MOTORING NOTES

Te Aroha News, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5500, 15 June 1917, Page 2

MOTORING NOTES

By Spa uk Plug From a Dunedin daily paper ; “ Wanted, a boy to deliver oysters that can ride a mofor-eyolo.” Some oysters, eh* what ? A search-light on a car is an extremely useful accessory for night travelling.' By simply turping the light one may see perfectly iu any direction, and may also use tho search light as a trouble lamp.

Wo cortaiuly need a radical change in the method of dealing with our roads, both from a financial and engineering standpoint. If the motor traffic is harder on a road than ordinary traffic, then better engineering methods must be employed. Motorists are, generally speaking, willing to pay a fair share of the increased cost to obtain better roads, for a good road will 6oou repay the motorist; but as all members of the community benefit by having good roads, all should bear a share of the cost. * # Advice the car buyers:—“ Buy the right car aud treat it properly.”

Wo have, to-day, received three photographs of Buick cars, one owued by E. M. Wood, Brewster, New York, has done 206,000 miles; one, owned by U.S. Government, 117,000 miles, and tho other, owned by John Thaison, Texas, 121,000 miles. These cars are all in thoroughly good going order, and, wo think, are pretty good proof that Buick cars are built for endurance, as well as economy. As the Americans say, they are “ some ” car. ' # * Inner tubes should never be packed iu newspaper. The chemicals iu the paper aud ink 'are ruinous to unvulcauised rubber. Pack the tubes in a piece of soft cloth if you don't possess a proper tube bag. * * # Not satisfied with conquering Capistrauo Hill, Bert Gilmore his and Big X motorcycle have conquered another hitherto unconquerable hill. This was Barker Hill, California and the re-sults-of the event areas follows: Bert Gilmore, (Excelsior) full climb; Maurice Tice, (Excelsior) 962 feet; Roy Atlec, (Henderson) 807 ft; W. A. Parkes, (Indian) SOO ft; E. D. Tice (Harley-Davidson)76l ft. No other s tar ter g. * # * Car owner (to mechanic, under car) : “ Here, young man, how dare you sweat before my wife ? ’ Mechanic: Well, 'ow the ’ell did I know she wanted to swear first ?”