Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1926, Page 74

GREAT PROGRESS MADE IN AUTO SPEED TESTS Records Fall on All Sides During Past New Speedways Added to “Circuit.” Year—De Paola Takes Laurels—Two stomobile than a quar ¢ the roaring But within existence it iced myriad examples of dar rkable driving skill, 1 Since the history ing covers slightly mor« ter century, t road is las pre S we driver Fas = flecte: d speed wdily on, and frest rictions of lifted still d boar ations time and more. space 1 of Achievement. If the Year Less sepa won aver is sport | motor ble tha nts more 1 i in the hi: is have fall arisen from e tiny race cars, for attaining stil ard speedway development. apion of d bef De Paolo con- laurels and ad to his ch: mship hat long befe nd of the anr racing was unbeatable, no matter what brilliant teats competitors accomplished De Paolo wins the champion #hip crown with more than half again | as many points as his nearest com- | petitor and double the = which the late Jimmy Murphy nexed the 1924 title. | Determination of Standing. Annual champlonsh drivers s determined e in the races en in avenue greater speed, the be has undergone marked Motor | Taolo Taking year half tinued to add ditional poin standing, ch as subst. e the over esh al during | plonship ra of the At Hon n nur of ser the the number of Wer of mil iven for winr on. up to the vi in the Indianape P ionate. points 100-mile 1.000 po 500-mile Award of points fc the finish line is pro ond place 250-mile 1 mile gr Points ing the ted the pract total amc winning event. | Sums awarded for the first 10 places $n a 250-mile race usually range from $9.00° for first place to $700 or $750 for tenth place. Many Records Fall. records ranging fri speeds speed th among | World r distances | m 1 to ive been beaten | | the rack. of the 250-mile < for that d finished 18 hour The record an hour, set early in the year v Milton Cooper's five records were notable | rchievemen! He qualified for the | race at the rate of 141.5 miles an hour. During the st 75 miles he £ped along at 132.6 miles an hour. s average for the first 100 miles 131.8 miles an hour, and for the 150 miles 130.7 miles an_hour 5 miles an » 1aps to the fini 20 miles—his with than t dry cost him four lite at spurt places. 1his point an which brought h ish line about a mile ahead of Harry Hartz, cond place. Ired Comer came in third; Bob McDonogh, the youthful flash’ who achleved his fame in the latter part of the year, was fourth, and Cooper, who had driven the fast est race of all, fifth. De Paoclo’s Achievements Great. Fitting it i« that the driver who long liefore the close of the vear's racing rogram had won the e of Speed Wing, Peter De Paolo. ould have set the new world record 500 miles y ile bri at Indian uit. o EBONITE Strings foa Slick SoitWing Around the Gears | (M Mrolsrisl: When you insist upon getting Ebonite, you are buying gear lubrication purposely made for the gears of your motor car or truck. At dealers and service Chieckerhoard in . b five-pound ¢ from i only (TS SHREDDED OIL ) (ISSIONS ¢REAR AXLES BAYERSON OlL WORKS grind in 4 hour econds, an av minutes and 39.46 1ge speed of 101.13 miles an hour. On the same occasion De Paolo, in his Duesenberg Special, hattered the 450-mile record, when he | completed that distance in 4 hours, 28 | erag ; | lished wber with | ¢ an- ihe drove th 10 | her | utes 41.29 | speed of 8 500 | mons 1 average |anything ler i minutes and 1-10 second, at an av- speed of 101.16 miles an_hour. 400-mile speed mark fell before Le who piloted_his Junior Special over the Indianapolis hours, 36 minutes and with an average rate of les an hour The record of automobile racing for year contains a succession of un- usual! achievements of De Paolo. the vouthful champion. Besides setting & mark for the longest of the speed- classics, he surpassed existing records for five other distances, rang- ing from 5 to 25 miles, on the Culver City, Calif., track April 19. He nego- tiated the Gnile distance in 2 min- utes and 14 onds, with an average speed of 133.7 miles an hour. The 10- mile record set by him was 4 minutes ind 25.20 seconds, at the rate of 136 s an hour. Six minutes and 35.8 seconds was his running time for 15 dles, at the average rate of 136.7 les an hour. The 20-mile distance was covered by the champlon in the rd time of 8 minutes and 50.4 sec and an average rate of 1 8 in hour. De Paolo’s time for 25 miles was 11 minutes and 6.6 sec- onds, with an average speed of 135.01 . | miles an hour. Milton Sets Record. The outstanding was the new world miles, the most popular distance on the racing program. It was estab- by Tommy Milton, veteran d demon, who broke his own rec- i when he drove the entire length in 1 hour 58 minutes 13.5 seconds in a Miller Special at Culver City, Calif., March 1 last, His average speed was 125,88 miles an hour, which stood un- the e feat of the year record for 250 ord_on the new ton Speedway October st with an av upsettin timore- W when he Harry Hart e speedwa hou of ma to 13 handsome pushed the K for the 50-mile distance mile 1 hour when If century in min- utes and 11 seconds in a Miller Special ulver City April 19 - other speedw beir 14, 1524 mile record 100 speed ack On D Milton shattered the and Bennett Hill covered ) mile: in faster time the Culver Cf were at 3 ords on k were mount the 19 by De Pal 1-mile rt t records ¢ were made * Ralph ma Syracuse, 3 New Stars Appear. lina covered seconds, Liour the l-mile cir- an average of miles, 1 min- rate of 83.33 miles minutes 11.76 per hour: 4 seconds, an av niles hour 17 seconds, un av 10 miles minutes §1.44 miles an hour nds, or S1.08 miles | 1 minutes 9.47 sec ¢ | onas, ; 20 1 minutes onds, or 80.5 and 25 miles in 18 min- the average hour With the new Is have come new luminaries among that galaxy of ars who have made racing history. he younger generation of speed de have shown their and one of their number the right to pion of mo Peter De Paolo, the newest sensa tion in this thrilling profession, also is one of the youngest driv Tle wears » champion’s n at the age of 27 He mounte > top within as w pilot of the fast but by sheer grit overcame busting” tendency, which t him a _reputation of befing skillful race driver. miles, miles an _hour, curec ha has The 192 the veter and got the for watching his and as a riding mechanic for him. He is short and slight of build nd wears an ever-ready smile. He is tinued on T uncle SPECIAL NOTICE!! THE BLACK & DECKER PECIAL COAC MONDAY, JANUARY 18th 7:30 A M. to 1 O’CLOCK IN FRONT OF THE AUTO MART 1312 N. Y. Ave.—Between 13th & 14th Sts. This wonderful equipped coach, with its direct factory represen- tatives are to demonstrate the many labor saving uses of the Black and Decker portable electric tools and shop equipment. This demonstration should be of decided interest to many garage owners and mechai Rudolph & West Co., 1332 N. Y. Ave. ARE DISTRIBUTORS FOR BLACK AND DECKER TOOLS than 126 miles | records barely | i he | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JANUARY 17, 1926—PART 3 | Laurel, Md., oval, October 2 Mc DoONOUGH A year of record-breaking and feats of speed and endurance characterized the 1925 championship racing season. Peter De Paolo, upper left, was crown- ed champion after taking a lead early in the year which, by early Fall, had made him unbeatable. Tommy Milton, upper right, was seron‘:l to De Paolo in the year’s championship standing. The trio below comprises, left to right: Bob McDonough, ¥ | Harry Hartz, a record holder and third on the year's championship list, and Ralph De Palma, gray-hal | nine new world records for dirt tracks last year. HENRY MILLER SEAVICE DE PALMA his first race at ithful driver who achieved fame by winning red veteran, who QUANTITY PRODUCTION HIT BY MANY CONSIDERATIONS Mass Building Still Leaves Small Manu- facturer Market—Competition Checks Greater Output of Big Producers. BY WILLIAM ULLMAN “Is there a limit duction?” A constantly increasin terest in this question is being man fested as the American automobile business becomes concentrated in hands of a comparatively few org: izatlons that are heading toward ever greater production It is a question that interest motorist, as well as the ma and now the economi deep thought. If the to stop the trend tow concentration of automobi turing resources and i duction per factory the What is it? A number of answers are Several have been advanced alrcady One is considered by economists and by hard-headed business men as plau- | sible. Competition, thev agree, may casily stem the tide toward excessive production. Competition Curbs Output. Competition has reduced output a number of occasfons, for cor hastens new modles which necessitate basic factor: Production fell off amazin gust, 1924, when one made a few body and mechar changes in his product. There have been no need of such had the 1 advanced other ures not the s i It b pointed the quantity product limitless it would be only of time before there would le mere handful of manufactur ducing all automobiles. It would be possible, theoretically, for all cars to bear one name plate. In practice however, such a monoply never ha been approximated. It has been dem onstrated that even if a manufacturer | is able to build on such a as to| ™ undersell every one els to quantity is a d vthing » manuf; reased pre question i “Safety Thr in store. on ctition in turn, | char | the set |ASK SAFETY VALUE ' OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS National Automobile Chamber of Commerce to Conduct Survey on Question. | Accurate evaluation of the traffic rilar signal light as u fac fety is being undertak- e National Automobile Cham- imerce in collaboration with police departments of cities in which this system of control is beinz used Letters have been mauiled to flic di { rectors in citles throughout the coun try asking full information on the ef- :fm( the system is achieving “We are certain that traffic lights {are proving worth while,” said George M. Graham. chairman of the cham ber's committee on traffic planning and safety, “The public should have the facts on the matter. “A citizen, whether walking or driv ng. often chafes at the seeming re- | straining of these lights regulating the flow of trafM Exact details on results achieved help to obtain ublic co-oper: The text of the letter sent the chamber follows: | *“To the Traffic Director: | “Control of motor vehicle move- ! ment by traffic towers or similar lights needs public support to be fully ef- fective Vhile it is known that scientific control of traffic is essential to safety, it is important for the public to know exactly what has been accomplished. Installation and regulation of the lights, too, should be based on known s regarding the flow of traffic. “Can you advise us what y ex- | perience has been with regard to con- { trol of traffic by signal lights “1. Have you any streets on which motor vehicle operation is controlled lights in towers or similar device?” Have numby of v lights were installed? “3. Did you find that the adoption of these light (a) increased the flow of traffic, (b) reduced accidents? “4. Are you now keeping a record of the number of vehicles using your streets at different hours of the day and of the location of accidents so that any future lighting developments will have a basis of comparison?” len by t ber of ill out by WILL BE WITH US lics. NN NN NI K vou records showing the | cidents and the number | such streets before the In tryin’ to clean various parts of their cars I notice that a lot o' car owners merely put more dirt in places where dirt should not be. This {8 usually the case in cleanin' spark | plu; The owner unscrews a plug and then. before replacin’ it, wipes off the cylinder head with a rag. There’s |always a certain amount of dirt they simply push this into the cylin der’ Another common mistake is in pairin’ a tire or in puttin’ in a new inner tube. When the motorist does this himself he is likely to pick u dirt from the garage floor. 1 saw | Brown workin’ out on the driveway beside his house the other day. Only a miracle would keep a pebble aut of |the tire when he got in ail togethe Another time T saw Brown removir !a front wheel out on the gravel drive- THE OLD MECHANIC SAY {around the spark plug opening, and | {TESTS PROVE VALUE |way. He just let the wheel fall to | the ground and didn't seem to care | whether the grease from the hub picked up a few pebbles or not. Most owners are a little more care- ful than B but even then they often go wrong. When it comes to | cleanin’ a wheel bearin’ I've seen many of them use kerosene instead lof gasoline. Kerosene cleans well enough, but it doesn't dry quickly. It | just stays around the bearin’ and Much-Discussed Question Definitely by Bureau of Standards. red literally not alwars figuratively characteristic of the great majo | of persons, according tests ¢ Seeing is | perhaps, owners are gettin' wise to the fact that it docant pay to flush |ducted by the Bureau of Stands lout the engine with kerosene. The! Ther 8 3 I'best w to flush out the stem is to ' herehiliin besn coxntasiene |use a quart or two of fresh oil | cussion from time to time as to w ere are a lot of s to clean ighest visibility | various parts o : it T've 1 Tight on autumobi never been able to ¥ sense in addin’ a lot of dirt and unnecessary | trouble en route col 1s the for as a. t The use of red for thi questioned in many quarters 1 an authoritative investigation was ¢ HERE IS ONE HONOR WHICH DETROIT LACKS It May Be a Motor Metropolis, But | Peoria. I, Is Centerof Auto Ownership. Detroit may be a motor metropolis but insofar as the center of car owner- ship in the United States is concerned it mus share its motoring honors with another city. According to a survey made by the United States Geological Survey, the center of motor vehicle ownership lies close to Peoria, 1ll. The survey was made in connection with an investi; tion into the distribution of energy resources and the centers of produc- | tion of power in the United States. . Cold Aids Tire Valves. Here is a tip to progressive motor ists in the way air pressure holds up in tires during extremely cold weather. Contraction of the valve and dust caps makes them fit tighter and greatly minimizes valve leakage. To keep up the air pressure to better advantage during warmer weather the trick would seem to be to keep the caps *dkk i#&#*w*nntn&w4444444444444444444 reau. Several thousand observations w made at distar varying from to 900 and 1 feet. Different servers made the tests at these tances. Conditions unds h tests were made were vi resuit that the final strengthened the position the scheme of color signals. | Daylight surroundings were cho: [ for the observations, because of colored lights is most difficult. On average, it was found that a red li of 75 candle power could be seen EIGHT FEATURES URGED FOR SERVICE STATIONS Essentials for Best Serving of Pub- lic Outlined Before National Auto C. of C. of red The essentials of a first-class serv- ico station as described before the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce are as follows: 1. Cleanliness of buflding, both in- side and out. 2. Prompt greeting of customers. 3. Courteous and friendly spirit. 4. Definite delivery promises made and kept. Prompt, eflicient, careful and cor- rect workmanship. 6. Definite standardized prices 7. Correct billing. oidance of arguments. 90 candle power, a vellow light distance. At 1,250 feet these colo in order to be visible. Development of a “courtesy to_govern relations of motor | officers with motorists is one of Iu]vj(‘v'(\‘ of the 1926 program of California Association of Patrolmen. co cy Yo Traffic Signals on 16th St. Boulevard Green—“Go”’ Red—*Stop” Amber—*Caution” To make left turn—pull just beyond center of street intersection on green light and wait there for change to green signal in the direc- tion in which you are making turn. Make right turn on green OF RED TAIL LIGHTS Settled value purpose was conclusion ct that at that time fdentification of 60 feet, while 2 green light had to be candle power, and a blue light 1,000 candle power to be visible at the same | lights had to be, respectively, 1,500, 2,500, 3,000 and 7.500 candle power, Highway the Signal. . .. h there still is a limited market fe wares This is proved by one shoe manufact or phonograph producer e able to carry the quantity point of capturing the entire This, however, has induced ma speculate as to whether the au mobile indu will be the exceptio to the rule. Motordom has upset so many customs it might ap | this one. t this point, ¥ vroductfon theo: 0 consider the car .{America and abroad. ¢ ¢ a|quantity production idea has it pon the assumption that | st is interested in humoring Ir t the expense of his taste. | observations are proving this orroneous vide Test owne; been th to dis- hat | Price Not Only Factor. 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