Issue 81 - September/October 2014

• Intro: THE EDITOR - With the potential for series hybrid race engine technology being fielded at Le Mans, the great adventure continues 
• Grid: IN THE NEWS - More details emerge of Formula One power unit packaging, biodiesel at Bonneville, one man’s drag racing boxer engine, and much more… 
• In Conversation: ROB WHITE - Renault Sport F1’s deputy managing director talks to Lawrence Butcher about the team’s ups and downs this season 
• Dossier: JULIAN GODFREY RALLYCROSS VW ENGINE - Lawrence Butcher charts the fascinating development process that led to the production of this mix-and-match beast 
• Insight: THE SERIES HYBRID IN MOTORSPORT - Gemma Hatton looks into the technology behind series hybrids and whether they will ever have a future in motorsport 
• Focus: CAMSHAFTS - David Cooper discusses the camshaft material, design and manufacturing options available to race engine designers 
• Report: BRITISH GRAND PRIX 2014 - Ian Bamsey investigates the new power struggle in Formula One as revealed at the mid-season British Grand Prix 
• RACE ENGINE OF THE YEAR: 2014 - Here are the nominations for the Race Engine of the Year 2014, to be judged by 50 engine engineers worldwide 
• Focus: HIGH-LEVEL ENGINE DEVELOPMENT - How much scope is there for improving engine components or systems in the various top-flight race series? Wayne Ward reports 
• Race Engine Digest: AUTO VERDI FORMULA ONE POWERBOAT ENGINE - Jon Scoltock reports on how one man took an existing powerboat engine and made it better 
• Report: SCTA BONNEVILLE SPEED WEEK 2014 - Although cancelled owing to bad weather, Anne Proffit still found plenty of race innovation among this year’s Bonneville entrants 
• PS: ALLAN SCOTT AND THE ROVER V8 - An extract from Scott’s insightful book about Tom Walkinshaw’s Rover Racing Team and the Rover SD1