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).
Requesting the repainting of a line on the skid pan to a new radius to prevent damage to the concrete.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 155\4\ scan0049 | |
| Date | 17th September 1938 | |
| To EJJ. from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} 1322 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}5/MH.{M. Huckerby}17.9.38. SKID PAN. Most of our tests on the Skid pan consist of driving round with the inner wheels of the car following the 105 ft. rad. yellow line. This line also follows a circular joint in the concrete with the result that the concrete is beginning to break up round this joint. This trouble could probably be obviated if we did not run on the joint. Will you please paint a new line at a radius of 107.5 ft. Will you also paint on the inside of each line the actual radius of the line. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||