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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

ACCIDENT, SHOWS VALUE OF TRIPLEX'

1798

A cycllat recently collided with a Ford car owned by a local resident, the impact be- Ing so great that his head came in contact with the . windscreen.

force Although the

of severe, the the blow was glass did not break, thereby preventing serious injury to either the car owner or cyclist. The top picture shows the car, and the lower gives a close- up of the "starred" glass. "Triplex" is a feature of the new Fords.

A. A. ACTIVITY. Motorists and Private

Bills.

VARIED LEGISLATION.

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MORE CAPITAL Fiat Extends Plant.

THE RACING CAR.

Has It a Limit?

250 MILES PROBABLE.

NEW TYRE.

Goodyear "Double Eagle."

After a year of exhaustive cr- poriment the Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Co., have produced what la claimed to be the finest, strangest and the most handsome tyre which money can buy.”.

How fast can an auetombile go? This question, it is believed by General Motors engineers, will never be definitely answered. For

This now tyre 1s Intended to all practical purposes the automo bile's speed has been developed honour the thirtieth anniversary far enough, but in the opinion of of the founding of the "Goodyear" the automotive engineers there is organization in 1808 and is to be

produced in all the popular sizes" really no limit to the speed of a motor car under proper conditions, from 30 x 4.50 to 39 x 6.75. It has certainly a beautiful appear- When Ray Keech, holder of the ance and has been built enormous world's automobile speed record,ly stronger than any tyre ever yot pushed the mark up to 207.66 rande. A few of the constructional miles an hour with the famous differences are the lighter prošlo, Triplex at Daytona Beach, Florida. virtually double thick tread, deeper passing the amazing record of cut diamonds, extra plies and the 2016.05 set by Captain Malcolm toughest compound over developed Campbell, he caused only a alight Heavier cords of "Supertwist" (the ilurry of excitement in the motor patented "Goodyear" Tyre Fabric world. Automotive experts never, which practically eliminates carcass get excited over a broken speed breaks) have also been incorporated record, because they know it will and in order to develop long wear more rubber has been placed be- soon be surpassed.

tween the plies; the carcass being also lined with an additional layer of rubber. Dangers of blowout and punctures have thus been practically eliminated, the tyro having been so thoroughly con- structed, with the finest materials available, and regardless of cost or expense.

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 Loo must be long enough to permit the car to have reached its highest velocity at the time it enters on its timed mile.

Only a limited distribution is ex- pected because of the higher value and higher price but the "Double Eagle" tyre will fit a vory definite need for the car owner who wants extra quality from a desire to have the finest, and complete freedom from all tyre trouble.

Thero is no doubt that a very! The theoretically fastest car is real economy can be effected by one which has the most powerful sting the best tyres obtainable engine that could be built and is when service conditions demand so designed that the atmospheric such investment as a matter of realstange which it encounters by good business, and no tyre equip- reason of its terrific velocity has ment of such striking appearance been reduced to the lowest theore as this new, production is procur tical minimum. In addition itablo, at the present time for the must be so designed that it will benefit of those who take a pride held to the course,

in the turnout and appearance of their cars.

Huge Speed One Way.

It is the opinion of designers of racing cars that a speed of 250 miles a hour will some day be at-

FINANCING NEW SIXES. The Fiat Company, biggest of all

tained. Some of them say the Italy's industrial undertakings speed will climb to 300 miles per and one of Europe'a greatest A notable feature of the pre- sent session of Parliament is the engineering firms, has increased our and there are those who be- large number of Private Bills its capital to 400,000,000 lira- love that somebody will build a Introduced by Local Authorities largely to finance extensions rend-ear of limitless spoed. The latter ered necessary in production of the group believes that there is no and private concerns.

latest two Flat Sixes. Of these.mit if the power can be increas- Over a hundred of these Bills, the medium six, model 520, al-ed and wind realatance reduced. containing a wide variety of pre-ready has reached Sydney. The Those are the two factors that posals materially affecting the other and bigger six, model 525. limit the speed of the motor car, They do not mean interests of motor owners have has just been shown for the first they contend. been carefully considered by the time at the Paris Saloon. It is not that there will be a car without Automobile Association.

expected in Sydney until next year. actual speed limit that there is Among the proposals which

The Flat factory now is one of no deadline in the rate of automo- have been investigated are (a) the most complete in the world. bilo velocity. They mean that charges for parking on the public Locomotives, agricultural imple-there is no apparent limit, and that highway, (b) prohibition ofments, aeroplanes, small arms and speed records will continue to be vehicles taking in petrol whilst heavier munitions for the Italian broken ad infinitum,

When Captain Campbell hung up standing on the highway, (c) Army, are produced there in addi- extra charges for water used in tion to motor cars, lorries and his record of 205.95 miles per hour, washing cara, (d) restrictions on tractors. And a special branch it was believed that his record would stand indefinitely. Yet, a the passing of stationary tram- maintained to carry on the manu

of spare parts for old few weeks later, young Keech ears, (e) no petrol pumps to be facture

came along with a new record. arected boside any county road models now out of production.

of County

Tested On Roof. without authority

The latter now receives 1,000 Council, (f) motorists required to A special foature of Fiat organi- pounds a year us long as he keeps construct paved crossings over sation is the supervision of all the title of "speed king," this footways at entrances to private assembling. Every engine, after amount being the award offered by garages, (g) railway level cross-passing an exacting dynamometer Sir Charles Wakefield, noted Eng- ings, (h) ferry charges, (i) tolls test, is tried on the company'sish patron of sports. How long on roads, (1) application of hack- famous roof track-banked ney carriage by-laws to motor high speed and wide enough to will Keech continue to receive the

for

vehicles plying from private pre- take eight cars abreast. Here the mises, etc.

cars are run under full normal

In conjunction with the 'Motor load, and after that, they are tost- Legislation Committee every Bled under ordinary road conditions has been scrutinised by the Auto-

mobile Association, and whilst in made for the strongest opposition some cases negotiations with the before the Parliamentary Commit promoters are in progress, in tee to any proposals inimical to others arrangements have been the interests of motorists.

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Techonmeter Readings,

One of the difficulties in the

speed tests of the racing car is in timing the car when it is making its best mile. Since the relative

direction and velocity of the wind, speed of a car is affected by the the racing rules require that the run be made in both directions and that an average be atruck. Cup- tain Campbell attained a speed of a fraction more than 217 miles an hour with the wind and he was quoted afterwards as having stat- ed that there' was still 20 miles above that speed In his racer.

The estimates of drivers as to their speeds are based on their technometer readings which give the per minute revolution of the motor. Thess are interpreted in torms of the gear ratio to estimate the speed of the car. They are not accurate but are the beat means available for estimating the One spood of 'the untimed car. reason these estirantes cannot be taken as accumte in that there is no way of estimating the tyre slip- page.

The four, qutstanding racing cars developed by recent years were: Major Begrays's Mystery 9. which made. 203.79 miles an hour in March 1927; Captain Campbell's Bluebird. Frank Lock. hart's Black Hawk and the Tripler driven by Keach. All of these racers differed in deafgn and con- struction, but all were built with Just one thing ultimately in view #peed.

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