The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-09
| AUREL RIGHT
FOR AUTO RAGE

Laurel's speedway, b mile and an
eighth in circumference. 10 ''just
right"
This is the opinion Of drivers 81
the National Motor Racing Associa.
ton who will compete at the Balti.
more Washington Speedway on June
10 in q program Of three races.
The same appraisal is made BY
officials OF the M, AZ. n. A.
ssJust right az the driverg see
It Is that the distance is -idegl from
the 2oint OF view of the man who
sits behind the wheel of q racing
car and takes his life in his hands
to entertain the followers Of this
thrilling sport,
TO the officials Of the associa,
ton It means that 1t il ''just
right from the spectators perspec.
tive.
When driver looks ct q track,
he takes In the surface, the angles
and the curves upon which he
must push 9 midget automopile
to its greatest speed. The Laurel
bowl IN this respect meets the
hearty approval Of the n. IA. r. A,
drivers. Its angle Of IS degreesi
the second greatest In the country,
ID one that win test the skill ot
the pilots to the utmost.
Dangers Eliminated
.aThe Laurel track Is perfect Z
says Albert n. Jacobs. secretary Of
the n. M. r. A. It Is perfect from
the drivers standpoint and from
the spectators. The distance II
such that the dangers Of the one
mile track are eliminated and the
laonotony Or the mile and n half
oval is also missing. The driver
doesn't have to be afraid Of run.
ming over the rim ana the tan
doesn't have a chance to 90 "a
sleep because Of lack Of action. "
There Is going to be no deafth Of
action at Laurel on June 10. Of
ficiaIs Of the association declare.
The program includes three events,
instead 0f the customary long grind.
These three are two 26-mile races
and one 100-mile affair, designed To
show the wares of the national
dare-devils in the sprint a. well
as In the longer race.
Foreign Cars Entered
With some Of the finest makes
OF racing automobiles of America
or Europe TO be entered III the
Laurel contests. followers of this
sporting phase Of n0tOrdom should
find considerable interest IA the
program. Tor the first time on the
Maryland track there viii be such
cars as Peugeot. E'rontenac, Merce-
des, Hispano-Suiza and Bugatti, III
addition to the best that have
been turned out BY the noted Amer
lean builders Harry Miller and
Fred Duesenberg.
Trial spins got under way today.
A. few or the N. M. If. IA. drivers
brought their mounts 10 Laurel Cor
preliminary runs On the big b0ar1
oval. They will return "a the new
Philadelphia Speedway at Lang.
horne, Pa, for q postponed pro-
gram to be run of there this Sat.
urday. Next Monday. all the ma.
tional tars are ascheduled to re-
port To the Baltimore nv aehington
Speedway and begin d week oe hard
preparing TOR their debut u week
from Saturday.
snce the cars win Be brought
20 Washington to be tuned FOR
art track conditions, Il win re-
Quire conEiderahl bic driving and
manipulation OF adjustments to get
them ready for the boards. Speed
way officials are going to arrange
for motor racing enthusiasts "a
witness these trial runs, since they
offer great deal Of interesting
sidelightg on the exacting require.
nients Of the roaring road.
Tickets for the June 70 races
have been placed on sale IN Wash.
ington and Baltimore. They may
be procured Ia Washington at the
speedway office ia the Continental
Trust Building. at spaIding's and
ak several Of the hotels.