Show Dr J MOTORS MOTon E GIANTS ON l ion a ion tion on Size Siz Fails to Slow Up Autos at ilOW Indianapolis rs who hO roared away lW y from the in the great mile stakes flakes at Indianapolis last Moneda Mon Mon- eda ed heavy foot on on the tho small small- lounts ever entered in such a heavy foot is track parlance on the throttle for the the motors motor's power The Th most at of or t turn twisters in the Hie world started in rs ls Hoosier classic Ith significant feature of race is the fact tact that every tf sed the smallest motors ever evero o uch a gruelling speed peed event ent MOTOR LIMITED Merto encourage further the en- en of motor designers in the world the speedway limited the size of motors in the sweepstakes s event ent to toi I i of piston displacement a of the size of these mo- mo mo-j mo n au i be e learned from the fact that the 22 different makes of Amer- Amer AmerI I only fourteen have I with a piston displacement of I I clinches or less The average car t c E- E r runs between and inches A few of the big cars lIm st up to the inch Inch mark I IET ET TE DW ATE MAINTAINED restrictions restrictions put on the power principle of racing c car r action the little motors turned no brick course at Indianapolis ra asarS irs of twice the size in for- for rs ara The ruling for smaller mo- mo ought out the genius of the mas- mas It proved that I m motive Uve power cre- cre through gl the finest meil me- me il 18 ie superior to quantity c Qi which a great portion is ourse urse only high speedometers of of ot evolutions per or over used ased in the race The he chassis and special valves hafts halts camshafts ang timing permitted the tiny motors efficiently at full speed over the istance The speed feud tested n new w science of motor conon con- con on but also the mettle of the who turned the Inviting death-Inviting C q great speedway ICAN CAN CAR WINS i ithe the third time time in nine years leri an car won the event For ar the products of foreign en- en ng genius were the winning cars drivers and cars came our ou nations to carry away the theland rand land nd the handsome prizes But eri an car a tiny Monroe the shadow of ot the speed- speed rates ales at Indianapolis by Louis driven by his brother across the tape a winner he foreign mounts i entered In erent event yent fT WO VICTORIES only victories for tor or American carS carS' cars local track were In the first two mile race In 1011 took a Marmon l across ISh for first place after Si Sl Sike ke rushed it from eight to see sec ac ace aceT while he was acting as re re- re Iv iver lver r i Joe Dawson won the fol- fol year in a National 1 Then came cameI n I victories Goux win- win with a Peugeot Thomas lel elage ge was first in 1914 and the theng ng year Ralph De Palma ca came e etter fter his hard luck defeat in winning In a Mercedes Then Thenn inTa n Peugeot grabbed the honors YANK DRIVER I dy Wilcox broke the t taps tape p first ear being the first American the lions lion's share of the offered by the speedway since was a victory for a foreign IhS was piloting piloting- a Peugeot |