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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 1940. PAGE SEVEN Economy Marks 1 940 Gilmore- Yosemite Run Gruelling Drive Proves Test of Drivers, Motors Average mileage for all of the . : - - in thn fiilmnre compeuiifi i'J Yosemite run was boosted by one mile per gallon of gasoline over the 1939 record! Average running time for all cars the fastest since the his toric mileage test was begun in 19161 Every car to start the mileage classic finished well ahead of the allotted time. These are just a few of the highpoints of the Gilmore-Yo-semite run recently completed between Los Angeles and Yo semite National park a run that saw 28 drivers cover them selves individually and col lectively with glory for motor performance in the world's greatest stock car classic. The Gilmore mileage tests have always been gruelling events and the 1940 edition was no exception. The first car got away from Gilmore Stadium in Hollywood at 5:30 in the morning in the midst of a driv ing rain, and the elements con tinued to buffet the cars trying to achieve new mileage records for the entire 306.5 miles to Yo semite National park. Flurries of snow and fast-dropping temperatures were experi enced by the drivers shortly after the cars left Coarse Gold and began the winding route up over the high Sierras. By the time the cars reached 6000 feet high Chinquapin, "King Winter" was after the stingy drivers with white vengeance bordering the highway and covering the curves with a white, slippery coverlet. Because of the threatening weather, none of the drivers took any chances on coming close to the A.A.A. time limit of 10V4 hours for finishing the test. They all bore down on the throttles heavily over the moun tain grades so that every one of the 28 cars was checked in at Government Center with min utes to spare. Official results released by the American Automobile Associa tion Contest board show that the average for the 28 cars was 22.9 miles per gallon of regular stock Red Lion gasoline. In 1938 the average was 21.9 miles per gal lon. As important as the average miles per gallon is, however, A.A.A. officials do not use this figure in computing the winners of the nine price divisions in which the competing cars were divided. In order to take into consideration the weight of each car and the load each entrant carries, winners are selected on the basis of the greatest ton miles per gallon of gasoline. Ton miles are calculated by multiply ing the weight of each car in tons by the distance traveled and dividing by the total gallons of gasoline used. The Gilmore - Yosemite run proved to be a red letter event for Billy Martin, driver of the Studebaker Commander. This is the fourth time that this skilled driver has participated in the mileage classic. Last year he romped over the mountain District Manager ing roads to win top position in division I with 47.659 ton miles per gallon to its credit and an actual record of 18.04 miies per gallon. The Red Lion gasoline used by each of the competing ctrf (Continues os Pag L 23.76 Miles Per Gallon THAT'S THE ECONOMY RECORD Made by In The GILMORE YOSEMITE RUN! f-Srr 1 V - - ---- .iiii. -J-f.. a,,.,..,,.. aS.ii...-. YOU, TOO, CAN GET THE SAME ECONOMY SEE RIDE IN THE BEAUTIFUL 1940 POPGE Luxury Liner! DODGE ENGINEERING COSTS NOTHING EXTRA PIERCE - ALLEN MOTOR CO. 112 South Riverside Phone 150 DODGE and PLYMOUTH Sales - Service 3 Don K. Bagley. district man ager for the Gilmore Oil com pany with headquarters In Med ford. He succeeded George Jali. who is now district manager at Salem, Oregon. Don has been associated with the Gilmore or ganization for ten years and came to this city from Portland, where he was connected with the sales organization. Charles W. Ellis, former Med ford man and district manager here, i now Oregon division manager with headquarters in Portland. grades to gather in the coveted sweepstakes trophy, and in the 1940 event he repeated this con quest with an average of 54.75 ton miles per gallon and an actual average of 24.72 miles per gallon of gasoline, Martins sweepstakes winning perform ance . automatically garnered first in Division E. In addition to this victory, Studebaker proceeded to win two other price division firsts. In the highly competitive price division B, J. E. Van Sant brought a sleek Studebaker Champion to the finish line with a ton mile record of 53.448 and an actual mark of 9.19 miles per gallon of Red Lion gasoline. The other Studebaker driver, H. N. Kyser, zoomed a big Presi dent 8 up over the high Sierras to the tune of 23.4 miles per gallon of gasoline and 54,573 ton miles per gallon to win first hon ors in division F. Curly Crawford, driver of the Willys Sedan, put his sights high in the mileage test, for when the final check-up was com pleted, A.A.A. officials discover ed his car had done 30.05 mites per gallon of Red Lion gasoline on the mountain journey with a resultant ton mile mark of 48.124, which gave him the first award in price di'ision A... Andy Henderson proved to be another driver who could repeat a victory won in previous con tests. He laughed off the on slaughts of rain and snow so ef fectively that the final compila tion showed his Nash Lafayette iiad done 23.76 miles per gallon of Red Lion gasoline and 52.699, to be first in price division C. In division D, the first award trophy went to the Mercury with W. R. Knopp at the wheel. The record made by this Ford product was 23.76 actual miles per gallon and a ton mile record of 50.822. The second triumph for Nash in the mileage test went to the Nash Ambassador 8, driven by J. D. Bowersock. An actual miles per gallon figure of 21.43 and a ton mile record of 51.655 won first in price division G. Lincoln Zephyr, driven by Horace M. Jones was adjudged the winner in division H with its ton mile average of 49.329 and an actual mileage mark of 19.9 miles per gallon. One of the largest cars in the run, a Packard Super 8 with Allen Fleming at the wheel, powered its way over the wind- LILYS IS WINNER OF All Three Places IN DIVISION "A" OF THE GILMORE-YOSEMITE ECONOMY RUN 3005 Miles Per Gallon For First Place 29.78 Miles Per Gallon for Second Place 29.78 Miles Per Gallon for Third Place! E&AHDHDEK TTHEE SKI IP 80 NORTH MAIN ASHLAND PHONE 5781 CTOYSLEE SCORES AOASKf IN THE GILMORE-YOSEMITE ECONOMY RUN Is Added Proof of 18'3S mUs. p" Ca,M th,'JH EYSLER ECONOMY And Now You Can Get The NEW YORKER With The Famous Ul FL ATI i ihrn ill r 0 DRIVE! MTT tirrr If II Thf mt hraulltui far on the road thr I iiHVI.lH m;iv yokkck, itti the t i l in itKtVK: Yet sir! 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