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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12643, 31 December 1926, Page 18

ML CLIMB CONTEST FIAT SUCCESSFUL. .An itjea, of. the severity of the race over thVLake Garda circuit, organised annually by the Automobile Club of Bresoia.' Italy, ; may be gathered from the fact that of fifteen.starters only j four .covcrecl the. full distance. The ‘ race bn a mite circuit, to he. covered-twenty times, giving a total distance of 152 miles, comprising ‘diffictiH* winding "roads and a climb to , the summit of Mont Zettn. • The winder in the 1500 c.c. was Ferrari’ who drove one of the smallest cars in the race, a Fiat 503 of oniy i 99ft ijc.,: with which,-he covered the distance in 3hr 23min ob'sec, giving an averago of: 44.7 miles an hour. The second '.car was a Chjribiri, of 1500 q.c.. in 3hr 27min 13sec. In the 2000 CjC. class the winner was Count Maggrrori a'Bugatti, which averaged 53.6 miles an hour. Another Bugatti, handled by Antonelli, came in second’. NEW CARBURETTER ' GREAT FUEL SAVER. A new multifucl carburetter ho relently Tjeen placed on the market in the tnited States, under the trado narno of Mundhenk, which is claimed to produce /combustible mixtures with fuels ranging front kerosene to. gasoline, and to be r applicable to automobiles, lorries, tractors, airplanes, marine ant! stationary . The use of the carburetter is said to'result in greater engine power a.pd reduced fuel consumption. "Jf you appreciate the beautiful, If you have not the soul of a barbarian, Moderate your speed considerably. The country is worth it." There are times when the road is good, and the moon is bright, and tho engine purring, when the difference between heaven and earth is tho thickness of your brake lining.

MAMAKU BUSH HELP FOR TOURISTS t t Motorists visiting Kotorua during the holiday season need have no fear regarding the risk of being bogged for a day or two (says "Focus" in the "New Zealand Herald"). If dry weather prevails, the Mamaku Hills, will give no trouble, but precautions are to be taken to provide towing facilities. The contractor generously offered to maintain a inan and three horses on the recently-!, formed portion of the road in order that motorists might be assured of assistance, biit the council of the A.A.A. and the Rotorua Borough Council have intimated their willingness to share the expense.* It is proposed that a charge of 10s should be made, for each tow, and care is to bo* taken to ensure that those who receive this assistance do not escape this levy. **• • • The importance of the motor-cycle trade in Great Britain is shown by the fact that in 1925 the British cycle and motor-cycle industry created a credit item in the national balance-sheet of <£6,320,770, which represents a balance of ~£0,886,033 in exports over £M3,757 in imports. • • • * It is worthy of note that during the first seven months of this year A.J.S. machines in Great Britain gained upwards of 400 awards, including 132 first, 45 second, and 23 third places; 58 gold, 36 silver, and 35 bronze medals; 36 trophies and cups; 21 fastest times of the day. There are many speedways in the world where the crack motor-cyclists vie with one another in getting out of their nexed no fewer than 116 British and* engines the absolute limit of speed, but there is none so famous as the Brooltlands track, which has staged innumerable exciting contests. Here the world record-breakers forgather, hut probably one of the most famous among them is Victor Horsmnn, who, since he became associated with the Triumph v.oinnany, has at one lime or other anworld records on his famous Triumph two-valve mtaehino.

The number of motor-cars in use in the United States now exceeds that of telephones by 1$ millions. * * » * At Chicago plant has been installed for the washing and cleaning of cars on the conveyor, or mass production, method, and it is said to be capable of turning out a completely washed and cleaned automobile in six minutes from start to finish. If the engine misses when idling or on a light pull it is an indication that the gbps at the spark plugs should be wider. Missing at high speed or when pulling hard usually indicates that the spark plug gaps need to be narrower. Is a speed of 30 miles an hour in a town ever justified? The 'magistrate at Durban has held that it is. The case was one in which the manag&r of a factory stated that he had received a telephone message that one of his workmen had been caught in the machinery. He rushed to the spot in time to prevent the loss of the man’s hand. Though a verdict of guilty was entered, the'-offender was discharged. • Recently a J.A.P.-engined machine wrested back the (2$ h.p.) 24-hour record for Britain, but immediately on top of this success, - an-F.N. ridden alternately by three Belgians' regained tKe coveted record, averaging 65.4 miles per hour for the 24 hours.