Record of German Car

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18674, 6 April 1935, Page 9

Record of German Car

pjANS von Stiudc, a conspicuous Gorman racing driver, who has rapidly made a name for himsell m the international contest Hold, has added to his laurels by a recent exploit in which lie maintained a road speed of almost 200 miles per hour in an "Auto-Union" car over a mile. 'Pile oflicial figure quoted, 199.01.! m.p.h., serves to show the meticulous accuracy with which such tosts are now observed 1 under international rules.

Y.on Stuck lias risen to motoring fame on the "Auto-Union," a special German production, which has a 10cylindcr engine mounted at the real of the chassis, and in its latest guise is built to conform to the specifications laid down for international European contests in which the weight is restricted to about LUJcwt.. the weight being determined when the machine is minus its .tyres and spare wheel, and its radiator and fuel tank are empty.

It is a remarkable reflection of the progress of motor engineering that such a relatively light model should have attained a speed almost equal to that of one of the world-record cars used by Alajor Segrave in which in 1927 lie achieved the distinction ol being the first driver 1o travel in a car ai; over 200 miles per hour. Segrave's machine weighed 3 2 tons, and had a 1000-h.p. engine, while that of von Stuck's has a capacity of under oOOOc.e.