FOR THE SCIENTIST.
RACING HAS ITS USES
Paradoxical as it may seem, it is not the cars that win speed' events that teach metallurgists and motor engineers the components of motor vehicles calling for increased strength or efficiency; rather it is the machines that fail that prove of the greatest value to tiie expert.
A glance at tlie list of starters ill any important lr»n;r distance motor contest, and then at the number of competitors who finished the course, invariably discloses a high percentage of failures and withdrawals. It is these failures and their causes that provide the material for research, the eventual outcome bein-i better materials, increased efficiency and more dependable service.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 138, 14 June 1938, Page 18
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113FOR THE SCIENTIST. Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 138, 14 June 1938, Page 18
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