RACE ENGINE TECHNOLOGY 132 June/July 2021
- Intro: THE EDITOR - Organisers should consider finding an affordable way of supplying IC engines to future club-level competitors
- Grid: IN THE NEWS - Xtrac reveals details of its new transaxle for NASCAR, Bloodhound land speed record contender to exploit a mono-propellant rocket, and more…
- In Conversation: DAVID MOUNTAIN - Mountune’s founder brings Ian Bamsey up to date on the challenges facing the recently restructured company
- Dossier: AER P60C - Wayne Ward investigates the latest iteration of this turbocharged LMP V6, and finds out about the company’s plans to create a version for the LMDh regulations
- Challenge Of: FORMULA E - Wayne Ward is given an insight by Mercedes into how the engineering precepts differ between Formula E and Formula One
- Holeshot: NOONAN 4.6 LITRE SMALL BLOCK HEMI - Luke Robinson explains how this smaller brother of the 4.9 litre Hemi has been designed to hold its own in drag racing
- Focus: DIESEL RACE ENGINE COMPONENTS - As demand grows for race-grade diesel engine components, Matt Grant reports on how suppliers ensure they can withstand such extreme conditions
- E-RACE POWER EXPO - We look into Extreme E in this issue – Williams Advanced Engineering provides an insight into the battery powering the cars, and AFC Energy shares details on how its charging station uses 100% renewable energy
- Focus: EV POWERTRAIN AND BATTERY TESTING - Electric race systems need a particular set of equipment to test them. Wayne Ward explains the nature of some of it and how it is used
- RACE ENGINE RETRO - The development story behind the Mountune-prepared Cosworth BDT-E I4 turbo rally car
- Postscript: RED VICTOR III - As the Sorceress V8 twin turbo vies for top honours in street-legal racing, Ian Bamsey revisits the development of this, the current record holder