THE VALUE OF RACING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 31 July 1926, Page 15

THE VALUE OF RACING.

While the progress of the modern automobile towards perfection lies through a series of hard-run contests on the road or track, there is this difference between the development of the thoroughbred horse and the thoroughbred ear: the horse does not invariably day by day and in every way get better and better, but the motor-car does. One can easily recall to mind horses of a decarle or two ago which would have made short shrift of their opponents on the course to-day, but no car of 10 venrs ago could hold the car of to-dav (says the motor expert of another journal). It has been stated that without racing horseflesh would deteriorate rapidly. J he case with tin: motor is somewhat analogous. It one takes the modern high efficiency light car of, say, IJ to •’ litres capacity, and considers point by point, it will be obvious that racing, and racing alone, forward by what may be termed intensive has made it what it is. Racing forced cultivation methods the perfecting of ignition, springing, tyres, cjuick-detachable wheels, absolutely reliable steering gear, front wheel brakes, efficient valve gear, shock absorbers, and many other vital components of tiu? modern motor-car.