TOURIST TROPHY RACE, 1911

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10663, 19 June 1912, Page 6

TOURIST TROPHY RACE, 1911

i Undoubtedly the neatest test that any motor cycle has ever undergone,.. ; and'- one that included the most varied conditions, was the Tourist Trophy Contest, held on the Isle of Man, Eng-i land, in. July, 1911. T'hj course wasj a circuit of miles, covered five; times, ia total of 187 miles. It was over the ordinary roads of the islands full of turns iajitF kinks, with a sui*V faceunuch below the English standard* j Besides numerous ordinary grades, Snaefeß ■Mountain, a climb of fouir miles, with a corresponding descent, was .surmounted on each circuit. For this great conie&t fifty-iiine .mac'hines ■. entered, it/he ibest that Europe could j produce, and; in whose construction ] many months we/e consumed ;■ and of £ these only twenty-eight .survived, eloquent evidence of the immense severity of tihe task. Among the starters were five "Indians," and not only did every one of the five finish, but the "Indian" captured the first three places. Such a performance is unprecedented, and the most wonderful showing ever mlade by any motor cycle. To cover itthis 'long course without a Miteir at the ibremendous speed ne-) cessary for success; to .survive the continuous strain of rough roads and hard dtriving without a single mechanical failure; to cHmibthe miles < of steep mountain; roads witihout a sign of burning out, aire demonstrations of efficiency, endurance and .mechanical perfection that lhave never been equalled!, and will never be surpassed. Mr Jl. C Ewingtou, of Masterton, has secured the Wairaxapai -agency of the "Indian." >."{