Issue 89 - September/October 2015
- Intro: THE EDITOR - Finally RET can offer a full rundown of a Pro Stock engine – in fact the engine that won the 2015 US Nationals, the biggest event in the NHRA calendar
- Grid: IN THE NEWS - Huge changes in store for Pro Stock rules, one man’s radical new take on the four-stroke engine, a rare glimpse of the Audi LM P1 flywheel, and more…
- In Conversation: SATORU TERADA - Suzuki’s MotoGP project leader looks back with Lawrence Butcher over the team’s return to the top flight of motorcycle racing
- Dossier: ELITE PRO STOCK V8 - Ian Bamsey gives a detailed insight into how one leading Pro Stock engine builder exploits the development freedom in this fascinating race series
- Focus: STEEL - New, ultra-high performance steels show huge promise for a range of motorsport applications, as Dan Fleetcroft explains
- Race Engine Digest: M-SPORT FORD FIESTA R2 RALLY ENGINE - Jon Scoltock reports on the development of the 1.0 litre EcoBoost engine for rallying, and finds that in some ways it improves on its 1.6 litre predecessor
- Insight: MERCEDES PU106B HYBRID AND FORCE INDIA - Ian Bamsey talks to Mercedes about its Formula One power unit, and to customer Force India about using it
- Insight: COMBUSTION SENSING AND ANALYSIS - What types of sensor are there for measuring combustion pressures, and how best to use them? Lawrence Butcher reports
- Motorcycle: HONDA AND MOTOGP - Neil Spalding chronicles Honda’s problems with its 2015 MotoGP bikes and explains how it went some way to solving them
- RACE ENGINE OF THE YEAR 2015 - Here are the nominations for the Race Engine of the Year 2015, to be judged by 50 engine engineers worldwide
- Insight: COATINGS AND SURFACE TREATMENTS - Wayne Ward gives a guide to various treatments for improving the reliability and durability of race engine components
- Race Engine Digest: RED VICTOR 3 PRO MOD V8 - Stewart Mitchell explains how this drag racer obtains its power, and how it aims to become the world’s fastest street-legal car
- Focus: VALVE SPRINGS - Matt Grant examines the issues behind the design and manufacture of valve springs, and how to extend their working lives
- PS: LENKI SIX - The story behind the resurrection of one of the great open-wheel engines of the 20th century