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SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 16, 1929.

INTERNATIONAL MOTOR CYCLE TRIALS.

A Triumph for British Machines and Riders.

“FLATAVANS.”

Unique Motor Vehicle, convertible to an emergency bed.

by 7% it, wide divided into four ompartments comprising a driv- Ing compartment, the seat balrig

the saloon containing two large settes berths convertible into four sleeping bunka at the rear of which is an enclosed lavatory with shower bath, pantry with gas

stove, refrigerator, etc, leading to

HOME ON WHEELS.

To the long list of unique meter London, Oct. 7.

The stop for the night was ar ghicles which have been built on The eleventh International Six ranged at Montieres, in France, 210 the various types of Thornycroft

rear platform with overhead Days' Trial of the Federation In- miles having been covered in all. :hassis, one of the most recent was termationale des Clubs Motor-On the fifth day the riders found described in the Times of Septem awning and aide curtains which cyclistes was one of the truly the course more trying than differ 5th, and is quite one of the latter provide a spacious open air classic contests in the history cult, as although there were no most Interesting.

lounge that can be dismantled and of motor cycling sport. Car severo or difficult climbs, the road It was a supercaravan designed ried out over a route embracing surface was very bad indeed, and by Mr. Melville Hart, a well-known the hinged platform folded against no fewer than five countries, constituted a veritable ordeal for Naval Achitect, who has become the rear wall of the body when and crossing several of the most competitors tired out by the pre- quite famous for his "datavana" travelling famous mountain passes in Europe, vious day's experiences, and for as he calls these caravan types of

The whole of the interior of this this Trial can be characterised as their battered machines. The day's vehicles he has made his parti

wonderful Thornycroft caravan is one of the most gruelling events run of about 180 miles terminated cular speciality.

of dull polished onk, all metal fit- over organised.

at Chamonix.

For this latest example hetings being chromium fälshed, the The route chosen was far more

The following morning, a dis-selected the Thornycroft rigid six-indispensable home atmosphere severe than that of any similar tance of 80 miles was completed, inwheeled type "A4" six-cylinder being provided by the cheerful. competition held in Britain could cluding three "cols," the descent of chassis, which la eminently suit combination of colourings of the possibly be. There were terrible the Col de la Forclaz, five miles long able for caravanning by reason of upholstery, window curtains, elec road surfaces in many places often with many extraordinarily sharp its capabalities for travelling tric lamp shades and floor cover- inches deep in dust, and long tor-and narrow turns, being a breath across country. The vehicle is ings.. tuous mountain passes with scores: less adventure for side-car-pas thus able to leave the road and of difficult hairpin bends to be ne

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gotiated. Added to theso difficul-sengers in particular, as precipices allow ita owner to seek the

were largely unfenced!

ties the heat was extreme, and the

very

where its owner could live com-

The body of this unique "Bata- fortably for long periods and travel an" is approximately 20 ft. long wherever he wilted.

real Caravanning by means of trailer solitude of natural surroundings, attachment to private motor cars With a short run of 40 miles away from all the traffic such as is a form of holiday that le gaining high schedule speed of 25 m.ph. from Ouchy after lunch the Trio make an irresistible appeal to many adherents every year, but coupled with long daily mileages were a heavy strain on both men was ended, except for the strenuous the true camper and yet provide there are far more possibilities for one-hour speed test on a road im with all the home comforts of such a vehicle is described, part- and machines. To complete the

Cointrin aerodrome beautifully equipped caravan. cularly in overseas countries eple nature of the Trial came the encircling high-speed tests over the. Swiss This was productive of many thrills, Grand Prix circuit at Genuva, which the course elusen, was a eliminated half the survivors of tortuous one, made all the more di- lieult and hazardous by the system the preceding five days.

Out of an entry of 172, of which of massed starts being used. There only seven failed to start, the Bri-were one or two accidents, fortun- tish contingent were the least famiately not serious. Bar with the conditions; the Con- tinental competitors were "on their the issue own ground and several foreign British teams were closely pressed countries-notably Sweden, Ger- throughout. But at many and Holland had mustered teams and machines of great com- petence. These facts make the British succoss in the Trial all the more praiseworthy.

Almost to the end of the Trial was in doubt. The

last it wRS

clear that both the coveted trophies by Great Britain; had been won the International Trophy, for which a German, Swedish and swiss ream were also contending, falling to the

The Six Days Trial is intended British entry with a loss of only to combine all the road difficulties jone mark. None of the other teams that may be met with in the course irnished intact.

The British team

G. R. Butcher (499 Rudge whit-

worth),

of general touring. The course consisted of chosen this year which traversed some of the most difficult country. in Germany, Austria, Italy, France and Switzerland, was calculated to put the severest'teat on the endur- ance of riders, and the sturdiness and reliability of their mounts.

A system of marking was em- ployed by which certain time checks were made, it being necessary for riders. to main-

nearly tain over

whole "the of the route an average speed of not less than 25 miles per hour (in certain portions this was slight ly lowered). In the final speed trial machines had to be driven for one hour at a certain minimum speed according to class, the excess over this minimum constituting the final differentiation between any national teams which might have even marks up to the time of the speed trial.

G. E. Rowley (348 A.J.S.); F. W. Neill (498 Matchless).

The International Silver Vase was also won by British riders, the victory being a sweeping one, for while the No. 1 team

L. (consisting of

A. Welch H (488 Royal Enfield), A. R.It Edwards (346 Levis), and H. S. Perrey (497 Ariel), lost no marka at all, the runners-up, the French team, lost no fewer than 24. Only four of the 16 "Vase" teams com- pieted the course. The second Bri-I tish team, composed of ladies, un- lost one member fortunately through a collision, and was not among the four.

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In addition to winning the lers Trophy and Silver Vase, no than 25 gold medals were gained by British riders (which was two-thirda of the total number of medals awarded)

over

On the first day's run many com- petitors got into difficulties on the Suvere 1-in-4 gradient of the Ettalerberg, and at one time there The riding of the English women were 28 machines stuck simultane throhghout the Trial aroused- the ously in the rough, boulder-strewn admiration of all spectators. They read. During the second day's "carried on" under very difficult stretch from Partnekirchen, to circumstances, and showed that Feldkirch. in Austria, some of the both in endurance and driving skill competitors had their first taste of they were by no means inferior to Alpine conditions, having to drive the male riders. In spite of hav for some five miles along a blind,ing more than their fair share of twisting rock shelf with often a misfortune, they succeeded in gain- sheer drop into a gorge a thousanding 1 gold medal and 5 silver medals or more feet below. The third day for individual performances. competitora had to climb the famous "The event aroused the greatest. Klausen Fass, 6,000 ft, high at its interest at all the important cen- summit, with numerous hairpin tres along the route. Undoubtedly bends and 28 miles of continuous the Trial proved valuable propa ascent. None of the riders, except ganda in favour of the motor cycle- one or two Continental entries, as a marvellously adaptable and suffered from overheated engines. sturdy means of transport. Every The day's run of 20 miles machine which reached the finish! ended at Pallanza in Italy. bore signs of having come through On the Thursday most of the route an ordeal of the greatest severity... lay over Italian roads, thick in dust akin to several years normal usage and containing innumerable pot in the hands of an average rider, holes, the sun being at its fiercest, and the International Six Days and there was a severe climb of Trial of 1929 will long be remem. Afteen miles along, an eight-footbered as a triumph for 'British shelf, with one of the worst road motor cycles and British competi- surfaces so far encountered.

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