RACE ENGINE TECHNOLOGY 126 Autumn 2020
- Intro: THE EDITOR - Hang on to your hats – this issue is all about celebrating unadulterated straight-line speed
- Grid: IN THE NEWS - Kenny Duttweiler’s pursuit of the land speed record for pistonpowered, wheel-driven cars, additive manufacturing of pistons for Formula One takes a step forward, and more…
- In Conversation: DOUG CAMPLING - Williams Advanced Engineering’s chief motorsport engineer gives Stewart Mitchell an insight into the design of the battery for the upcoming Extreme E series
- Dossier: MUMMERT PST SUZUKI GS1100E I4 NITROUS - Ian Bamsey investigates the development of this nitrous-assisted exception in Pro Street Motorcycle racing
- Insight: TUNING THE JFR FUNNY CAR TO WIN - Ian Bamsey discusses the JFR Funny Car engine with Jimmy Prock, who exploits it so effectively as crew chief and tuner for Robert Hight
- Focus: CON RODS - Ian Bamsey reports on what the state of the art in con rods could look like in 10 or 20 years’ time
- Insight: KTM IN MOTOGP - Ian Bamsey and Stewart Mitchell investigate aspects of the development of KTM’s RC16 Grand Prix machine
- Challenge Of: R5 RALLYING - Ian Bamsey illustrates the demands on the engines in this series by examining the development of Skoda’s Fabia R5 and R5 Evo units
- Focus: VALVE SPRINGS - Ian Bamsey examines the alternatives to using steel for coil valve springs
- e-RACE POWER EXPO - The battery technology behind the Aspark Owl hypercar, Rolls-Royce ACCEL project aims to break the speed record for an all-electric plane, while Venturi looks to do the same for electric motorcycles with its Voxan Wattman
- PS: RICHARD NOBLE & THE ATLANTIC - An insight into Noble’s water speed record attempt, drawn from his book, Take Risk