BRITISH RACING CAR’S FAILURE

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26204, 30 August 1950, Page 7

BRITISH RACING CAR’S FAILURE

INQUIRY DEMANDED INTO CAUSE (Special Correspondent N.Z.P.A.) LONDON, August 28.

The motoring correspondent of the “Daily Herald.” Thomas Wisdom, says that the British motoring firms which co-operated in the building of the £150.000 British racing Car 8.R.M., which .failed to start in its first race, the’ international trophy for Grand Prix cars, at Silverstone on Saturday, have demanded an immediate, inquiry. Some of them have described the car’s failure as “scandalous” and “pathetic.” The B.R.M«, which was flown to the track after last-minute adjustments failed at the starting-line. It was reported to have had transmission trouble.

Mr Raymond Mays, the veteran racing driver, who took a leading part in organising the production of the 8.R.M., said after the Silverstone ’meeting: “I want to emphasise that’ I still believe we have a world beater in the B.R.M. We do not want the public to lose faith in it. “In 35 years of motor racing I have had many set-backs, but I do not think that if anyone had asked for a bad turn to be done to them they could have had a worse turn than this. The trouble is being investigated right away. The car will be put right, but I do not yet know what appearances it may make in public later this year. It is now getting late in the racing season.”