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).
Performance test results for tests 9, 10, and 11, detailing lap times and speeds under various conditions.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 29\3\ Scan076 | |
Date | 3rd June 1920 | |
Contd. -4- 3.6.20. Test 9! Condition - Hood down - windscreen down - cut-out closed. 3/8" liners under cylinders. Lap 1. Time: 2 m 27 1/2 sec. Speedometer: min. 67, max. at stop. Lap 2. Time: 2 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 26 1/2 sec. Speedometer: min. 67, max. at stop. Lap 3. Time: 2 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 26 sec. Speedometer: min. 66, max. at stop. 1/4 mile flying. Time: 26 secs. Speedometer: at stop. 1/4 mile from 10 M.P.H. Time: 41 secs. Speedometer: 72 M.P.H. Test 10 Condition - Hood and screen up - cut-out open. 1" liners under cylinders. Lap 1. Time: 2 m 22 sec. Speedometer: min. at stop, max. ditto Lap 2. Time: 2 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 21 sec. Speedometer: min. at stop, max. - Lap 3. Time: 2 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 20 sec. Speedometer: min. at stop, max. - 1/4 mile flying. Time: 25 secs. Speedometer: at stop. 1/4 mile from 10 M.P.H. Time: 40 1/2 secs. Speedometer: 73 MPH Test 11. Condition Hood down - screen up - cutout open. 3/8" liners under cylinders. Lap 1. Time: 2 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 21 sec. Speedometer: min. 73, max. at stop. Lap 2. Time: 2 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 21sec. Speedometer: min. 74, max. at stop. Lap 3. Time: 2 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 21 sec. Speedometer: min. 73, max. at stop. 1/4 mile flying. Time: 24 secs. Speedometer: at stop. 1/4 mile from 10 M.P.H. Time: 40 1/2 secs. Speedometer: 74 M.P.H. Contd. | ||