The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-06
SELLING mLE N uTO RACES.
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atock Gar Contests.

@toc6 chasaia racing - 20 he conducted
under more rigid conditions during The
present vesr than ever before. and auto
mobile Vacing enthusiasts sre certain 10
have plenty OF opportunities ~ witnessing
speed events on both road and traC'. between
touring cars stripped Of their hodie- Tenders
ana footbosrds ant riSged for racing l.
h. quite possible that The adoption u more
riRid rules regarding stock rars may result
IN larger nnmber ~ private owners Of
machines entering their oWn cars IN various
Kinds Of competitive evenfs par'Wuiar.y
IN hall climbing 'ontesrS and rs'e- and
time TRIALS Of a local nature
While the rules have been very carefully
draNn y - the opinion oI indsoT Z White
= memb Der Of the contest committee Of The
National Association of Automobile Mana
faofurers and head Of the White company
thai addiilcnni restrictions are necessary
- insure that caTs taking part IN contests
particularly N races. are bona ode stock
cars lie proposes rule hereby any
machine conf etinE IN contest may he
claimed by anv other enirHnt on N" pay
ment 81 he list price Of hat 'ar
! think no one wliI dispute he state
ment that there has been much ground
for dissatisfaction With tie dis'ru-' ~ he
stock car racing situation. sad VIZ White
Ia dis'fI~-ine the proposed reform Ih-
examination OF con'~ eating ears az rH'
scisl character ana general'v dl-'lo-e-
nothing more than that the WINNERS are
of ne proper dimensions AMI that lie
general arrangement Of raTts i the same
40 IA me stock mode sch au eNamins-
tton ,auno' reveal for tNarp.e whether
or not he racing car Las chrome nick"l
sieel crank shaft. v hen real stock 'ars ~
lie -ame make nee on,N common machine
similar substitution Of materials through
out
and erstoOd whv Il was necessary for
-tpck ar which coulp-ted one week N
n:,. m MiSnes poIis or Ses Grisa@. 'V The
nett The ordinary citizen would ifng Riue
thst any car 70 hinnsa rolls OF New 'r i,s.,
Of the stock car md could 10 used
With this unsal isfactory situation con-
no, avail ourselves Of the sxperienoe Of a
much older line Of sport namely. horse
hI sS S g:TS R5P'ss'.ys fn
the infsrssts Of the public as veil az % con-
te@tantsf I refer particularly to the reEu-
races ! believe that these reguia lions
could NJ applied with advantAg s TO al
stock car racing IN thl. country. With the
rscs could De claimed by any other con
testant in the race on payment Of the li-t
BY the snactnent 81 such an amend
ment To the AUTOMOBILES racing rules motor
car racing ~ This conntry would r-oe.ys
LECTURERS nd AGENTS Who would be very
y lllinG to enEaE 80 IN various kinds Of speed
contests N they we're assured that they
WouId DO confined 10 stock mos.cls Rat
AZ present they feel that the ears Which are
heinG cent first 10 one city and then n an
other 70 en- "a aS IN rags meets are not bona
hhe stock cars. Under the proposed rule
any keT y no enRn red In . rnce nd v no
susDected that one OF the cars rontesttnE
= FaInst him vas not q stock model could
simply bed II In 81 the list price and could
quickly assure himself WHISTLER or not
such was fhs case With this regulation
enforced the practice Of building specially
c1nstTucted caFa for racing would be dis
couFa Eed there would ~ many more cars
anferinR rncea ard the public and the IN
dustry ~ aTEe would benefit largely from
the na9 condtiona