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).
To all drivers at Chateauroux concerning high-speed driving and a recent dismissal for negligence.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 113\4\ scan0118 | |
| Date | 27th January 1938 | |
| 1002 also 1208 27.1.1938. ALL DRIVERS AT CHATEAUROUX. IT IS NECESSARY TO DRAW ATTENTION TO INSTRUCTIONS WITH REGARD TO HIGH SPEED DRIVING AROUND CHATEAUROUX WHICH WERE ISSUED 28.2.33 and 26.1.37. SINCE THE LAST NAMED MEMO WAS CIRCULATED IT HAS BEEN FOUND NECESSARY TO DISCHARGE A DRIVER FOR NEGLIGENCE. WE EMPHASISED VERY CLEARLY THAT DRIVERS AT CHATEAUROUX ARE NOT EXPECTED TO AVERAGE HIGH SPEEDS AND THEY MUST AT ALL TIMES DRIVE WITH DUE CONSIDERATION TO ROAD CONDITIONS. | ||