MOTOR-CYCLING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21844, 5 July 1934, Page 3

MOTOR-CYCLING

THE AUCKLAND CLUB PASCOE CUP TRIAL RULES Regulations have been drawn up for the annual Paseoe Cup motor-cycle trial to bo held under the auspices of the Auckland Motor-cycle Club on July 21 and 22. The trial, which is more to be regarded as an enjoyable tour run to a fairly strict schedule than as a difficult contest, will cover a distanco of about 230 miles and the night of Saturday, July 21, will bo spent at Cambridge. Competitors will leave from the Auckland railway station early on the Saturday afternoon. The penalty for late

arrival at the start will be one point for each minute, the maximum loss being limited to five points. Non-com-pliance with the route of the trial will result in a penalty of 20 points. Slide rules and mechanical aids to judging time or distance, excepting ordinary watches, are prohibited, as are wheel chains and competition tyres. Toolbags are to bo scaled, although a tyre repair outfit and two standard tyro levers will be permitted. Riders will have points deducted for "footing" on observed sections and at water-splashes.

For being early or late at the time checking places, two points will be deducted for each minute, although a minute will be allowed either way as a margin of error. Riders who stop to waste time within half a mile of cheeks will lose 10 points. In the brake test, two points will bo lost if one wheel is over either of the two lines laid down, and four points if both wheels are over the line. For falling off or broadsiding, five points will be deducted. Sidecar machines with brakes on three wheels will be required to stop in one-third shorter distance than the others.

A bonus of ono point will be given to riders whose machines start at the first kick in the easy-starting test. If the cycle starts on the second kink, there will be neither bonus nor penalty, but for each subsequent kick one point will be deducted. Riders whoso machines are not fitted with kick-startors will bo permitted to push the cycles, ono point being deducted for each yard required after the second yard. A scale of points has also been worked out for deduction for breakages and faults in the machine which occur in the course of the trial. IXION CUP TRIAL There was a disappointing entry for the Ixion Cup trial held recently by the Waitemata Motor-cycle Club, only eight riders competing. The conditions proved extremely difficult," although the winner, G. Howlett (Velocette), completed the course without loss of marks. Other riders who performed well were K. Parnell (Royal Enfield), who lost 15 marks and finished second, and H. W. Youren (Ariel), who lost 25 points and was placed third. Two more riders who completed the course were G. Mobberley (8.5.A.), who lost 34 points, and H. J. Stewart (Norton), who lost 139. Three starters who failed to finish were A. M. Harry (Coventry-Eagle), J. Parker (Velocette) and H. Beetson (Ariel). Harry and Parker both found punctured tyres after the luncheon check, while Beetson disappeared in the early stages and was not seen again. The value of having films made of the trials was illustrated when there was a conflict of opinion concerning H. W. Youren's performance. In two places, a mud section and a water-splash, he was noted by the observer as having lost no points, but when the film was developed and screened it revealed that on both occasions infringements had actually been committed. The appropriate deductions were therefore made, and instead of finishing equal with Howlett, who won, Youren was eventually placed third. GLARING HEADLIGHTS ; In spite of frequent complaints, and the excellent service made available by the Automobile Association, many Auckland owners are still using motorcars with headlamps sadly in need of adjustment. On recent wet nights glaring headlamps have caused considerable inconvenience to road-users, the powerful beams reflected off the wot and shining pavement, producing a dazzling effect on the eyes of drivers. The adjustment of headlights should be done by an expert three or four times a year,"as such small movements as the gradual settling of the springs or an alteration in the tyre pressures can be sufficient to cast the beams upward at a disconcerting angle. NOTES The possibility of an increase in the price of British motor vehicles is mentioned by trade journals, following higher values for raw materials. An imposing limousine on a 3J-litre Bentley chassis has just been supplied to His Royal Highness Prince George. The finish is in black with a stainless steel moulding, tho upholstery being of brown hide. Yet another victory has been scored by Achille Varzi, the famous Italian driver, in winning the 25th Targa Florio race, held over tho notorious Madonio Circuit. Varzi's average speed was 43.01 miles an hour.

A special piston, in which the rings have been replaced by shallow rounded grooves, is now in process of development in England. I3y allowing a much deeper oil film, and by the use of a very thin, unbroken cast-iron cylindrical skirt, which can accommodate itself to cylinder distortion, this piston is expected to reduce cylinder wear to a considerable degree. Already, fitted to a team of lorries, it is proving advantageous, but questions of reciprocating weight are likely to restrict its uso to engines of big bore and slow speed.