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).
Inaccurate test results at Brooklands for a car fitted with a 14-tooth axle and the plan to re-test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 49\2\ Scan111 | |
| Date | 8th August 1922 guessed | |
| CJ. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X4299 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1/LG29.7122. TESTS ON BROOKLANDS WITH CAR FITTED WITH 14-TOOTH AXLE. X4299 Y788 We do not consider the results we obtained on Brooklands when the tests were taken 10 days ago, were accurate. They do not compare with any previous tests and we feel certain that some fault, such as pre-ignition must have been taking place. The max. speed for the lap was only 60 m.p.h. We have gone over the car and tested it on the dynamometer to make sure it is giving the standard performance for power. The car is going down to Brooklands again on Monday next week. We should have some results by the end of the week. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||