MOTORING NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 48, 17 July 1914, Page 8

MOTORING NOTES.

Tin' <"(Oiitinenl;vl <. ■: I <i. V.iibb.'r | Co.. Pt.y., Ltd., Clir: •/'■i, ivcli, Us re tcived telegraphic adv-c,.- U) tin 1 ellVrt that the French <lr,i,r:'! ":"ix, hold over the Joyous ClAimy a di>-tanee. of 4M(i miles, was won l>y .» Mercedes ear. facond and third placet* were also filled 1)Y Mercedes our-, it!: nV'ee ca-rs luring ;by Mercedes oar*. The winner 'covered. the 480 mil-* in 7hrs . luiin ISsce, cpulyhl<"i'/ to the terrific ' speed of a slia'de o» v; 8-t'/, yev hour, a ''performance without p'i'j/kil in. the iiistorv of such motoring w.-nfc*. Tlu- mueh-talked-iiM-it petrol railway carriages, me my, motor-train in Xew Zealand, i- now in h v between Wellington and Joluisonville. Between Wellington and TS'giii-r live- tunnels are encountered, all a short radius .of Wellingtc.'n city, before the train emerges from the rampart of the Umpire City into the Iwewine.-s of the clean country asmosphej-e. Tiie Australia 11 p.ad riders ill Kurope have not done anything wonderful to date, which is not to Iw marvelled at. coirddcring the ilif'.itfliUe** to be met with. Australian roiwl racing, bad as it is. is carpet racing o-jropiircil with the European events. the astounding spl of !.)•'.l S per hour was recorded on Jfrooklands (England) <V St. fldwge on one of the uew tyfs.of Indian machines. fitted with ei.u'r't. valve-:. Tins pace was liKuntaiii"'! ..cv a living kilometre (10W vard-.}, wVvlt was covered in 2!).935ec. 1 do not think ( -a;-. ■>. Home writer) many people realise. value of a hand-clutch, even she.'!.! they posses-: one. It i-i often slightly to disensage the elm-* w'niiout antral!? slipping it. Tiii* » l* ,rfivl -hock-absorber on 1 :n-<lriven nriciiine, and one can "iV? u« the clutch tnv making ui> sp' v/ otc, on some mount*, a ols-aiii.ro do r. : -mid ho iwr.-- ' '"liidly-littin;; -idee - '.iy havoc wilh tiie tvres, and it i-. a • v.-.tly foll.v U> litai;v .side-car rhas.-i.- •. ' (iwil motor;.v.'le. If the side-ea >:I ■linienu is not properly afiiM'd Imm- ■ car and the isn.tor-.-yi l!> will lea'. '■ - mis, and I>hc tyres will lio worn 41 - side where the !'',]h!vT >s 1 !'ilHlt >1 . 1 ] tiil' l", ii<!i HuimifiU'liiii')'- i' ' :-ui'iulc motorcycles --pK-ialiM- I - own side-cur ellipsis. Whil-t I was I r /say; an Eiu>'-li-lt writer) a ih'v> Netherlial! Cm-dons tlx- <• V r day. which r.ivossitat'ed my u«.; j ■-'i'V™ st?voral accent*. I observed j:. (ijii'i.'ioiH-lool\injr ' policeman sneakin- - -raduully closer. Tlerolio'.-tinu' thai u -t* sire now almost lined for o.\i-iHv_<. decided thai ! would not »ivo 1:i?i:• 'au- lo interview nio. so T e(V«ri<' . record restart and acceleration. Iravr _ itoliert in tin' r,.;»r. i had no! far. however, wlii'ii mv hove. wh:":i 'a - • Uet'n -nine lime, fell from machine on 1o the road. Tie- iro::- ' ■ I ovev if. and it honied. ••• vau.'j'ht in llif fi'otresU cHid ten:!'- : :inotl)"V fierce h!:is\. Kinalh" 'til-- w? Nt ■ (iVi'i 1 it. and it u-'■' » :, th one last V;iinfive wsiii ;u it :• i:«|o it- : enijioiiont j;nrt^■ •" thi- ; is an idt'a for a gymklian s '. A nttinhe.r of li;irn- could he p!;ni:'"' (lie ;i nil drive mvr ilu'in. Hi;e lio<ll > on«- • •a !