The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-19
MCNamara Tells Howl To Win Road Contest
Drivers in Endurance Contests
 Should Not "Beat it"
Thirty Minutes Ahead of Clock Good Rule, Which Gives
 Time For Repairs

Ray F. McNamara, of the Premier who as a successful contest driver is almost as well known to the public interested in motoring as the leading race pilots of the country, is again on the road, being en route to the Pacific coast, where he will spend several months piloting endurance runs and reliability contests with his six-cyl- finder Premier that is still in Cali fornia, following the completion of the ocean to ocean tour of twelve Premier cars last month.
 McNamara has a wonderful record as a contest driver. Although only 24 years old he has the distinction of having participated in almost every tour and reliability run of importance in motoring annals. Moreover, he has never taken part in any contest in which his car did not finish with a perfect road score while the victories to his credit probably exceed in num- Der those Of any other driver. McNa- mara is of splendid physique, with great strength and endurance, but his success as a driver and pilot prob ably has been due more to his good judgment than anything else. He is careful and conservative at all times without being timid. He is not afraid to follow any pace. but he is a stu dent of road conditions who will not ask his car to do the impossible.
 The much travelled Indianapolis pi7 lot can be accepted as an authority on contest motoring and he acquired his knowledge by consistent driving in almost every state in the Union. He has a keen memory for road condi- tions and Offhand can give authentic details of roads in almost any locality in the country. His trips have several times taken him into Canada and Mexico.
 REASONS FOR SUCCESS.
 Asked what features he considered most important in contest driving Me Namara said:
 .The first thing a new driver at and run as if the devil. wure after him. He tries to avoid the dust of the other contestants by keeping in the lead all day long. He cuts around other vehicles and takes grave chances of running into ditch or toppling over the side of a bridge. He 'imagines he is winning the contest.
 Before he is out two days he is suffering from broken springs, bung- ed up lenders, cracked radiators and broken wheels and he finds that he has sto follow the tour as a non-con- testant; where as if he would make schedule for himself. each, day, which could be used every moment of the day. to govern the speed of the car. in order to come Ato the checking sta- tions on the tick of the clock. and keep thirty minutes ahead of this schedule to account for punctured tire. he wcE11 find his car in good condition at tho epd cf tho run.
 Fa~ fol'~ years I have been watch J,. 6nr, 'wh sl''=H--s brake their cars and re ceive6 nelyy renalizatieas. Everyone Of t'7eec narn began @ec', dsy Dy rac- ir~ ana ere by onh they came to ~' 'cf. Il IT ot ,ring it is D ssille ta nlske h"sta s'cwiy just the same as in --'i'----t n- else"
 N-cN-erra4.a revers tires of touring ar driving the 2ilct CT fer other tour ists Ee s pn'tictlally fond of CT ploring neu. territory. ard TO route is too lc~~ or a-duoUs for hin. At the conclre a2 f the re"ert oce"n to ocean tour cf the Premier cars he ex- pressed the wisl, that> the long trip m:S,..lt be repeated witEoft delay.