MOTOR-OR RACE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13393, 29 May 1914, Page 6

MOTOR-OR RACE.

The | blue riband motor car track race of the world will be decided to-morrow at the Indianapolis track, U.S.A. This great annual SCO-miles' speed test will [this year provide a keen international struggle for the £10,000 worth of prizes, tlie -winner receiving : ±3aCCO iv cash and a £1000 trophy, besid.s rich bonuses froiii car, tyre," and -'.accessories' housed. [Every car takSng part m the event has to show a speed of over 75 miles an hour on the Indianapolis speedway before it will be '-allowed to take part m the race. A very hot team of European drivers and cars will compete m this year's event, tlie contingent comprising J.,Goux (Peugeot). last year's winner; G. Boillot (Peugeot), winner of the last two French Grand Prix road contests ; J. Chassaignej (six-cylinder' Sunbeam), holder of most of the world's track records up to 12 hours, besides A. Guyot (Delage), Christiaene (six-cylinder Excelsior) and A. Duray (Peugeot voiturette). This is easily the finest team of European drivers that has yet contested' any American event. Considerable interest will centre m the appearance of the Erig-lish-built six-cylinder Sunbeam, which lias so many Wonderful performance? to its credit at fßrooklands (Eng.). 'The smallest car competing will be the little Peugeot (3.7 bora, 6.14 stroke), which is considered to: be the most efficient racing car, ever built. At, 2870 revolutions it develops 92 h.p. In the last race it com_feted m on French roads this car averaged 63.2 jniles an hour over ail exceedingly hilly 400-mile oour&e, without once stoppiri-r the engine. When the last American files left there were then some 20 entries, including all the crack American drivers. When Goux, the dapper little Frenchman, won from 26 other contestants last year, he covered the 500 miles m 6 hours 29 minutes 37' seconds, equal to an average speed of 77 miles pe^hour. Tnis average could have been considerably increased had Goux so willed, for he ledr for the last AOO miles' of the contest, and won easily. This year's event will be the fourtli of the series. R. Harron won m ,1911 on a Marmon, his time; being 6 hours 42 minutes 8 seconds; m 1912 J. Dawson won on a National, his time being 6 hours 21 r minutes 6 seconds, a ( recovd for the race. The Indianapolis race is the Melbourne Cup event of America, for over 100,000 people last year paid high prices of admission tb witness the great sporting, contest. The ■ speedway at which the event is 'helcL is the finest of its kind iv the world; the grandstands alone having seating; accommodation for 40 COO. whilst the grounds hold a further 160,000. The traeki itself is 2_, miles m circumference, the surface being composed of vitrified bricks, and whilst not as fast as Bi-ooklands, m England, it affords ample scope for such a «Dort-, ing event as the Jndianap6liß*"soo." •■•