The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-10
E0UIPPED TOURING car RACE.
Trophy entered In case They Attain NsIle
wlnnts speed.

Can any touring car on the mar1ss to-
daV rated az 20 ss-power or less. make
| mue q minute under ordinary touring conii-
iions and carrying four passsngsrsf- y Tho
! rather pertinent QUESTION TO b. decided
during ihS running OF ths national cham
pionship TRACK races. Nav ~. on the Indiana
poll, Motor Speedway. under The sanction
and direct lon Of the contest board " the
American Automobile Association
During tho Chicago automobile show LAST
winfsr the directors Of the 4. 4 4 gathered
for . quarterly msstinE President l.
susars Chairman - Rai"heldsE % 'ks
executive COMMITTEES. aud John \ Wilson
OF Franklin. Pa In discussing the champion
ship racing MT upon the adv=abilhy Of
holding one event In the championship
series for fully equipped touring rars.
carrying four passengers such race
has never be-n held but Mr. wilson has
often 81 prra-ed the Opinion 30 hhs colleagues
thagNhe Was not touring car built which
would travel sixty miles an hour on . per-
fsctIy Isval road under average touring
conditions. and carving fo"' I'ss~enE~rs
snd regular eduipmsn'
Mr. Nilson Who for y-ATS has driven what
be considers an except ionAllV fast touring
car reayed ~ q and half - one said No
Has 80 positive no o. horsepower ear
could make mite minute under
touring conditions that b" Was willing -
Orer . trophy for q race Tie was taken a.
ats word aud tho e Ondii ions for me last
event Of ID . championship race" ." q" held
o. Indiana polh read a. follows
Yvsnt No - S,ock cars. Class ? FOT the
John wilson trophY. valued at $50. donated
by John 4 wilson Of FrAnkIn. 20 u be awarded
- ths stock touring csr owner that nrst n1akss
a htn mile IN ninute o. irss Under regular
touring conditions and carrying four passengers
me contest % be confined IA cars % not more
4 A rEnln a 2
e.nE1ng bodies not ably t0n1rsus OF torpedo
bOdae- tanss fail. Sop on but may be down
mud9usrds aEd regular supply Of tools: pas
sensern 20 Weigh not l~<A than 100 pouods each
and 10 sit upright In the csr: ~ insure therv Il
no doun Grade th~ mite 20 BE- made both Says
on shs uaek: ~ more than one entry In the con
test then ths car making the fAstr-s une be
sSardsd the cup providing said fastest time
squalls mile . Eniause
Mr. Wilson Inalats that the contrasting
cars run first 20 the rich, and then 20 ths
| to prove beyond any doubt that they can
sy~TaRs q mile 2 minute without the aid
,a.Sel = nile IL & ascoSdS. fos sIsmpI".
IN going 10 the right, they Eil not o. re-
CURED 10 travel 20 the len fasser than .
all no dsmOnstratsd that thsY could tTavs'
on q perfectly level couTss al the avsra -
Inc test az India apoll. will BE- IntsT~ssinE
not Only on account Of the extreme novelty
l Of witnessing touring cars racing with q
b1I lie rssuISs ~ this event should elfect.
ually block a large quantity Of Wild solver
| ttsing Which has lately been the vogue
| among some makers. They do not hest-
tate 20 rate the speed 0f their touring models
a. . nile . minute. The customary ass~r
.i1'y miles an hour on the hish speed :
sa!s-nsn Of cars All over ne cSnntry
Ssys w sSei nEvs Issase sn,s Rnss
1 OF colrss " 10 ridiculous. and now we have
| Arranged an event In the championship
| rncpa which says very plainly 90 all tbs
zix'y miles an hour bTaEg~rs Fish az cut
llait
| There are thirteen other events IN ths
! championship rAcs-. including nine foi
the aeock cars d~scribsd in class Is ~ ths
new 4 4. A. contest TIllr- for 1870 Event
| No ~ h a free for all Tsc~ Of i've miles
for cars described In class y OF the nev
rules Event No. % b for the same car
over a DISTANCE % ten mile-. Event No. ..
u . i've mile free for all handicap. OpeT
To al cars compel ina in the championship
rucpn The ears are ~ he landscapes
ac"OTdins % th~ir performance az tbs met