Letter from Geoffrey Summers discussing the car's racing potential and the need for engine modifications to compete with other manufacturers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 47\1\ Scan055 | |
| Date | 11th October 1921 guessed | |
| -2- Unless I could induce the engine to rev. over 2700 I should have no chance against such cars as the 30/98 Vauxhall, Lanchester or Hispano Suiza. The standard Lanchester with standard gearing stripped and streamline(Experimental Streamline Bentley B.23.A.E)d for racing laps at 95. I am not out for record speeds and realise a Rolls is not built for them, but I think with just a little helpful information from Derby I could compete in a touring car race with every chance of success against any car made. Yours sincerely, (Sgd) Geoffrey Summers. | ||
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).