BROOKLANDS CLASSIC

NZ Truth, Issue 1044, 28 November 1925, Page 16

BROOKLANDS CLASSIC

Long-Distance Race

The increasing popularity of the light car m England, induced the Junior Car Club to run a long-distance . race for these vehicles only m 1921.

Since then, it has been an annual event and the results obtained have probably done a great deal to assist designers m perfecting the small car. Until this year the race has been run over the ordinary course, which permits of high speeds being maintained j from start to finish. This year, however, hair-pin bends were introduced, involving much cornering at • slow speeds, and thus testing the braking power as well as the accelerating powers of the cars. The race is run m three categories, cars not exceeding 1500 c.c. capacity, cars below 1100 c.c. and very small cars below 750 c.c. The cars which won m the first two classes were of makes not often seen

m New Zealand, the largest class being won by a Darracu. at 75.89 m.p.h., and the intermediate class by a Salmson at 68.55 m.p.h. New Zealand motorists will be more interested m the performance put up by the Austin "7" which Avon m the smallest class. As a matter of fact, no other makes appeared to challenge these cars m this class, which developed into a race between five Austin Sevens. Those who have been inclined to consider this car as unsuitable for general hard work will be surprised to learn that the winner covered, the 200 miles m three hours twenty minutes, including one stop for replenishing, this giving an average speed of 61.16 m.p.h. over a course which included two hairpin bends every three miles!