RACE ENGINE TECHNOLOGY 137 February/March 2022
- Intro: THE EDITOR - Although the details of Formula One’s 2026 regulations have yet to be announced, we’re not holding our breath over fresh engineering
- Grid: IN THE NEWS - While we wait for the details of the 2026 Formula One regulations, we look at the overall strategy behind them, innovative race engine bearings, and more…
- In Conversation: MATT AND ANGIE SMITH - Ian Bamsey discovers how Matt and Angie Smith have developed and deployed their Pro Stock Motorcycle vee-twin to multiple NHRA titles
- Dossier: DODRILL KB543 - It’s taken a lot to turn this 4000 bhp supercharged V8 into a ferocious racer, as Mike Magda explains
- Holeshot: FACTORY EXPERIMENTAL - Luke Robinson explains the rules and regulations for the upcoming NHRA Factory X series
- Focus: EV COOLING COMPONENTS - Matt Grant examines the different methods of cooling various parts of electric motorsport powertrains
- Race Engine Digest: ASCASO A+5 - Wayne Ward reports on how 1950s engine technology inspired this new race unit, which comes in a range of options
- Show report: PRI 2021 - Ian Bamsey reports on the return of the PRI show. With research at the event by Tim Hailey
- Challenge Of: DRIFTING - Top-flight Drifting racer James Deane brings Ian Bamsey up to speed on powertrain development for this increasingly competitive sport
- Focus: DIESEL PERFORMANCE PISTONS - The growing popularity of diesel race engines puts their pistons under huge stress, a challenge that suppliers are meeting. Matt Grant reports
- E-RACE POWER - Voxan upgrades its Wattman land speed record e-bike, and how Rolls-Royce developed its Spirit of Innovation electric aircraft to become the fastest EV ever
- PS - Design anonymity of modern Formula One engines means they are nothing like as memorable as those from great marques of the past