CYCLING AND MOTORING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1150, 25 April 1912, Page 19

CYCLING AND MOTORING.

Great preparations are being made in France for the forthcoming International. Motor Car Race over the Dieppe circuit. When the last mail left there' were already 5 7 entries in hand, and more were expected. This year’s Grand Prix promises to provide one of the greatest motor contests yet held, and some very fast times are anticipated. The sum of £4OOO was paid by the authorities of Dieppe to have the event held in their district.

Some remarkable times were recently established on. the Los Angelos track, California, during a motor cycle match between the American champion, J. D. Rosier, and W. E. Hosha. The following were times recorded: —One mile, 39 3-5

sec; two miles, Imin 19 2-ssec; three miles, 2min 1 3-Bsec; and four miles in 2min 40 3-sscC, ail new records.

A novel motor car has been placed on the road by an American motoring concern for experimental purposes. The car has light wheels. It is claimed that the use of light wheels reduces the vibration, and reduces the wear to less than half on each wheel. It is seldom that depressions of the road, which give the vehicle so many bumps, are more than 3fl. in length, and,, such being the case, this American eight-wli eeled machine rides over these depressions with no appreciable jar. The wheels are arranged in two double trucks —four wheels at each end of the chassis—and upon them the body of the vehicle is mounted. The steering gear controls three pairs of wheels, namely, the rearmost pair and the two forward pairs. The other

pair, _of wheels are the drivers, and at turns they form the fulcrum about which the machine swings. Of course, the rearmost wheels must be turned oppositely to the side of the fulcrum. It is claimed that the riding qualities of this Car are excellent. By reducing the shaking and racking often associated with the four-wheeled type, there is a saving not only of tyres, but also of machinery. Should one of these wheels be broken, the car runs with perfect safety on seven wheels.