Intro: THE EDITOR
Racing is helping make DLC affordable enough for production engines; we shouldn’t overlook ongoing race/road crossover
Upfront: GRID
Return of the plastic-composite engine; Bosch ride by wire; Ford NHRA and Kent surprises; Jaguar GT2 V8 and more
Insight: DUCATI MOTOGP ENGINE
Ian Bamsey discusses Ducati’s MotoGP engine with Filippo Preziosi, the engineer in charge of its design and development
Report: RACE ENGINE OF THE YEAR
Who won the honours in the 2009 Race Engine of the Year Awards? We reveal all on page 22 of this issue
Dossier: SPYKER LM GT2 V8
Ian Bamsey investigates the 40-valve V8 that excelled in this year’s Le Mans 24 Hour race, giving Spyker its greatest moment to date
Motorcycle: DUCATI BIG BANG
We may fi nally be close to understanding what really happens when a MotoGP bike is fi tted with a big bang engine, suggests Neil Spalding
Focus: PISTONS
Wayne Ward reports on piston manufacturing processes and technology, and explains issues behind piston materials and coatings
Expo: PMWE
We look back at the fourth annual Professional Motorsport World Expo, which was held in Cologne, Germany, November 3-5 2009
Insight: DUAL SWIRL PORT
John Stowe gives a progress update on his dual swirl-port Cosworth BDA, the development of which RET has been tracking
Insight: KEEPING THE BDA ALIVE
John Coxon investigates how the Cosworth BDA lives on in motorsport today, highlighting the technology that keeps this classic alive
Preview: AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONAL
Ian Bamsey previews the show, incorporating Autosport Engineering, which this January will again showcase UK engineering
Focus: THE INDUCTION SYSTEM
John Coxon explains the principles and design issues behind the key components of modern race engine induction systems
PS: BMW TOURING CARS
In the light of BMW’S British Championship we look back at earlier UK Touring Car bids by the manufacturer
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