1931-06-27 — Page 9

MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SATURDAY, JUNE. 27th, 1931.

Being The Official Organ of

THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

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Against Traffic.

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HOME-MADE RACING

Indianapolis, Ind., May 27.-- Backyard and crossroada autonio- tive engineers have swelled the

Συγ the entry list

500-mile Meniorial Day race at the Indian

the polis Motor Speedway to inrgest total in the history of thia classic.

New apecifications, inaugurated last year and made even more elastic this year, have proved an incentive for obscure motor buildera with hends full of Ideas but with weak bank balances.

Now it is possible for embryo race stars to take any stock cur and for a few hundred dollars make it a contender for money and honours in the greatest auto race in America.

Makes Good Showing.

CAR.

Both these cars, in the money last year, are to be driven again by their original drivers in the 500-mile race at Indian- apolis on May 30. At top, is Billy Arnold in the Miller-Hartz Special with which he won first place in 1930. Harry Hartz is shown beside him. Below is Rassell Snoteberger preparing his own home-made car for the same event.

drive Miller-Hartz

"Now I have my car at Indiann-1 "It was money in the bank for polis ready for the race nextus to have that much

month. It's all ready to run and fup in that car, though tied

laughs

Take Russell Snowberger for inurance. The Philadelphia chauffeur who piloted Duesen bergs and Millers for many a year decided to build his own car last Owner Held Respon-brand of stock car.

year. He chose 11 well-known in all he won approximately was an eight-cylinder, front wheel

$10,000 in prize money,

Special. sible.

He built the chassis and body, "The only expense there was u«ilarry Miller originally built the bought tyres, puld all his expenses my motor the entire racing-sea-jear, but many Innovations were The owner of a motor ene mas and reported at the starting line son after I left Indianapolis was put in working order by Hurtz, no escape liability on the alerthe morning of the race, after $1.25 for a cylinder hund gasket." himself a former racing star and that his ebauffeur or driver, at qualifying at the amazing speed rays Snowberger. "It really was rated 113 one of the finest the time he injured another, was af 105 miles an hour, with a totalla successful rheing season for me. mechanica in raving. not engaged in the employer: teenust of $1,986,00," business and was disolering instructions. according decision recently rendered by the "Most of the money i spent was it is about six miles an hour faster Arnold. "We won nearly $50,000 United States District Court of Jon the body and chassis," Snow than it was last year due princi- with it the first race and approxi Amab, afrging the verdict of borger explains, "I have been ally to the fact that I can use amately a like sum in following a lower court. The American working en tine racing motors for sarburetor for every two cylinders events during the season. Yea Motorists Association. calling many years, So that the only instead of one carburetor for each sir, that baby paid dividends. attention to this decision, says it expense of the motor, after the four cylinders as in last year's "Then we have it again this establishes “a new measure of original cost, was the knowledge specifications.

year. And I don't think there responsibility for owners of auto-and experience I put ip it. Since

will be nuny Winner Cost $25,000.

boys, throwing mobiles."

I I already had that knowledge and

rubber in my face as I finsh You have to give these motors around the track in it this year. The defence in the

gasoline to drink if you want them Maybe they will. But I'll certain- based on the fact that the chauffeur,

cars faster." hely be surprised if they do." at the time of the made car in eighth place in the declared.

Snowherter placed his home-to drive the accident, was

But Snowberger had more fun driving a woman big race and won $1,000 in prize Billy Arnold's victory ear fast and amusement with his friend to dinner, and was not only

aroney. Then he competed in year coat approximately $25,000 us home-mode not engaged in his employer's eight other

moneymaker than business, but was using the car

reen, finishing in it flew away from its polę, posi-jalmost anybody in the race last contrary to instructions. "Che seven at them second five times,tion at the start of the race. It year.

We wa

court, however, held the employer Bable.

FUTURE SPEED.

Sir Malcolm Campbell's]

View.

much it really didn't cost

AIR TRAVEL.

Speeding Up World Communication.

GREAT UTILITY.

CHARACTERISTICS OF FIAT.

Own

result that the driver hug по qualms about making the fullest use of the gearbox. The gear- change is easy and quick; top and third ratios are fairly lose, with Smooth Engine Run- the result that it la possible to make almost racing change of 36-40 m.p.h. ning, Easy Driving. down at speeds

This is very advantageous when

There are certain features in it is desired to maintain the road If Sir Malcolm Campbell could maintain his record speed on, say, anceding up of transportation car which

Not a little of the extraordinary the design and performance of a speed up long, graduni ascents. a run between New York and which the airlines have meant to mediately one takes the wheel and unobtrusive

become evident im-The fact that the engine is so Boston, he would drive

and mechanically the South America has been revealed drives the car over only a shortalent, combined with the quiet- distance of 230-odd miles in lose by a series of dispatches In New distance. In the latest 10-30 h.p.css of the years. than an

are features. hour. Those who, in York Times covering the inspec- Flat, for example one is at once which encourage the driver to ordinary ears. under prevailing tien fight of Pan-American Air conscious of a very smooth run-change down, whereas he might traffic and highway conditions. way's 22,000-miles system. In aning and unobtrusive power unit, otherwise continue to slog away spend from seven to ten hours two hours flight from Camneima combined with an unusually quiet on top to avoid the disturbing ros making this trip may wish that to Fortaleza, a week of travel by gearbox. The smoothness of the of a rough power unit. the thing could be done. Yet Sir any other existing menna of engine is, indeed, Malcolm Campbell doesn't think transport is saved. The inspectanding characteristic through-driving

a most out-, The ability to withstand hard is another very good has confe near the ultimate tion party is finding enthusiastic out the whole range of engite feature. For mlle after mile the limit of motor car and other qualified to judge ba South Americans are evidently at just over 30 m.ph, when the along at speeds approaching the speed. He welcome all along its route, as spoods with one slight excentian 10-30 hp. Fiat can be pushed Have that 300 miles an hour will alive to the immense help which hody picks up a perled causing a maximum without the slightest be attained within the near future. wings will bring to their There are even those who predict merce and industry. Far on the however,

com-brief spell of drumming. This, signs of stress or fatigue. It that this rate will become the other side of the globo other through. record. this year or, at the latest.wings are extending now shadows in 1082. Yet when Mr. Vander-along the Cape-to-Cairo Touto. bilt went 92 miles an hour twenty-making the trip down the back- saven years ago, people thought hone of Africa a matter of short Although the Intermediate gears comparatively fresh at the end of the day of dizzy travel had rinys rather than long weeks. Air are not claimed to be silent, the the journey. The driving posi- arrived. All of which only goes transport is thus manifesting its noise produced on second and tlon is good, and, naturally, ae- to show that things do-move. In-utility in two specially adapted third, particularly the latter, fa counts. In no small measure for cluding automobiles.

practically inaudible, with the this freshnossy

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is quickly passed straply revels in hard work, and the faster it is driven the better it seems to like it. Thus, long distances can be covered in very good time and the driver, arrives

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