Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-07-25 | Page 19 | Goodrich Tires on Winning Cars

GOODRICH TIRES ON WINNING CARS a I Official of Company Points to Records in Many Races by I a Harr Harry Grant driving a Sunbeam In Inthe Inthe inthe the recent Chicago o deru derby dery wa was responsible responsible sible for tor one of oC the moat most striking an and peculiar performances ever oveY enacted ona ora or on a racing oval In the tho first place no ho smashed tho worlds world previous nonstop record which was wn miles to smithereens smithereens smith smith- croons covering tho entire racing distance distance dis die I tance tanco of ot miles without t once stoppinG stopping stop- stop pinG pine at the pits pita B says nays S 'S an official of ot the tho B. B F F. Goodrich company compan Tire nrc experts agree that Goodrich fill fill- cord tires were the tho big big- factor In Grants Grant's remarkable performance The front set set In spite of at the tho breakneck breakneck break break- neck It speed It must be that Grant finished fifth fifth nt at an average of 3 miles per hour showed hour showed practically no wear while the tho roars rears had anI only a n small emall portion of ot tho the tread worn off Just realize what this means In years past where other makes of at tiros tires were used tire tiro troubles not ani only lost races s but IUt ut caused acol accidents galore al In i tic i mo LLIO spectaCle OI Ot a car CALL i down the straightaway with treads trends ripped to ribbons was WM part of the tho ex expected ox- ox thrills However not only tho the durability and safety of ot ns Were shown but the wonderful resilience rest resi hence of ot this cable cord constructed tire tiro as w welL lL quarters Three of ot a mile before the finish Grants Grant's gasoline gave o out and ho actual actually coasted the remaining remaining- distance distance distance dis dis- tance No other tire made could havo have dono done such a thing Just look back bacle for fora a moment at the remarkable history have mado made over the big race tracks track this summer Records have o tone rone to smash speed smash speed Increased way beyond expectation less expectations less tire tiro trouble and and accidents cut down with practically practically practically ally nothing At Indianapolis twenty twenty- two out of ot the twenty four starters chose choso this thle tire De Do Palma won In tho the fastest time ever or mado made on tho the big speedway the speedway the only cars can to finish those thoe who rode on and SIJ and there wasn't a n. single accident accident In In spite of ot man many morbid expectations Then came caine th the bl big event enl marking the tho u In Inauguration of ot the tho new Chicago track trace and SIl showed up evon o more moro remarkably than at Indianapolis Hero tho racers In a bod body equipped with thero there wasn't another make In the run And again all spee speed and endurance records were broken And now again Its It's all SIl at both Omaha and Tacoma races The They carried the winners and helped Tom Torn Orr establish a worlds world's record In a trial spin for tor five lve miles three miles minutes flat tint Th The Tho Goodrich h Silvertown cord tire tiro Is tho the only tire tiro mado made with tho the rubber Impregnated cable cord construction an and Is fUll fully protected b by byU U U- S S. patents