The Washington times., 1916-03-04
ALL MOTOR RACESOF
/. YEARLBTEDINBO BOOK
Events Of 1915 Placed in Con-
venlent Form, Titled "Con.
chsiveIy Convincing

"A complete list Of important isi5 au-
tomobile racee put into booklet form
under the title "Conclusively Convinc-
Ing" gives an interesting and graphic
idea Of the remarkable advance made
! in motor car speeds during the past
season.
The review, a compilation by the
Bosch Magnetic Company Of New YORK,
~ most acceptable In that II gives
wealth Of interesting information. Un-
der each race is listed the name OF the
winning car the name OF the driver
the distance Of the race and the aver
age miles per hour. The schedule COM
prises twenty-six events which INCLUDE
every worthwhile race OF the season.
Starting with the Vanderbilt Cup Race,
run Just about q year ago, the seasons
speed averages started with 6.n miles
per hour, rather low average. due to
the poor condition OF the course. The
Venice (Callfornia) Race boosted the
average to $50 m. p; h., while the IN
liSher a new record for that course.
and an average Of 1884 m. p. h.
The Chicago Derby.
But Il was left to the Chicago Derby.
another speedway contest. 70 really
that 500-mile grind. the average was
e7be m. p. h. As impossible az It seem
cd at that time To better the average,
due to limited engine size. namely, So'
GU. In, the seemingly impossible
was accomplished in the Astor Cup
Race held in New York. An average
OF 1o25S m. p. h. was established and
chroniclers OF speed dared not prophsy
az to future possibilities. That such
prediction would have been unwise, was
evident when on the came speedway in
q 100-mile match race between the best
Of drivers, the highest speed average
of the year was established, that OF
1N.@ m. p. h.
Debtor To Big Events.
The car owner and he who will buy.
though he may never go to an automo-
bile road race or speedway contest is a
great debtor to these big events. for in
the course Of a racing campaign manu-
fn1tuPOrs, to meet competitors success
hslfly. must improve their cars to the
greatest possible extent. The progress
sive and honest maker OF cars, although
he does not sell the Identical model he
usss on ehe speedway adopts the various
ideas that he has tried out in tho pub
los high speed laboratory and benefits
every time he engages In q contest.
stnoe each time he improves his stock
saf because Of the experience and
k4pwiedge gained.
Suppose glance Ii given the achieve
m1nts OF the cars equipped with certain
accessories. See II some valuable in
formation. and facts arc not evident
facts that will aid In selecting a car.
Take ignition, for instance the official
records Of 1915 show that all important
contests Of the year were won by cars
using magnetic ignition. and practically
every car entered also used a magnetic
Magnetic ignition was not and is not
used only because that type Of ignition
10 faster or more alive TO the sudden
demands OF the driver, but because that
type Of ignition has continuously proved
thoroughly reliable.
Even if there il no large amount OF
sporting blood in the veins OF a motor.
ist. he should study racing results, par.
ticularly those OF long g-dlstance races, Ia
SEQ what sort of car and what sort OF
equipment proved their worth and re.
liability. Ascertain what sort OF car.
buretors. what tires, what magnetos
what spark plugs average up the best
and then, knowing the results Of the
laboratory tests" Gas II must be con
ceded they are), insist on having the
selected car. no matter what the make
equipped with the apparatus which IL
known to have shown up successfully
and which has proved to be of highest
efficiency. reliability and endurance.