WORLD'S RECORD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20722, 15 November 1930, Page 14 (Supplement)

WORLD'S RECORD.

REGAINED BY BRITAIN. Tho world's motor cycle speed record was regained for Britain last week when J. S. Wright, at, Cork, drove his O.E.C. J. A. p.-engined motor-cycle over a mile at a me«m average speed of 150.75 miles per hour. This record was created by riding both ways of tho course and tho meau time being taken. Wright's fastest oneway speed was 152.5 ni.p.h. The previous record of 137.7 ni.p.h. was established recently by Ernest Ilonne, a German rider, astride a B.W.M. motor-cycle at Ingoldstadt, Bavaria.

It will I>o remembered that in September of last, year Henne lowored tho record which hid been set up by tho British rider, H. lo Vack on a BroughSupcrior, iu 1923, and gained for Germany the honour of holding the world s fastest motor-cycle speed record by covering the mile at a speed of 134.68 m.p.h. On August 31, at. Arpajon, J. S. Wright beat Henno's speed for tho mile by cover, jng the distance in 26.5s (135.85 m.p.h.), and he also gained the kiiomotve record in 16.295. representing a speed of approximately .137.32 m.p.h. Honrie set out to beat tlieso speeds and recently succeeded in covering one kilometro from a Hying start at a speed of 137.6 m.p.h., and in averaging 136.4 m.p.h. over tho mile stretch. Wright's new figures are the answer to the German challenge for supremacy and has gained for the Empire an All-British record: a British rider, British machine, British timing apparatus and established on British soil. THE SPORTS OLVB. Members of the Sports Motor-Cycle Club assembled at the Western Springs at nine o'clock last Sunday morning for .1 run to Kare Iw'e. There was quite a fair attendance, and riders found the road conditions all that could be desired as far as Waia'arua. From there some rather rough going was experienced for a mile or two and there were patches of deep ruts along the road until tho top of the hill above Kare Kare was reachedNo trouble was experienced with any of the machines, and the conditions did not forco riders to dismount at any stage. The party had lunch at Kare Kare, and tho return trip was mado in about an hour and a half, members arriving backin town at 4.30. The club will hold a rtfn to Muriwai Beach to-morrow, members meeting at Westerns-Springs at nina o'clock. An open invitation is extended to all motorcyclists to attend runs organised by the club. THE CINDER SPORT. Western Springs cinder track has been the sc«ne of tivnziad activity during the past week, the exponents of cinder shifting trying out, their new mounts and making the necessary adjustments to have their mounts in tip top order for the opening meeting. This afternoon's practice will be of particular interest as within the next week the team to represent Auckland to meet Wellington at Western Springs on the opening night on November 29. will be decided. This match will be the first of the league contest series in which a team of six riders from tho four centres will meet each of the other centres once on its home ground and once on the visiting team's circuit. The racing track at Western Springs is in excellent order and last Saturday stood up to a large amount of heavy practice without any signs of cutting up op o! tho holes developing which were a trouble last season. The winter's yams have consolidated the foundations ol the track and with tho expert, attention which has been given by the track manager, Mr. ,T. Kay, tho surface has developed into a firstclass racing track. The riders themselves affirm the statement that tho coming year's racing will be much faster than previously. TO-DAY'S RACES. The race meeting to be conducted at Henning's Speedway, Mangcre, to-day, has attracted a good entry for the eight events scheduled to be run. The champion ships are of particular interest tq c.luh members as the track will permit the full use of evory ounce of speed ol which tho various machines are capable. Tn view of tho (act that the North Shore Club is not affiliated with the Auto Cycle Union and to prevent the disqualification of re< gistercd riders, (he club, at its meeting on Tuesday last, decided to conduot the races on strictly amatour lines, awarding trophies as prizes, and declining nomi' pation from A.C.U. registered riders. The first race will start promptly at 2 p.m. FAY TAYLOUR BEATEN, Fay Taylour, the lady cinder track rider who visited Western Springs lastyear and who was regarded as one of the best female riders in the world, has' been beaten by Gladys Thornhill, a 16-year-old girl, who has taken to tho cinders.

NOTE?. Out of 345 motor cycles imported into India during the two months etKllnu May last, no fewer than 337, or over 95 per cent, arc credited to Great Britain. When the three-speed hub gears was first introduced many motor-cyclists were of the opinion that its advantages would be outweighed by the extra weight, while others, more far-seeirig, said the idea would become universal. According to pomo preliminary figures of the 1929 industrial census -just issued by the U.£>. Bureau of Census, only 3},912 motor-cycles were manufactured ip the United States lat.t. year as compared with 35,197 machines in 1927, a drop of 9,3 per cent.