RISKS OF SPEED PIONEERS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 3464, 7 April 1930, Page 2

RISKS OF SPEED PIONEERS.

I-'UKNTTT SCIENTIST’S DEMAND

LOSS OF Id El

Professor Sarniok, the noted French scientist, has just declared that the fixing of an international speed limit for racing airplanes and cars is essential. He contends that the great danger is not the impossuhlity of reaching an even higher speed than that achieved hy Sijiiadron Leader Arlebar at the last Schneider Cup races, but just Ihe possibility of doing so. ii is usual to laugh at the people who maintain that the speed which can be obtained by human Doings lias already been obtained and that iurther attempts are, bound to Jail. Sneh gloomy predictions have been made 30 and oil years ago and invariably proved ridiculous. Professor Sarniok warns ns not to become too sure in our ideas about speed. Lie states that Irom the technical point of view there are really no limits to th e speed which may be attained with constantly progressing M-ien<"> and constantly progressing human civilisation within 100 or 200

1 (liven a motor of sufficient capacity, iciiaiile material, an excellent track, and good weather conditions, the prolessor grants that u is within the reach of possibility that Kaye Don should in at .Major Segrave’s record of 33.3 kibmiclres per hour by another ot) to Mill kilometres, and even more. He contends that Squadron Leader Orlebar should beat Ins own record of nearly (inn kilometres per hour, and that he or Ininre record holders should reach v iiil. or even 1(101) kilometres per hour. Hut he Pan's for ilie adaptability of the human sen es arid of the human body to such high speeds.

Opponents o) inc pndcssor point out i hut our finin' it sen. with all its living beings, speeds day lin day around tin; suit at tlie vale el i !!,()()() kilometres per hour without anybody being the worse ior it. Professor Sarniok, bowever, points (mi that the important teeter 111 (fiction and resistance is nonexistent or almost negligible in the case, of the earth rotation, while our ear and aii plane racing takes place against siaib:nar\ or even countering air v' hones. I’roles-ur Sarniok believes that our k:nm ledge i | human physiology and ol human physics - mil yel snflieienl ly aiiviirivii Ini n s to veil 111 re to Ibe I eebi;;< a 11 \ j11)s>1 1 1 1 e speeds, witbonl having in i■ \ eiy ease to pay tor it with I lie itis s ol lito and I lie less .(eplorable loss ni uni i ena I. i!e (iemands I lie inlernal lonai <nit( ! cell;. 11l ol sped limit . U lliell slitni Id stand nni i) smli a lime u lien w,. siiad be abb' 1" gauge wind (lie elicits on ibe Iminau -yslem would bo o) a fit r ion rlit'y 'a \ a i ild M i I, i lone di rr per linin', lie gi \e> an uis| am e in w lit It we ■ i'onld iirsi ee Ihe eat dash pa si 11 bo i j 1 1 1 : in I oin. ub do its mi ruin; l , sigmi I onl d< alenoie i oar n "iild only he beard 1 11' rv, a rrls. I’ i <.;. • -nr Sa run ik deina nils i bat ha a lew \ea.rs we sbmild spare the 1 1 ns o| \;| I llilble | ilolirers . a ltd I ini t v. e I lei ih! lone I item to abstain from record a i tempi s.