Issue 79 - June/July 2014
- Intro: THE EDITOR - Le Mans has returned to rationing fuel rather than air, which can’t be a bad thing
- Grid: IN THE NEWS - Why the cars, not the drivers, mattered at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, hopes grow that IndyCar will see at least one more engine supplier, and much more…
- In Conversation: DAVID LAPWORTH - Jon Scoltock talks to the Prodrive veteran about his 30-year career – and counting – at the pinnacle of motorsport
- Dossier: CARPENTER RACING’S CASTROL ROCKET ENGINES - Ian Bamsey investigates the engine at the heart of Triumph’s quest to reclaim its title of The World’s Fastest Motorcycle
- Short Take: JFR NITRO MOTOR DEVELOPMENT - Ian Bamsey and Anne Proffi t quiz John Force Racing’s John Medlen on recent Funny Car engine developments
- Focus: PUSHRODS, ROCKERS AND LIFTERS - David Cooper explains how pushrods, rockers and lifters are designed and manufactured for optimum performance
- Insight: FORMULA ONE V8 PERFORMANCE FACTORS - Formula One V8 performance factors and associated developments, as revealed by Renault Sport
- Motorcycle: HONDA AND MOTO3 - Honda has fi nally decided it is worth developing a factory bike for Moto3 – enter the RS250FW. Neil Spalding reports
- Insight: AUDI V6 TURBODIESEL 2014 - Ian Bamsey discusses the design and development of the 2014 Audi Prototype engine with Ulrich Baretzky
- Race Engine Digest: PAT MUSI PRO MOD EFI MOUNTAIN MOTOR - Lawrence Butcher investigates an EFI engine that can compete with the best of the carburetted, blown and turbocharged Pro Mod competition
- Focus: BEARINGS - Advances in bearing technology continue apace, reports Lawrence Butcher, who examines the various types available for motorsport
- PS: RACE ENGINE TECHNOLOGY 2139 - Futurologist Ian Pearson gives some predictions of what motorsport and its engine technology will look like 125 years from now