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).
Comparative car speeds on Brooklands and a proposal for a new test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 29\3\ Scan144 | |
| Date | 24th November 1925 | |
| To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} X788 R3/M24.11.25. RE. SPEED ON BROOKLANDS. X. 788 X. 8920 X. 8771 The London to Edinburgh car of about 1911. I seem to remember did 78½ miles on Brooklands, now with greater H.P. we only do 74. The former must have been better for windage. I think it would be good to try EAC.1. on Brook-lands as soon as it is doing well. It would be [strikethrough]XX[/strikethrough] so good to test if it held the road, etc. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||