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Graph of Road Wheel B.H.P vs Engine R.P.M. and a table of lap speeds at Brooklands.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 181\M7\  img050
Date  1st November 1925
  
BROOKLANDS NOV 1925

TABLE:
CONDITION OF CAR | LAP SPEED | HALF MILE
HIGH COMPRN 17 TOOTH AXLE
STANDARD CONDITION C.O. CLOSED | 79.2 | 80.4
STANDARD CONDITION C.O. OPEN | 80.5 | 82.6

STANDARD TOURING CAR 4:1 COMPRN 15 TOOTH AXLE
STANDARD CONDITION C.O. CLOSED | 74.13

SPORTS CAR
FRONT WINGS REMOVED
TOP PANEL OF WIND SCREEN RAISED
C.O. OPEN | 87.8 | 89.6

GRAPH:
Y-AXIS: ROAD WHEEL B.H.P (30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90)
X-AXIS: ENGINE R.P.M (500, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, 3000)

CURVE LABELS:
STANDARD CAR COMP RATIO 4:1
HIGH COMPRESSION 5.2 - 1
C.O. OPEN
C.O. CLOSED

OTHER ANNOTATIONS:
2750 R.P.M. 89 M.P.H 17x52 AXLE
  
  
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).


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