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).
Le Mans 24-hour race regulations and petrol strategy.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90a\4\ Scan026 | |
| Date | 5th March 1936 | |
| W/P - Sr. x262 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}26/KW.5.3.36. Many thanks for the beans. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} remarked that they were a suitable gift for the Experimental Dept. ! I believe that you took away with you the Le Mans 24 hour regulations. I shall be very glad if you will return these to me, with the salient features marked. Is there in your opinion any benefit to be gained from carrying a lot of petrol in this race, and making stops at the pits only occasionally? Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||