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The Syrinay Morning Herald, April II, 1960 21 Fastest Cars To Race At section 1 By Peter Wherrett Bathurst "100" ECTATOR ertnerr Tourist Trophy COOKE SAVILLE HlOTOllS 12 PARRAMATTA ROAD FLEMINGTON UM5666 Agents for ll OT IICIVAIILT HIGHEST TRADE-IN ALLOWANCES ALL TYPES REPAIRS ETC. ELBOW JKBwyy SHEU. TOWER One of Australia's premier motor race meetings, the Bathurst "100," will be run on Easter Monday. More than 1 30 cars are entered for the races and include Australia's fastest racing, sports, sedan and Gran Tourismo vehicles. By a Star) Correspondent A mitt 7 V-'v A record 2 'PHE feature race the 100-mile event, ridert will compete cuit last October when rain made the track very slippery and dangerous.

Miller, for a the Australian I FfTNFvt II aff A in for racing cars, nominated by CAMS as "Gold Star'' event. Record Set OUR CARS No. 28 and 48 RACING AT BATHURST Ions time, held the lap record at Philip Island, in Victoria, in his l.SOOcc Mil-I Tourist Trophy motor cycle chant- tween Leaton Motors newly acquired 2.5-litre Lotus Climax, Doug Whiteford's 300S Maserali, and Ron Phillips' Cooper-Jaguar. This meeting will constitute only ihe second outing for the new Lotus in this country, but already it has proven its capabilities in the hands If a favourite for the HtlllltltllMtlHmiltltllHMS ler Special. Inquiries al Pits Welcomed pionship meeting at by Jack Ahearn, New Bathurst on Walc5' who wi" i a Norton.

oy He is likely to strike FOR the meeting 498 plenty of opposition from entries have been re-c Hinton and Alan Burt fr k. in Ron Miles and Fellow Victorians Bill Patterson, John Leighton and John Roxburgh will all drive Coopers and1 should certainly provide keen competition. Patterson finished a close second to of Frank Matich with a "100" could he chosen Alex Mildren would probaHy be the choice. His Formila I Cooper, now fitted with a new four-cylinder Mase-rati engine, of 2.500cc capacity, is faster than the 2.2-litre Cooper Climax cirs uf Bib Stillwell and Austin Miller. However, Stillwell and Miller are extremely capable and very fast, Stillwell won on thii cir good win at Lowood, in Queensland, last month.

Whiteford. a Victorian. Jack Brabham at a recent race meeting on Philip Island, and in doing so has an unsurpassed repu- captured Miller's lap record ation tor clean, skilful dnv-13 and his Maserati is an l. Ken Rumble (Victoria), to be contested. IDon (Western The meeting is the top Ausrai Bob motor cycle meeting in AuslraIia).

tralia for the year. u- The Auto-Cycle Union ofl who comes from New South Wales will pro-lone, of vide 300 officials for cyc Here interest will be extremely fast car as has centred on the clash be- The World's Leading MOTORCYCLE been shown on the Mt Panorama circuit on many previous occasions. Phillips last year won the N.S.W. Sports Cai occasion. J)) ENERG0L ittBEND KND CON-ROD STRAIGHT if II MILES 'll tZ THE HUMP FLYING 0UARTER MOUNTAIN STRAIGHT THREE TREES VARM UP AREA.TT AREA i 1 MURRAYS CORNER Lit11 C0RNER CONIOl TOWER I A cs tw Six Australian champion Championship on this cir-' cuit with the Cooper Jaguar.

of Australia, in 1958 won both the senior and junior Australian T.T. championships at Soulhport (Queensland). Miles, who has been selected by Ihe Auto Cycle Union of Australia lo represent at this year's Isle of ships will be decided, and there will also he four events lor "non-expert" riders. New South Wales has supplied 229 riders. Vicloria 41.

Queensland 10. Australian this car is lighter and sljehtlv faster than the famous type Jaguai and, apparently, more easih manoeuvrable. Capital Territory four, Wcs-Man championships and on tern Australia three, and the Continent, is the Vic South Australia two. torian champion. Close Contest For Sedan Cars RON WARD SYDNEY'S LEADING SPORTS CAR SOCIALIST Authorised Austin MG Dealer.

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SAFETY FENCES i TO AND FROM BATHURST SAFETY FENCES Trevor Pound, the Australian junior T.T. champion last year is not defending his title at Mt. Panorama. He is overseas on a private tour, free-lancing his way through Fitropean circuits. The main riders in the senior event will contest the junior event.

Eric Hinton will be defending the lichlweight championship ridinn a The title will be defended The sedan car events will provide some of the most exciting racing ever seen on ihe Mt. Panorama circuit It is difficult to pick possible winner from McKay, Pitt and Hodgson. jII of whom will drive competition-proved Jaguar saloons. Ron Hodgson's 3.8-litre car will have an advantage in power, and Hodgson has become a much better driver in the last few A plan of Ihe racing circuit at Bathurst. the under 2000 cc.

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championship three years running. This record was set bv and exceptional capability of David McKay must also play a big part. Bill Pitt is newer to the Jaguar, but proved at Orange that it would not take him long to learn its intricacies. Fourteen Holdens are entered, at least six of them capable of well over 105 m.p.h. Max Volkers, Des West, Ian Geoghegan, Jan Harris, John Gorman and Ralph Sach are so close in performance figures that these six could provide the closest dicing seen for manv a year.

Charlie Smith should take l.es Warton, who won it in 1947-48 and 1949. McCrae previously missed equalling the record when he was beaten in 1955. He won the title in 1958 and acain last vcar. VI i fi-wiir i Fastest cars in this section will be the Holdens of Johr French and Leo Geoghegan Both Repco converted ami with four-speed gearboxes these cars are very closeh matched. On the last French has won but Leo is never very fat behind and alwavs prepared to take the lead at the slight est opportunity.

Motors 'J. 5-litre Lotus Climax tvhich tvill he driven by Frank Matich. A nao nii Trim A motor ecooler trip through Europe, Asia, and Aus-tralia is not travelling "on the cheap," nor is it the most comfortable way, but, say two men who have just clone it "it's a wonderful experience." We did encounter metal they ihen visited many fatigue, and this, we are other European countries in-certain, was due to the ex- eluding Belgium, France, ccssive weight the scooter Spain, Portugal, Italy, Aus- THE men, Grahame was carrying about 80(V 1 Rex, aged 25, ol tria, Germany, Scandinavia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Greece and Turkey. i Mm Post- Audtl'i Automotive Gude 7 2t Auto-D) jest Troubleaooteri 2 IT A 21 Autoitrv Vol. I st9 i Audtl'i Track and Tracer Guide 2 12 3' Auitln A40 Somerset 1 ID 21 Austin AaO Dorset indDrvon 1 10 21 Austin Handbook 14 9 1 Chevrolet Passtnjer Manual 194-4l 12 1 Ford V8 and Mercurv I9JJ-4S 1 IS 21 Ford and 10 Manual 1 IS 21 Ford Consul.

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The strained rear suspension, worsened by the spills and they replied, "The same applies for the gear-box, clutch and wir anyone thinking of making. heavy load on the lone ing. These are as good as hauls, broke. a similar journey to have adequate money, spares, pur Tony Hutt hitch-hiked poseful clothing and know into the city, while his com panion nursed the scooter in. A useful tip for any prospective long-distance motor scooter rider, they said, was to have a windscreen.

A screen made the trip much more comfortable by reducing wind, dust and insects. Spares, they said, were reasonably easy to obtain for Lambreltas in most countries, except Turkey, Persia and Pakistan. ledge ot the regulations and customs of the countries through which they intend to pass. On their journey, the they decided there was new. "The steering, although it received some hard jolts, was, and still is, direct and easy to adjust.

"Apart from the normal overhauls and occasional electrical troubles, we could not say we had any mechanical bother due to an inherent fault, "The electrical trouble one thing to do: the scooter was railed to the Persian Lambretta L.D. 150cc Gulf and the three of them sailed to Karachi, Pakistan. passed over plains and mountains: through heat and intense cold; over super roarts and over tracks which There they were unable to get Ihe Lambretta repaired so il was railed lo Delhi, in India, where re Mr Hutt, an Oxford gra- would be difficult for an armoured car. was confined to the points, duate, and Mr Rex, a sales and was largely a matter of' promoter, left London and adjustment. first visited Holland In all, they vjsilcd more lhan 25 countries on a trip which cost them 1,250 each.

Petrol, they said, was not Ihe most expensive commod rhnne: 61-1497 I ity; their petrol bills for the whole trip were only 124. fart ot this figure was due to high prices in the more underdeveloped countries. pairs cost 10. At this point bolh men were ill with hepatitis for two months. In Delhi, the scooter was repaired for 10.

The points were adjusted and the machine overhauled. Soon it was A I again. At Allahabad a split was detected in the frame and this was welded. In Calcutta, the scooter was shipped to Adelaide and the men flew to Darwin, hitch-hiking down to their machine. On the trip to Sydney the rear wheel studs sheared the points gave trouble at Gundagai.

A repair bill of 3 saw them on their way again to Mr Rex's home in Bankstown. A trip by motor scooter may sound romantic, the said, "but it is by no means an easy job. It is dusty to ihe point of nausea on occasions, tiring and frustrat HIGH PERFORMANCE MOTOR SPIRIT ing but the experience of a life-time. If anyone is thinking of IS BETTER making the trip they should remember the first principles of travelling. Their opinion ot the scooter and the trip is.

They should make sure hey have plenty of money fcsBsllwyBitetra "Both were wonderful and both have taught us a lot. The experience will last us a life-time." say 100 a month for food, petrol, repairs, films, visas and incidental expenses. Graham Rex and Anthony Hutt leaving London, ihe traveller, it ne is using a motor scooter, should also have some knowledge of his machine. spare parts of course are essentials and should include if lyre tubes, points, a coil, washers, nuts and bolts. park pluss.

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Chatswood. JA84S2. for only three months, but See Australia's top Drivers, Cars and Drake Lining in action! For real stopping power under all conditions follow the lead of noted racing drivers "fit 'HARDIDESTOS' embassies and consulates ire usually helpful and will arrange for you to receive vour credentials at points adiacent to their borders. I be travellers said that ihe scooter's performance null as sis uvf mwi on the trip was excellent they continued: "Our machine averaged BRAKI RE-LINE KITS an Pilot Uoyd Industrial tnlerprlwi about 71 miles to the gal Ion and was thoroughly re liable. AUSTRALIA'S I I ft I It A ft I IININO "The brakes were really first-class in 20,000 miles as a a a mast a is aai.