ATTACK ON SPEED RECORD

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21627, 23 April 1932, Page 12

ATTACK ON SPEED RECORD

ATTEMPT NEXT WEEK (Peb United Press association.! AUCKLAND, April 22. The final tests of the revolving windscreen which has been fitted to Norman Smith’s racing car, the Fred H. Stewart Enterprise, were carried out to-day, when the device proved highly satisfactory. In view of the success of the tests, it has been arranged to ship the car to Awar.ui North by the auxiliary vessel Alotn. which will sail at noon to-morrow. Smith’s party, including his mechanics, will leave by motor car as soon as the Enterprise is safely on board, and will arrive at Awanni late in the evening. The racer will be unloaded on Sunaay morning, and will be taken to the garage at Hukatere immediately. An inspection of the beach will be made on Monday at the latest bv Smith, who will then advise Air H. J. Butcher, and other members of the Auckland Automobile Racing Club, Ltd and also Air Kelvin Cuff and his staff of electricians as to when he hopes to race. Smith is prepared to run on a fairly wet beach provided it is smooth, and there should be no undue delay on this occasion. He will however, have to wait until low tide occurs, somewhere near mid-day. to allow the sand to become as dry as possible, and will, therefore, most probably attack the world’s 10 kilometres’ and five miles’ records about next Thursday or Friday, and the one-mile land speed record on the following day.