Issue 37 - 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