Issue 101 - March 2017

• Intro: THE EDITOR - The DICE, as detailed in the PS in this issue, will hopefully inspire other innovators in the world of race engines
• Grid: IN THE NEWS - Pre-season Formula One testing highlights the continuing importance of powertrain development, copper emerges asan AM material, and more…
• In Conversation: ROBERTO DALLA - Magneti Marelli’s head of motorsport gives Lawrence Butcher an insight into the present and future roles of electronics in racing
• Dossier: WAGLER DX500 UCC DIESEL - Mike Magda examines the design of this supercharged beast that aims to set new records in the Ultimate Callout Challenge
• Focus: PISTON RINGS - Wayne Ward reports on the latest trends in piston ring design and development, which reveal some intriguing possibilities
• Insight: GYRTECH MK16-3EC TRUCK DIESEL - Lawrence Butcher finds out how one of the top teams in the European Truck Racing Championship develops its event-winning engines
• Challenge Of: WEC LM P1 - Achieving powertrain reliability and efficiency in the new Le Mans era now has to account for overall car design, as Lawrence Butcher explains
• Focus: TURBOS AND SUPERCHARGERS - Turbo and supercharger technology has made some major advances in recent years, as Stewart Mitchell reports
• Race Engine Digest: SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI TT ATTACK - Stewart Mitchell recounts how racecar developer Prodrive partnered with Subaru to set a record lap around the Isle of Man TT course
• Show Report: AUTOSPORT ENGINEERING 2017 - Ian Bamsey and Stewart Mitchell pace the aisles of Autosport Engineering in search of powertrain innovations
• PS: DOUBLE-ACTING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Introducing what is being touted as the next-generation engine concept for racing, and its development for a hill climb car