Evening star., 1935-06-16

stand covering stock car marks from
a flying start up to 1000 miles and "a
hours.
Before such trials are made OFF,
cials of the Contest Board OF the
American Automobile Association
block out circular courses of 10 miles
or more in circumference and on
these the cars are required to show
their endurance against time. The
timing recently has been moderniZed
by the use of the electric eye" This
device allows continuous current to
flow through it, interrupted only by
the passage of car which breaks
light beam registering on stop watches
for each lap.
An additional reason for the speed
invasion by the British pilots is seen
in the fact that nowhere in Europe
is there course where conditions
allow modern high-peak performance.
In England the Brooklands track has
been used and in France course at
Monthlery, but limitations of both
prevent the ultimate in what the Eu-
ropean cars are capable of doing.
Over there the belief is that the
cars of other countries may be sent
over here soon to demonstrate top
speed and power for the record books.
The makers of France and Italy are
known to be watching developments.
In February of this year subsidy for
builders and drivers was sponsored
by the French government. 1t is to
be raised by public subscription.
Anticipating that tourist traffic di-
rectly from the East into the North
west this year will shatter all previous
records, the American Automobile
Association, through its National
Touring Bureau. is now engaged in
making special surveys and reports
on the new and improved motor routes
leading into this section of the coun-
try, the national motoring body an
nounced today.
Cooperating closely with its affil-
lated motor clubs and the Pacific
Northwest Tourist Association, formed
for the purpose of encouraging travel
to the Northwest over transconi-
mental motor routes, bus lines and
railroads, the A. A. A. will make q
careful study of the Northwestern
road system and its Eastern connec-
tions.
Particular attention will be paid
to the new Northern transcontinental
route resulting from the recent COM
pletion of highway No. 10 across Mon
tana, which offers direct finished
route from Chicago through Mime
apolis, Min; Fargo and Bismarck,
N. OAK; Billings and Helena, Mont,
to Spokane, Seattle and Portland, and
which is expected to bring a large
number of motor vacationists direct
from touriSt-origin points in the East
to the Northwestern Fairgrounds. The
chief pathfinder" of the A. A. A. will
spend some weeks covering every
main highway in the Northwest.
The information prepared from
these surveys will be distributed to
the A. A. AS 839 af1listed clubs, and
these clubs in turn will relay it to
members planning to take vacation
trips and use it as a basis for local
stories.
The Northwest, with its greatly
expanded system of excellent high
ways. is on the eve of a tremendous
tourist development period" declared
Ernest N. Smith, executive vice presi-
dent of the A. A. A., who has recently
returned from a visit to the section.
Travel generally is expanding by
leaps and bounds, and all indications
point to the conclusion that the
Northwest will be one of the areas
that will benefit most from the current
impetus of what is in reality a
worldwide travel movement"