Issue 53 - March/April 2011
- Intro: THE EDITOR - All power to the powertrain in the run-up to the new Formula One regulations in 2013
- Grid: IN THE NEWS - Aston Martin returns to the straight six for Le Mans, details of Ferrari’s new F458, the final word on leaded bearings and more…
- Dossier: VANCE & HINES NHRA SUZUKI - Ian Bamsey discovers what happens when a Suzuki I4 accelerates its pistons at the rate of a Formula One V8
- Focus: ALTERNATIVE ENERGY - Wayne Ward reports on the various technologies lining up to see motor racing past the fossil-fuel age
- Formula Student: UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE’S FLAT TWO - Ambitiously building its own engine, UCLan has chosen a flat-twin configuration. Team member Phil Manktelow explains why
- Expo: AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONAL/ENGINEERING 2011 - Ian Bamsey reports from January’s Autosport International show (incorporating Autosport Engineering), which kicked off the 2011 season
- Special Investigation: COMBUSTION ANALYSIS - Dr Robert Prucka, David Anderson, Justin Callies and Baitao Xiao give an introduction to combustion analysis for use in performance engine development
- Focus: VALVES - What’s the state of the art in valve design, materials and manufacture around the world? Wayne Ward reports
- Race Report: DAYTONA PROTOTYPE AT DAYTONA - Anne Proffit reports from the Daytona 24 Hour race on the battle of the Daytona Prototype engines
- PS: BMW AND SAUBER - The Swiss connection in straight-six racing