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).
Regulations and a diagram for fuel distributing stations at a racing event.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 160\3\ scan0310 | |
| Date | 20th May 1939 guessed | |
| (8) Art. 8-C. - As a precautionary measure, the fuel will be supplied to competitors at distributing stations installed in front of the pits, along the edge of the roadway, on the shelf of the pit itself. This installation has been carried out with the co-operation of the Standard Françai-se des Pétroles and of the Société des Pétroles Jupiter (Shell). Figure II. - Installation of a fuel distributing station. Key : I. - Filling pipe. 2. - Filling cock. 3. - Ventilating pipe. 4.- I.000 litres tank (220 Imp. gallon). 5. - Sediment tank with drain cock. 6. - 3.15 " by 3.54 " valve. 7. - Feeder pipe for the 5 distributing pipes. 8. - I.96"-2.36" distribution piping. 9. - Rapid closing cock. 10. - Swivelling arm support. II. - I.96" flexible piping with automatic valve and I.18" nozzle and instantaneous shut-off cock (see figure III). 12. - Collars fixed on upright by wood screws. 13. - Earth protecting bank reinforced by wattling and hidden by lattice work. Each distributor device comprises a flexible pipe with an instantaneous shut-off trigger cock and a nozzle for direct introduction of the fuel into the tank of the car. As a precautionary measure the use of a funnel is strictly prohibited. The feed end of the flexible pipe is provided with an instantaneous shut-off valve for use in the event of failure of the trigger cock. There is a head of fuel on the distributors from a 220 gallon cylinder placed about I3 feet above ground level (see figure II). The cylinder is provided with a large diameter filter and the fuel is drawn off at a certain height above the bottom of the gravity loaded tank so as to avoid any possibility of an accidental discharge of water which might accumulate through decantation or condensation. OPERATOR IN CHARGE OF FUEL Art. 8-D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} - The manipulation of the distributor stations for the re-fuelling of racing cars will be in charge of an attendant specially appointed for the purpose by the competitor. The race Stewards reserve the right to require his replacement at any time during the race. There must be one attendant per car. This attendant shall alone have the right, without assistance from anyone, to carry out the operations necessary for the refilling of the tanks of cars. The removal and refilling of the tank filler cap must be attended to by the driver or his assistant. The fuel attendant shall carry out no work on the car ... | ||