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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, AUGUST 31. 1929.

WORK OF BREAKING RECORDS.

Thrills and Worries of an Attempt.

[By S, C, II. 'Davis.]

Just bofore the signal clock re- MOTOR CAR TYRES.

Interesting Facts.

glstered a certain hour the patron) Announced: "Coming in three rounds." Instantly 'the group of nou become active, separating out Into two linea near the whecis and jacks, so placed, incidentally, that; if the car were stopped with Its BY GOODYEAR COY. front tyres on the white mark, each came exnelly in the right Automobile tyren are slowly place for the work to be done. taking the burden of passenger, Sundry spectators arrived from and freight loads away from The paddock, having rightly Inter-

afar. preted what they had seen from Wagons and carts throughout the world, but just what goes into a

entirely of rubber may be held by The belief that a tyre is made

On the naked concrete of the white line, disponed about which oval track the sun blazed down were four wheels, four jacks, a out of a cloudless, whudleak sky. huge can of fuel, another of oil, make aure that each was in his ability to carry loads swiftly and After one glance at the men, to tyre to give it strength and dur- It was weather to gladden the and a tin, one side of which had place, the patron remarked; "Gutenfely is not commonly known. heart of all things living, yet it been eat away. Nearer the inner all you want, James?" The relief did not appeal to a rotund, overall-fedge of the track were tools of all driver referred to nodded. Keep clad mechanic perched on two sorts and sizes, a radiator, two her as she is--we're pretty well petrol tins at the inner edge of magnetos, wheels, a water tank-inside record now." Then, to the the Brooklands track. For one the headred and one things a car chief whole spell of four hours this man might need on

mechanie, "Both front had occupied much the sanir posi-record-breaking trip.

long-distance wheels this time; the back ought tion; now well into the second)

to be all right, and be a bit quicker spell, he began to feel the blitois

changing this oll, Jones had. ing heat, despite a rag depending,

better stand by th ease that près. from the bark of his cap.

sure wants attention. Show him

The Exhausted Mechanics.

few. In fact, there was n time when it was believed that tyre's were cut out of rubber.

Vulcanizing Process.

It was the discovery of the 'vul- - cauizing process that made it possible to manufacture a rubber paved the way for the commercial tyre with resilient strength and

era of the rubber industry.

the Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Com Charles Goodyear, after whom pany of Akron, Ohio, U.S.A., was named was, the discoverer of the valvanizing process.

Flat on their backs on the grass border lay alx mechanics, fast the stop signal." Heaven, it seemed to that asleep, and-farther off-a driver mechanic, must be a place where similarly engaged, his handker-board, advanced up the slope of A mechanic selected a large red pint pots of foaming beer are chief over his face, ranged in rows for the taking. In driver, in full racing kit save for length as the car flashed by. All Another the banking, and raised it at arm's front of him stood a gigantichi goggles, stood by the watch-turned to watch. The exhaust wooden clock face, to one sile holder with the coloured boards nate died away; slowly, it seemed, large board, once black, but turn which al seed accelernted, slowed, the car sunk lower and lower on e-ta grey by frequent attempts to or stopped the car. wash away chalked figures, Every

the fur banking, disappeared few minutes he

In seven seconds under two behind the Members' Bill, then moved the minute hand of leagain, ahost exactly on the same straight for the group.

mechanically minutes the little var shot by care rapidly into sight, heading

Cotion constitutes a vital part clock to the correct time; every line as before, and so another hour

in the building of tyres. At the few mites volee broke through the heat.

As it dashed up, men grabbed cotton mill the cotton is woven wort slowly on. "Eighty-eight, four-an on-looker at once, namely, that, I brakes to bring it to a standstill pay maintains its own milla in

One thing struck any part they could, alding the into ord. The Goodyear Com teen," it said this time, and forth-in, spite of apparent apathy, the exactly where it was wanted, various parts of the United States

with those mystic numbers werei chalked large on the board, which was then held up in the air.

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The End of the Hun.

en were undoubtedly anxious, Even before the whoals came to for, as the car came by on one of rest, a feverish hurry commenced. ita constacat rounds, the drone of The driver sprang out, pulling the exhaust for a second lost its down his goggles and revealing, regularity: There was a sharp round his eyes, two comie pink High on the concrete curve the port, a slight flash at the end etrees in an otherwise black face, driver of little, odd-shaped, the exhaust pipe, no hures then walked quietly out of the Freew car, noting from clock and Then the monotonous regularitywny, board his lap speed, the number wits resumed. But in that second

083 to be able to manufacture the 1st grade of curd possible, which is known as Supertwist and le used exclusively in Goodyear tyres. Each bale of getton entering the Goodyear mills is sampled and every role of Supertwist is tested before use to see if it lins the high

A few seconds' furious hammer-éile strength demanded and the

of taps remaining to be done, and everybody became fully awake, ing, and the two front wheels were how much of his three-hour spell and for the next two rounds the swiftly removed, another pair had passed, hold up one hand fear was followed by eye for as going home on the tubs well inside acknowledgment before the car long as possible from where the the minute. Gallons of fuel were roared of the banking. leapt little graitp stood. momentarily into the air, strucki the railway straight and Bew with

a resounding eluck-cluck, which

the

In for Repairs.

The driver, in passing next time,

poured into the rene tank, water splashed all over the radiator almost before the filler cap was unelipped, and, flat h his back

degree of elasticity required.

as received from the Goodyear Crude rubber in different lots,

plantations, varies greatly in the manner in which it will cure after compounding.. A bate of crude rubber is taken from each of four together for blending. of five different lots and, mixed

its exhaust could not quite drown, displayed one hand, the thumb underneath the car, a mechanic, over the rubber tube of the elec-stillly upwards, and made in to-cursing steadily because someone trical timing apparatus stretelted innd-iro gesture he flashed by. kept standing on his legs unscrew- across the track.

Chemicals used in compounding Cabalistle UN this looked, ited the sump drain plug, getting a are tested for their degree of Close to the perspiring mechanic conveyed information, for the quart of hat, frothy, black oil uppurity and strength. From every was ranged a group of men equally patron ejaculated "pressure," then his ateeve, before he could catch batch of compounded rubber a not. One, the patron, whose vice calmly continued His timing,the remainder in the cut-open tinmple is taken for curing in a announced the figures signalled to Unbidden, as though by routine provided. Still cursing, and total small mould and tested for tough-

driver, was massive, mechanic made a little collection unheeded by the hurrying folk ness and wearing ability.. phlegmatic being, with three of Kome plasticine, watches and a chart spread on a spanners, an odd-shaped copper back just in time to prevent the penale tyre depends entirely sundry [ äround, he clapped the drain, plug The load carrying ability of any box in front of him. Each pipe, same insulating tape, and a new oil, which a, mate had cum- separate cirent he timed; the car hand air pump things that might menced to pour in above, from the capacity of the tyre fo hold had been running in all for close be required if the trouble con- coming out as well.

the air within H.. Therefore, it is on six hours. On the conerele in tinued. For a long time nothing| The car crashed down of its the tyre's primary funstion

jacks; a voice asked, "What about hold the pressure of the Infinted tube on the inside. It must also esist the pressure on the outside from road contact.

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spectator heartily replied, slapped him on the back. The

OLD ORDER CHANGES.

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HIGHWAYS COSTLY.

That's OK. now." The reliefair was rent by the yell of a driver jumped in, and the car was soul in dire anguish. Why? Oh side of streets for years, Ans- highways in the United States at

After travelling on the left-hand| The total mileage of certified". pushed violently off in gear until just because the constant bumping tralia has decided to follow the the cluse of 1928 was 3,013,584. the engine took up the work.had neatly removed a great patch system of the United States and Of these, 625,000 miles were sur- Phen, streaming with perspira af skin from the driver's back, other countries and change to the faced. About 30,000 miles of the tion, the men returned to collect exactly at the point of impact "keep to the right" rule. This surfaced roads were Inid in 1928, and rearrange the tools, wheels, chosen by his misguided well change will necessitate an expen- and the expenditure for highways and jacks to mop up floods of spilt wisher!-The Autocar. oil and finally to wipe themselves

dilure of more than £120,000. was $1,500,000,000. down with lumps of waste just as a tray with teacups turned up from the paddock. Curiously enough, sealding len seems to be the most cooling beverage in much circumstances.

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By the time the little car had settled down to its schedule speed, which it proceeded to do as soon as the new oil warmed up, the depot was normal once more.

Thus through the day and well into the evening the car was kept hired uk it, Every three hours, except when a calculation showed that an extra lap or so covered before the stop would gather in another record, the same scene was enacted, and gradually the number of records captured amounted to a formidable total. Three times previously had the car attacked these records; threo times something unforeseen had occurred a sudden leak in a petrol tank, the collapse of a con- necting rod, and the abrupt appearance of a large gap in one valve,

If only the machine could run another half-hour the one record it. was really after would be taken; but that half-hour nerves were highly stressed. Never had half a haur seemed to go so slowly. Every ear dissected the exhaust note, and under tlie strain, imagination began to introduce nun-existence variations. Once, when the note broke ns it had done mamentarily before, every heart somed to stop, and though the Lengine recovered LLC watchers did not. Men found themselves talk- ing In whispers: only the fat mechanfe thanked heaven that the sun was getting lower and a real drink looming nearer bs every minute passed.

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The end felt almost tame. messenger from the timing box high up near the paddock brought a paper on which was written, "You've gol

Forthwith boards, rags, handkerchiefs- everything wavable was waved, everyone was violently anxious tó stop the car. When at last it was brought in, the driver was hauled out in a state of intense glec, A

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