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...imported works at least refer to an honest engine by its right name: Stein prefers terms like "old lump" or "hot little innards" and modifies them with the word (?) "hairy." But the sloppiness which marks this book reaches a high mark in its "performance figures." Speaking of the successful Allard J-2 competition model, Stein says "130 mph is claimed but I wouldn't know." Actually the Allard's performance is 110 mph and accurate test figures on it are available. In many instances the plain lack of research is sloughed off with a remark like "the braking...
...field limit of 30 starters. A host of disappointed entrants were shut out because either their cars or their driving was not up to scratch, or their entries were too late. A bang-up race from start to finish, it was not finally settled until the homestretch run. Allards, Ferraris and Jaguars dominated the big-car field, but the fans especially watched No. 15, a blue & white Cunningham C4R, powered by a Chrysler engine. American-produced by Millionaire Sportsman Briggs S. Cunningham, the car was the U.S.'s big hope in a field dominated by Europeans. Dragging exhaust pipes...
...Ferrari held the lead until the 16th lap, when Wacker, president of the S.C.C.A., gunned the Allard in front. On the 21st lap Spear, 36, driving all out, took the lead. Wacker made one more bid. For a good part of the final lap, the Allard and Ferrari ran wheel to wheel on the two-lane road until Spear pulled ahead to win by a couple of car lengths. Time for the 100 miles (25 laps): 1:11:42, an average of 83.6 m.p.h...
...Downs. The Glasgow starters, after crossing the Channel by ferry from Folkestone, had better weather luck. British Motorcar Manufacturer Sidney Allard, along with Veteran Driver Guy Warburton, made good enough time to stop for two warm meals: steak and chips at Liège, bacon and eggs at Amsterdam. They hit the swirling snow between Le Puy and Valence soon after plows had cleared the way. They also passed a stalled Allard driven by Allard's wife Eleanor, in the race with her two sisters. Shouted Allard: "Are you all right?" Shouted Mrs. Allard: "No!" This bit of information...
When N.S.A. holds a national convention August 20, the three-man Harvard delegation will recommend that management of N.S.A. funds be delegated to professional auditors. It will probably ask that the overall administration be decentralized to nullify the confusion caused during the past year when the president, Allard Lowenstein, of the University of North Carolina, feuded constantly with the other five members of the executive board...