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).
Clarification memo regarding the suitability of wire wheels for high-speed track use versus general road use.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 4\4\ 04-page19 | |
| Date | 29th May 1912 | |
| X424 Re minute 17 of the 91st meeting and minute 3 of the 97th meeting TBB9/L29512. T. to S. 29.5.12. Mr Northey With reference to the attached, and particularly to the paragraph marked A, the point we wished to make clear was that we considered wire wheels to be particularly suitable for a high-speed on Brooklands track, that is to say, that they were safe for this purpose and that they were not chosen for their reliability under general conditions of road usage. We are of the opinion that a wheel might be quite reliable for general use on the road and at the same time would not be suitable or safe for high-speeds on the track. I trust this will make the point quite clear. Road wheel | ||