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).
Specifications for the construction of a skid pan for cornering tests.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 155\4\ scan0010 | |
| Date | 10th February 1936 | |
| Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.2/KW.10.2.36. Skid Pan for Cornering Tests. (1) Dimensions to Blue Print (Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}56). (2) Surface must be non-skid. (3) Centre portion to be without bumps, but inclined if anything towards the centre, where a drain will take the water away. (4) There should be no trees close to the outside, in case a car in emergency leaves the skid pan. (5) The position of the skid pan being not too close to the Donington main track, thus avoiding damage from spectators' cars on race meeting days, would be preferable. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} £ 50 for 10 years | ||