RACE ENGINE TECHNOLOGY 037 MARCH/APRIL 2009

Intro: THE EDITOR
Reflecting that the era of the stock block V8 in NASCAR is about to end and upon future race engine downsizing

Upfront: GRID
How Formula One needs technological development, issues in other major series and a fascinating race/road crossover…

In Conversation: JOHN FORCE
He helped conceive Ford’s most powerful race engine ever and now he personally tames its circa-8000 horsepower…

Dossier: NASCAR FORD FR9
An in-depth profile of the new generation NASCAR Cup engine from Ford, which starts racing later this season

Motorcycle: 125 cc KERS
A 125 cc Grand Prix motorcycle beat Formula One to the use of a Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) in racing

Expo: AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONAL
The racing year opened with the annual UK exhibition including Autosport Engineering; we reflect on the highlights

Focus: CIRCLIPS
Easily overlooked, circlips are the key to piston pin security: should they fail engine disaster is a certainty…

Survey: DYNAMOMETERS
An introduction to race engine performance measurement, from traditional water brakes to Active electric dynos

Focus: VALVES
The poppet valve still reigns supreme in the demanding race engine world; Tom Sharp explores the state of the art

Musings: AETC
Jack Kane reflects on the highs of the 2008 running of AETC, the annual US race engine builder convention

Special Investigation: VALVE SPRINGS
Professor Blair and his Associates continue their insight into tapered springs offering design considerations

Dossier: POWERTEC V8
Tom Sharp looks at Powertec’s development of the Suzuki Hayabusa into an affordable V8 for racecars

PS: FUNNY FUEL
How Formula One fuel development in the early nineties led to so called ‘pump petrol’ that supercharged the engines