MOTOR-CYCLING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20217, 30 March 1929, Page 11 (Supplement)

MOTOR-CYCLING.

HILL CLIMB AT TAUWHARE. NEW COURSE SELECTED. The Hamilton Motor-Cycle Club is holding a hill-climb at Tauwharc on Easter Saturday, March 30. A new hill has been selected, which has not yet been climbed, and spectacular riding is anticipated. Better trophies are being offered than previously, and a separate track for descending machines should prevent congestion. The programme includes championship events for machines in classes up to 350 c.c. and for machines over 350 c.c. There will be an open championship for a banner, and two handicap events. LAST WEEK'S RACES. DIRT TRACK FIXTURE. Hie display by the motor-cycles on Mr. Henning's dirt track last week provided thrills for the spectators and gave an indication of what real dirt track racing will be when the short circuits are completed. 'lhe Royal Enfield was outstanding and Goldberg's two wins left no doubt as to the superior speed of his mount. The other riders, many of whom were novices, performed well, and with .nore experience some of them should develop into first class exponents of the cinder track. THE SPORTS CLUB. No definite fixtures have been made by the Sports Club for over the Easter holidays, as many of the club members will be away from the city. Several small parties have been arranged for three and four days' tours, while others are working from the city, on one-day trips. The next official fixture is the beach championship date for April 23. SOUTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP. The Auckland rider, C. Goodwin, who recently created a world's grass track record for 350 c.c. machines and pressed Kanbsy so hard in the SC'O c. c.Xew Zealand Championship, was prominent last week ;it Blenheim. Once again his h.p. 1 loyal Enfield almost yroved t<>u much for the bigger h.p. mounts. In the 600 c.c. South Island Championship, I). Managh, riding a 3i h.p. machine, just managed to defeat Goodwin's 2? h.p. by the narrow margin of one foot.

THE LADIES' CLUB. The fust reliability test of the Ladies' Progressive Motor-Cycle Club, was held | last week-end. over a 50-mi 1 e course starti ing from One Tree Hill and travelling via I Buekland's Beach, Ifowick, Papatoetoe, ! anurewa, Maugero and Mount Roskill. ) The lady riders performed well and except j for some heavv loose mclal no difficulties were encountered. The competition was keen and the more experienced riders I v.-ei'e able to keep to timetable and amass i more points than some of the more recent I supporters of the sport. The final placings were Miss V. L. Matthews (210 e.c. Yeloeelte) 1 Mrs. V. (r. Penny (" li.p. Harley-Davidson) 2 Miss X. Howe (117 c.c. Yelocette) . 3 Tlie next fixture of 111 c club will be a Treasure Hunt on April 23. SOUTH AFRICAN T. T. j The sixth South African T.T. rtce was run outside Port Elizabeth early this year. The weather was perfect and the event attracted large entries including two German DKW's. British machines as usual scooped the pool al- ( 'chough the DKW's showed remarkable speed and acceleration and were in the j leading positions for several laps. r l he ' A.J.S. interests were disappointed when j Cohen, last year's winner ran out of I petrol when in a commanding position, iit being hard to understand how such an experienced rider should he caught in this predicament. The final placings were:— 175 c.c. (140 miles). 1. J. T'nwin (172 James). 43.4 m.p.h. 2. C. W. Scott (172 James). 5. G. Kannevmeyer (172 James). 350 c.c. (200 mile?). 1 I). Hall (343 Vejocette). 64 m.p.h. 2. W. J. Kerr (343 Yelocette). 3. A. Killerby (349 U.S.A.). 600 c.c. (200 miles). 1. J. Sarkis (499 Rudge-Whitworth). 62.94 m.p.h. 2. W. J. Kerr (490 Norton). 3. K. Davis (498 A.J.S.). J. Sharkis (liudge-Whitworth) established a record lap (20 miles) at 73,69 m.p.h. NEW FOHM OF RACING. Ski-motor-evde lacing is a new form of sport organised by the. German Auto ('lull in Iho iser Mountains. Ihe motorcvcles are fitted with tyre chains front, and rear, and they then tow competitors lilted with skis. NOTES. If is now definite that dirt I nick motorcycle races will be a regular attraction in Auckland next season. Dirt Track racing, with all the thrills of present-dav broadsiding was first held in Toronto, Canada, as early as 1912. A lady motorist summoned at a Lon--1 don court was stated to be so inexperienced that she could not undertake the. v hole job of driving herself, but deputed the sounding of the horn to her daughter. Two of the most distinguished Royal motor-cyclists at the present time are the Prince " Regent Nicholas of Roumania, and Prince Carl, Jun., of Sweden. The former rides a Triumph and the latter an Ariel. H is likely that red reflectors for bicycles will soon be compulsory throughout Germany. Let iiS hope that they have more efficient ones than are to lie seen on the majority of local bicycles! Canadian motor-cycle clubs are becoming very active and now that so many British "riders reside in the Dominion a much keener interest is being taken in trials, gymkhanas and hill climbs. A useful tip when decarbonising is, when the carbon has been removed from the cylinder head and the piston top. smear"both with a mixture of water and household blacklead, rubbing up with a cloth until a high polish is obtained. When the engine is next taken down the carbon will flake off in a surprisingly easy manner. If, is with regret that the death, which took place recently, of M. Joseph Sarolea, the prominent Belgian motor-cycle manufacturer is recorded. M. Sarolea was 63 years of age at the time of his death and was a pioneer of the motor-cycle industry in his native country, where Sarolea machines are extremely. popular, ,