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).
Letter to Rowbotham regarding the Ulster race, travel arrangements, and an opinion on the participating Talbot cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90a\2\ Scan166 | |
| Date | 30th August 1934 | |
| S/W. Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer}6/NM30.8.34. Dear Rowbotham, I do not know if you are going across to Ulster for the race of Saturday, I am afraid if you are you have probably gone by now, but in [crossed out: any case this is not so, you may like to know that my brother's address will be:-] be crossing by night boat Friday & back Saturday night. His "stable" are running the two Talbots - These were considered good cars 4 years ago but are now thought to be some 4 cwt too heavy to have any chance. S Smith 30.viii.34 | ||