MOTORING.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20025, 5 September 1930, Page 7

MOTORING.

IRISH GRAND PRIX SPEED THRILLS IN BAD WEATHER. GERMAN WINS AT 85.88 M.P.H. (FitOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) LONDON, July 25. Rudolf Caracciola, the 26-year-old German champion—said to be the sou of a millionaire —won the senior race of the classic Second Irish International Motor Grand Prix at Phcenix Park, Dublin, on Saturday. His average speed was 85.88 miles, an hour. He drove a Mercedes Benz super-charged, sevenlitre, six-cylinder car. Caracciola completed the course in 3 hours 28 minutes 24 seconds, and gained, in addition to the prize of £IOOO, the Phoenix trophy for the best performance during the two days' racing. lie completed many circuits«at 90 miles an hour, and created a new record speed on his 03rd circuit at 90.3 miles an hour for the lap, driving through rain at the time.

England was placed second in this two-days' race, thanks to the Riley car driven by Victor Gillow, that completed the course at an average of 72 miles an .hour, with a handicap start of nine laps from the scratch Mercedes.

The race was an exciting spectacle, as with the intervals of sunshine heavy rain showers and drizzle alternated. England fought Germany for 60 laps out of the full 70 which constituted the race. As soon as the starting flag dropped, Caracciola and Captain Birkin began a "dog fight" round the course, England's four-cylinder champion against Germany's six.-cylinder Mercedes, and while the other competitors were equally doing their best to hold their handicap leads against these two back-markers, the terrific pace of this pair dwarfed the rest of the "field." The Winner's Skid. At one time Caracciola turned completely round four times in a skid at over 100 miles an hour, but his control of his car was so superb that he never left tho road, though the spectators at that point ran for their lives, expecting the great white car to plunge into their midst.

Captain Campbell had clutch trouble which delayed him, but he finished fifth, and so won, with Earl Ilowe and, Caracciola, the team prize—a - very coveted trophy. The three Talbots were second for the team award, and the Alfa Romeo team third.

Caracciola also took the winning driver's cup, the Eireann Cup, and the Royal Irish Club's £IOOO, as well as the Grand Prix Phcenix Trophy. Kaye Don was awarded the Irene Cup for Irish drivers, but explained to the club that although born in Dublin he did not consider himself as Irish, and so it is understood that lie has passed this prize to tho Irish driver, G. V. B. Cooke, who drove an Austin successfully on Friday's section o"f the race. The Prize List. The following is the official placing: R. Caracciola, Mercedes, ser, 3hr 28min 24scc. 85.88 rft.p.h. .. 1 V. Gillow, Riley, nine laps handicap, 3hr 36min 19sec, 78 m.p.h .. 2 G. Campari, Alfa Romeo four laps, 3hr 36min 19sec, 78 m.p.h. .. 3 Earl Howe, Mercedes, scr, 3hr 39min 53sec, 81.3 m.p.h. .. .. 4 Captain Birkin, Bentley, two laps, 3hr 40min 29scc, 78.85 m.p.h 5 Captain M. Campbell, Mercedes, scr, 3hr 40min 47sec, 81.02 m.p.h 6 George Eyßton, Alfa RomeO, five laps, JJhr 42min ssec, 74.83 m.p.h .. 7 Brian Lewis, Talbot, 3hr 42min 32sec, 75.83 m.p.h. .: 8 A. Frazer Nash, Austin, twelve laps, 3hr 44min 52sec, 65.94 m.p.h. .. 9 Kaye Don, Alfa Romeo, five laps, 3hr 45min.22sec, 73.74 m.p.h. .. 10 Captain Waite, Austin, 18 laps, 3hr 45min 50sec, 58.89 m.p.h., .. t Hugh Eaton, Talbot, four laps, 74.72 m.p.h. .. .. .. t Boris Ivanosky, Alfa Romeo, five laps, 3hr 47min Bsec, 73.17 m.p.h. 12 T. Rose Richards, Talbot, 3hr 47min 40sec, 74.12 m.p.h. .. .. 13 G. Ramponi, 0.M., 3hr 48min 14sec, 75.05 m.p.h. .. • .. 14 Wakefield Trophy Team Prize—Mercedes team, lOhr 49min 4sec, 1; Talbot, llhr 14min 2scc, 2; Alfa Romeo, llhr 14min 35sec, 3. Class prizes and drivers' gold medals were awarded to: —Class A up to 8litre cars, R. Caracciola ; Class 0 up to five litres, Captain Birkin; Class D up to three litres, Brian Lewis; Class E up to two litres, George Eystori; Class G up to 1100 c.c., Victor Gillow; and .Class H up to 750 c.c., A. Frazer Nash.

HIRE PURCHASE. ADDRESS TO MOTOR TRADE. On Tuesday evening in the Cham*, ber of Commerce Hall. Mr E. W. Whit® addressed a large gathering representative of employers and salesmen of the New Zealand Motor Trade Association (Canterbury Branch) on the subject, "Customary Aire Purchase Agreement." The lecturer discussed first the essentials of contracts generally, and then clearly pointed out the important difference between ownership and possession, and the position of subsequent purchasers. The meaning unci purpose of th© special- provisions in the Chattels Transler Act of 1924 were then carefully explained, and th e immense importance to the trade of conditional purchrtses, as distinct from bailments, was illustrated. As the lecture proceeded, practical examples and cases were S lv ®n by way of illustration, and every effort was made to simplify the legal difficulties and make them plain to the mmd ot the layman Many actual documents and agreements in use by firms were examined and explained, and criticism was made of the various provisions. and the lecturer warned his audience against th©_ carelessness often met with in completing contracts. The contractual capacity ot infants and trading companies was explained, as also were the important questions ot insurance. . , , , , Hearty appreciation of the lecturer s address was expressed, and a lively period of questions and answers showed the lecturer that his audience had benefited by the address. At the conclusion/ Mr Clive Crozier, president of the Association, cordially thanked Mr White for his remarks.

A very fine show was put up in mail week by K. 0. Marsh, who drove an M.G. Midget up Beggars' Roost, a famous gradient w England, 100 times in succession under K.A.C. observa♦irtn The negine was not stopped, nof was'a spanner put upon the car durine the entire period. The car continuously circled upßeggars Boost (which has a gradient of 1 m 3.2) and down the by-pass. Tt is stated that during the winter months .1 im'Ain *<*>«*■ m<M Zts remained unlicensed, and were garaged for the win er.