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).
Continuation page of a test report table detailing running conditions and temperature readings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 160\4\ scan0041 | |
| Date | 14th March 1939 guessed | |
| Cont'd. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} -2- Test No. Running Conditions. Tyres and max. lap speeds. Water temp: Outside Air Temp: Underbonnet Air temp: Maximum oil temp: 5 Scoop removed. Small vent in undershield at front of sump closed. Coiled pipe left on. Cold air pipe disconnected. As test 4. Front tyres failing. 107 M.P.H. 77 10 30 130 after 8 laps. This would have risen to 133. Test stopped as tyres were unsafe. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /.T.A. Winden. | ||