The Detroit times., 1911-04-08
AUTO IRCUIT IN
DETROIT State
FAIR WEEK
National Train Will Bring 80
Racing Cars Here, Under
Direction OF
Pardington.
Circuit Said To Be Now Complete,
With Total of 90 Race Meet
ings Planned.


cooperating the National Motor Contest
circuit, the formal designation OF what
is already popularity known as the
national circuit" and such men as
Howard Marmon, Robert +. Hooper,
s. NJ. Butler and A. X. Pardington are
among the incorporators.
The incorporation, which was done
In order to centraliZe responsibility,
is one OF the last OF the steps tina,
must be taken before the actual rae
ing season opens Practically every
other detail has been arranged
through Mr.. Pardington, who is man
aging director and treasurer.
The circuit has opened Offices In
New York. From this place the or
ganization OF the special train when
Is TO transport the racing automobiles
drivers, mechanics, of1cials, timers
spare parts, sundries and the ike IL
10 be achieved The train Will con
slst Of twenty cars. including diners
sleepers and a machine shop car, cars
for parts, oils. magnetos, tires anu
other equipment The circuit as now
arranged covers something over 7,OtO
miles. with twenty-five race meets ant
about thirty days OF racing.
Uniformity in the Interpretation ot
the rules of the association and uii-
form technical examination or the par
ticipating cars by +. +. Edwards,
chairman OF the technical committee;
the uniform starting OF an event by
Fred j. Wagner and uniform rulings
on all points In connection with me
running OF the various events by Mr..
Pardington as referee insure Identical
conditions at all meets.
Tables showing the percentage or
wins of each car In It's class; OF each
manufacturer. and each driver VIII be
computed and announced daily. The
same information regarding the per-
formances OF tires, magnetos, ana SO
forth, will be given out on percent
age basis and there will be other fea-
lures OF the like kind. A fully organ
tied publicity department Will be a
feature of the train and through this
department the percentages made and
kept up by an expert accountant viii
be given TO the public. The timing
Will be by electricity.
The machine shop car will be most
completely equipped. Negotiations
have been carried on with three large
machinery houses TO install lathes,
drill presses. a forge and the thousand
and one small tools necessary for the
repair and up-keep OF the contestinS
cars.
ALREADY many cities not included In
the original draft OF the circuit are
applying TO hold meets that Will be
scheduled on the national circuit.
State fairs at ST. Paul, Mimi; SYRIA
cuse, ~ Y: and Nashua. " H., are
after dates, and Detroit where the
Michigan state fair will be held, Is to
have day devoted 10 automobile rae
ing In connection with this circuit
Mr.. Pardington will leave New York
In q few days FOR Detroit, indianap-
oils, Chicago, Cincinnati and other
places where cars have been declared
for the circuit to complete arrange
ments for their participation. He will
stay for some time In Chicago TO
supervise the reconstruction OF the
Arms cars. These will be sent 10 In
dianapolis ready TO start on the cir
cult Immediately following the big
race there, scheduled for May 80
which opens the circuit season. II is
expected now that there will be day
OF racing at indianapolis, on the Sat
urday following the big race. 10 be
open TO cars which will be In Indian
apolis ready to start on the 7,000-mile
trip.
The indications are that the mo-
ment the circuit is completed. as far
as the east and middle west are con
cerned, Mr.. Pardington Will have To
Jump out TO the Pacific coast and
arrange for circuit there, taking in
points in Texas. California. Washing
con, Oregon, Nebraska, and Colorado
prior TO the start OF the 1912 main
circuit The investment OF large sums
of money in motordromes and speed.
ways in Los Angeles, San Francls
Denver Cheyenne and Omaha has led
to a call for a circuit which would
bring out 10 the far west the eastern
talent that is only infrequently seen
In that section.
The awards that will be made to
drivers and manufacturers OF cars and
parts based solely on the percentage
OF wins in events on the circuit Is
bound TO hold the interest, not alone
OF the contestants, but OF the general
public.