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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).
Road and hill climb test results for vehicle 4-G-11 on Shardlow straight and Pistern.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 48\4\  Scan214
Date  1st July 1924 guessed
  
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ROAD TESTS ON 4-G-11.

High speed tests on Shardlow straight.

'A' STANDARD.
Start M.P.H. | Finish M.P.H. | Time. secs.
Out | 40 | 58 | 30 4/5
In | 40 | 58.5 | 30 3/5
Mean | 40 | 58.25 | 30.35

'B' 40/50 TYPE.
Start M.P.H. | Finish M.P.H. | Time secs.
40 | 60 | 30
40 | 59 | 30 2/5
40 | 59.5 | 30.2

HILL TESTS ON PISTERN (mean of 3 tests given).

Start M.P.H. | Max. M.P.H. | Min. M.P.H. | At top. M.P.H. | Time mins. secs. | System.
10 | 43 | 21 | 28 | 1 46 | A. {Mr Adams}
10 | 44 | 24 | 31 | 1 38.7 | B.
  
  


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