SPEEDING THROUGH

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 160, 27 September 1927, Page 6

SPEEDING THROUGH

An old hog for a tarred road. It’s a long lane that has no petrol pumps. Good roads make possible a. rural mail delivery. * «> * Put your faith in God, but be sure of your emergency brake. Good roads decrease the cost of hauling everything. Most motoring accidents are due to the failure of the knut that holds the steering-wheel. Some of the best repartee in the world occurs to the driver a couple of hours after his argument with the traffic cop. Never grind a valve excessively, if it will not seat, replace it, face the seat, and ream. the valve seat in the cylinder block. Nothing works out right. In a town where you can park as long as you want to there is no reason why you r hould want to. Soft front tyres will cause steering difficulty. Soft tyres in the rear will make the car sway, and also affect the equalisation of brakes. There is something about the glass they put in windshields that magnifies a tack and makes pedestrian seem a small matter.

Many cars with ignition trouble have new points installed when it could be prevented by one drop of oil occasionally on the pin through breaker arm. Resting your foot on the clutch pedal its a bad habit, as it may cause the clutch to slip and burn out. It also causes undue wear on clutch thrust or throwout collar. When a tram stops, don’t drive madly past it on the wrong side. If you must pass, drive slowly. People often alight and dash in front of the tram before it moves off. ‘ Safety first” pays. • m * Police officers of Canada may stop motorists and force them to have the lights and brakes of their cars tested, under new and revised motor-car regulations. THE HOUR RECORD. The rapid progress of the 500 c.c* (3£ h.p.) engine is demonstrated by a review of the one-hour record speeds since 1920. Then ithe fastest average speed for a 500 c.c. motor for one hour was only 67 m.p.h., while to-day it has increased to over 100 m.p.li., with every inrliratinn nf a further earlv imnrnve-

mclicatio n oi a rurtner early improvement. HOLDERS OF THE RECORD SINCE 1920. Date. Name of Rider. Machine. M.P.H. 19/6/20 J. L. Emerson A.B.C. 67.93 9/9/20 J. L. Emerson A.B.C. 70.44 11/9/20 V. E. Horsrnan Norton 71.68 10/10/20 V. E. Horsrnan Norton 72.48 21/8/21 J. I.. Emerson Douglas 72.87 7/10/21 V. E. Horsrnan Norton 73.38 11/11/21 J. I.. Emerson Douglas 74.26 24/11/21 F. B. Hallord Triumph 76.74 6/5/22 J. I.. Emerson Douglas 78.91 22/6/23 A. Denly Norton 82.66 2/10/23 A. Denly Norton 85.22 15/10/23 A. Denly Norton 85.58 9/8/24 A. Denly Triumph 86.52 10/11/23 V. E. Horsrnan Norton 87.07 9/8/24 A. Denly Triumph 88.21 0/11/24 V. E. Horsiarn Douglas 88.21 12/10/24 M. Richard Peugeot - 88.45 25/5/25 V. E. Horsrnan Triumph S9.13 31/10/25 F. W. Dixon Douglas 89.92 14/11/25 V. E. Horsrnan Triumph 90.79 24/7/26 W L. Handley Rex-Acnu 91.10 29/9/26 V. E. Horsrnan Triumph 94.15 23/6/27 A. Denly Norton 95.02 28/6/27 A. Denlv Norton 100.57