PIONEERING TESTS

NZ Truth, Issue 1305, 18 December 1930, Page 19

PIONEERING TESTS

Improved Standards

For To-morrow

AFfER practically every great **■ ,achievement m the automobile world, one hears the old Query raised, "Is it worth while?" by those who do not realise that progress an/1 greater efficiency is only possible by pioneering work. It is only 31 years ago since the world-famous motor-racing Continental driver, M. Jenatzy, put up the world's record speed of 47 miles an hour, and then, as now, there were those who claimed that such speed demonstrations were unnecessary and dangerous, and no one m his right senses would wish to travel at such a speed. ' ' To-day there are thousands of New Zealand motorists , who travel at 40 miles per hour as a touring speed when out on the open road, and they are just as safe as were the motorists who. 30 years back, were satisfied with 15 m.p.h. One thing is certain, there can be no progress standing still, and that is why the automobile of tomorrow always shows by advancement that it is better than the car of to-day. - 1 The same can also be said of pneumatic tyres, for the knowledge gained m building Dunlop tyres that have withstood the terrific strains imposed by speed reaching as high as, 231 m.p.h. has been passed on to motorists m this country m the form of better service and greater mileage.