for service in ceive the honorarium?

Australia, South Amerlen, Turkey, One of the dificultles in tho per cent. over last year, estimates Hwill be a land of

ELL for garage mechanics the American Automobile Associa-Finland, and the Virgin Islands, speed tests of the racing car is British built and engined motor in timing the car when it is The greatest increase re-

Since the grease and 110 steering ported has been on the road beats are under construction at making its best mile.

tween Houlton, Me., and Wood.the present moment. Istock, New Brunswick.

In the reduction of their motor fatally record for the first six months of 1929, reports the where you are. National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, Pittsburgh's fatali- ties fell from 22 in the first half of 1927 to oight for the same time this your.

wheels to wipe it on,

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abundant tion.

THE Automobile Association is

olicially informed that the

THE growing

relative speed of a car is affected: by the direction and velocity of the wind, the racing rules require

HE Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce that the run be made. in both

T average will International Travelling Pose Town Populty of four board Motor Boat Cross struck. Captain Campbell attain-

Pass

Yugo-Slavip (Kingdom of tho fact that the American Auto- Channel Record, is offering a 50 ed a spead of a fraction more Serbs, Croats and Slovenes). The mobile Association, In the first six guinea Cup for the fastest double than 217 miles an hour with the letters to be shown on the oval months of, this year, shipped 500 crossing of the English Channel wind and he was quoted after- nationality plate are "SHS" (Serb-more care to Europe than it did undertaken before the end of the words as having stated that there Hroat Slovene). Thie arrange in the same period last year.

year. Her own successful attempt was still 20 miles above that speed ment terminates a difficulty of

was under the observation of the in his racer. long standing. Before the war,

Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club,

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ed the pay-as-you-leave LOW-PRICED CARS. the per minute revolution of the

Sorbia and Montenegro had 6CTAVE you heard the story of adhered to the International Con-

the Scotchman who board- vention of 1909, but has now agreed to recognise the Pasa, bus?" which is equally satisfactory to "No." the motorist.,

"He's still riding."

THE BEST

Tel. C. 2221

Tel, C. 4821

HAVE A TRY

AND BE CONVINCED

A. GOEKE & CO. DISTRIBUTORS FIAT GARAGE DEPOT.

The Family Vehicle.

The estimates of drivers as to their speeds are based on their techometer readings which give motor. These are interpreted in terms of the gear ratio to estimato They are the speed of the car. not accurate but are the best means available for estimating the Одо speed of the untimed car. reason these estimates can not be taken us accurate is that there is no way of estimating the tyre

Why is it that low-priced cars have always been amall, and that the lower priced they are the smaller they seem to bol Owing to the prevalence of larger familica slippage. among those in more moderato financial circumstances, low-priced cars generally carry more persona per car than those of higher price. The former is truly the family car -the only one that family has, It serves both parents and children alike at all times,

Commonmurato to his pocket hook the buyer of a low-priced car wants and has the right to expect just as much as the manu facturer can possibly give him in size, comfort, distinctiveness, per- formanco, style and luxuriousness, ne the man who can afford to pay

moro

The four outstanding racing cars developed in recent years were: Major Segrave's Mystery 8. which made 208.79 miles an hour in March 1927; Captain Camp- bell's, Bluebird, Frank Lockhart's Black Hawk and the Triplex driven by Kotch. All of thesа racers differed in design and con- struction, but all were built with just one thing ultimately in view

pood,

KEEP WINDSCREEN CLEAN.

Both sides of the windshield. should be kept clean at all times, Just how much, these conveni- | according to the service depart ences are demanded by buyers in ment of the National Automobile the low-priced field is evidenced by Club. If this is done, the rays the tremendous popularity of new from approaching headlights will Chrysler Plymouth which is giving not bother the driver so much, as the buyers of low-priced cars the a lot of glaze is the result of utmost they can get for their diffusion of light rays by particles money, in comfort, size, dialinctive of dust. ness, luxury and performanoo..

Let Us Tell You

About This Scientifically Designed BALLOON TYRE

There are scientific reasons for every angle, rib and groove of the Firestone Balloon Tread. Safety, notches and non-skid stude; mileage ribs for long ́wear; grooves and channels for uniform flexing, insuring true low-pressure riding comfort. To provide extra strength and endurance to withstand the terrific floxing of this scientifically designed Balloon Tyre Tread, Firestone dips the cords of the carcass in a rubber solution and insulating every fibre of every cord with rubber, We will save you money by fitting your car with these batter tyres.

MOST MILES PER DOLLAR

Firestone

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BALLOON TYRES

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.

33, WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY.

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19, Queen's Road, C.

Tel. C. 1119.

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