New-York tribune., 1911-02-04
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AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
Plan for American Racing Team
Meets with Favor.
De PALMA IN CALIFORNIA
Rumor That A. R. Pardington
Has Resigned from Motor
Parkway Management.

A. r. Newton. sales manager of the
Buick Automobile Company in New York.
heartily commends The Tribune's sug2es
ton that a series Of races be held in this
country 10 determine the members of an
American team 20 compete for the French
Grand Prize on Sunday. June p.
While our company is talking of sending
Rurman and Chevrolet over to compete.
h. SAYS II am suro that such plan would
30 accepted by them. II seems pity that
there should he no American team, as such.
I don't know how II could he handed. but
surely the Idea is good one, and is
capable of producing an AH-America
team"
Other mon on Automobile ROW who are
Interested in racing arc In favor Of tho
plan s W Butler, chairman Of the con
test hoard. Is in the West. whore he has
been attending tho meeting of tho Manu-
facturers Contest Association. A. soon as
he returns he will take the matter mp.
Ralph he Palma. who has been racing
ON the Pacific Coast. has decided 70 drive
~ the Oakland motordrome ON February
II. and IN the Panama Pacific road race on
February o. He viii work eastward after
these meets. and probably viii drive az
New Orleans and at jacksonville M March.
Some Of his letters home are entertain
inG re SAYS IN one of them.
Racing In california is an entirely differ
ent proposition than i'm any other part -
che country. Most troublesome are the sV-
reriences We meet with carhuretors. The
climate IN california Is such that car
buroto~s have 20 no adjusted IN = manner
entirely different from that I'm vogue in the
East. For instance, 7 thought my mixture
all right before the last meet Ar Los An
gelez bat when the car was let out 10 the
10 become adjusted 10 California conditions.
Just as Won would adjust any mechanical
contrivance for different kind of work
'i had the same trouble with the big Fiat
last year 7 was not keen about taking the
car ~ the coast because 7 knew n would
be- several DAYS before ] could get tho car
buretor 10 behave Since the Los Angeles
meet II has been raining and 7 have been
v0rking on my simplex. The Carburetor
is right finally Let me tell YOU n was a
mighty hard task The car may 70 an
right at ordinarv speed. but let out the en-
s.ne 10 racing pitch and its all Off. unless
the carburetor has been carefully adjusted.
You see. that is one of the hardest things
20 ,ercone when racing on the far coast. 70
De Palma goes on % tell Of his plans as
follows.
"I shall drive at the Oakland meet The
Simplex special track car VIII be used in
an the free-for-alls I expect the machine
To- make an even better showing than II did
AT Los Angeles The Oakland track meas
Wes half d mile II has board surface
un6 high speed should he made OF course.
have not been able 10 make as fast time
on # as on the mile circuit al Los Angeles,
bu5 the road bed looks good
II have closed a contract with the Ma
tional company to drive one Of its cars in
the Panama Pacific road race az Oakland
on February D. Il viii be- q road car and
will not conflict with my track work al the
wheel or the Simplex. l figure that my
road racing luck is boNnd TO change There
are two weeks between the Oakland and the
Panama Pacific races. 80 that 7 will have
plenty Of time to tune up the National"
There was a persistent rumor yesterday
IN New York that A. r. Pardington famil-
iarly called "Pardy' by the men who knew
hiu best. had resigned from the vice-presi-
dclcy and general managership of the Long
Island Motor PARKWAY. He has held those
Offices sitce William Is. Vanderbilt decided
20 build the motor parkway Mr. Parding-
Tor would neither confirm nor deny the
rvmOr.
He has just been appointed a member Of a
national committee 10 plan and manage a
national circuit Of automobile races. His
arrangement Of the Vanderbilt race for sew
eral years has given him invaluable ex-
pcr.ence in this field. and his ability would
be-. rightly placed in this connection.