The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-28
new FEATURE IS
ADDED BY JOURNAL
Larry Stone VIII Answer Auto Cues
tions for Journal Readers.

The Journal starting with this issue,
will print a series of articles on automo-
tive subjects. They will be conducted
by Larry Stone, one of the leading dirt
track drivers of this country. though
better known as designer and builder
Of racing automobiles. Before the read
ers OF these lessons hear the words of
auto wisdom from Stone himself it viii
be well TO say n word or two and tell
how and why he is qualified to teach
lessons and answer questions from week
to week as he will do.
Stone in his day has been an indie
pendent race driver, an A. A. A. driver
and licensed pilot in the International
Motor Contest association, the latter be-
ing the governing body which controls
practically all dirt track racing in
America. Stone OF late years has been
satisfied TO confine his operations to the
half and one-mile dirt oyals, claiming
that the hard driving and constant ac-
tion coupled with the short intervals be-
tween meets is n great deal more TO
his liking than the three or four speed
way events which take place each year
Much of Stones practical experience
that has made him a figure among the
automobile engineers and designers is
due to his early training with such
firms as the Knox Motors. builders of the
famous Giant Six Knox; the American
Locomotive company, builders of the
Alec, with which Harry Grant won two
Vanderbilt cup races; the United Mo-
tors Co., builders of the Stoddard Dayton
and Columbia. All of these cars and
their firms have passed into automobile
history, but the training which Stone
received in their races, road tests and
experimental rooms is still with him.
stone has had many experiences that
were both exciting and instructive. In
the participation OF the various hin
climbs. which are more or less ancient
history. he was always a leading figure
During the war Stone was used as
plane engines, being moved about from
one to the other factory which were
building Liberty motors.
Several years ago Stone retired from
the racing game, but after the war re-
entered the field and was a prominent
.gure during the 1919 and 1920 seasons
and had an entry at some of the larg-
est dirt track meets of that season. At
present Stone is the holder of % state
records and two worlds records-made
during 1920, stones mount during the
1919 season was the celebrated Minerva
During the 1920 season Stone pfloted
the Bitten Benz in exhibition and ac-
quired the famous Duesenberg No. g.
which he drove the entire season. an
HeNiHE nearly every Worthwhile race
entered besides acquiring the track rec
ord for the same events with either the
ouesenberg or Benz. The last race of
the season, however, at Birmingham.
Ala, after hurried call on the Pres
ton Motors corporation, Stone appeared
on the track with a Premocar' Duesen-
berg and proceeded to clean house in
the usual fashion. This little Premocar
not only won all races in which his car
was entered but lowered Louis Dis
brow's record on the mile track by one
fun second and again lowered his own
record with the Benz by another second.
The Premocar people at once con-
tracted with Stone for the season of
1921. at the start of which Stone claims
he will emerge with three of the fastest
dirt track cars in the county, the fast
est OF which Stone doesn't deny will be
his.
The Premocars now under construc-
ton will be equipped with the Duesen-
berg motors as are the stock Premo-
cars.