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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).
Postponing a high-speed Bentley publicity test for Pomeroy due to unsafe road conditions.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 144\2\  scan0004
Date  15th January 1941
  
Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
c. Lp.{Mr Lappin}

Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}/file 1212
Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/ML.15.1.41.

BENTLEY PUBLICITY.

With reference to your Memo. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}9/KW.

13.1.41.

Unfortunately, when Lp.{Mr Lappin} brought Pomeroy up from London, the road conditions were such that it was not safe to indulge in maximumm speed to any great extent.

We have therefore had to postpone the high speed test. There is no question about the result however, since Lp.{Mr Lappin} did a preliminary run and tells me that he got 98 m.p.h. on the speedometer.

We are bringing the trials to car up to this standard, and shall probably use this for Pomeroy's trial.

Incidentally, while Pomeroy was up here we gave him a lot of information on the Bentley V.{VIENNA}, which he is proposing to incorporate in future articles.

Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  


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