RACE ENGINE TECHNOLOGY 134 September/October 2021

• Intro: THE EDITOR - The allure of re-engineering race engine gems from the past
• Grid: IN THE NEWS - How Toyota came to dominate at Le Mans this year, Unico discusses its race engine simulator, and more…
• Opinion: BILL MILLER - Bill Miller has forthright views on the latest developments in ignition systems for top-level drag racing
• Dossier: INIT RACING MERCEDES M119 V8 TWIN TURBO - Ian Bamsey explores a recent rebirth of arguably the greatest Group C engine of them all
• Holeshot: NOSTALGIA NITRO FUNNY CAR - They may look like replicas of their forebears but under the bodies these dragsters run many modern components. Luke Robinson reports
• Focus: ENGINE SEALING - Matt Grant looks at the materials and applications for some of the more common types of seals and gaskets used in race engines
• Challenge Of: LAND SPEED RACING - Speed record supremo Ken Duttweiler talks to Wayne Ward about the unique nature of his engines and how they are used in George Poteet’s Speed Demon streamliner
• Report: 24-HOUR PROTOTYPE ENGINES 2021 - Ian Bamsey offers our annual review of the Prototype engines in action at the Daytona and Le Mans 24-hour races. With additional research by Anne Proffit in the USA
• Focus: HEADS AND BLOCKS - Changes to motorsport engine architectures pose challenges to head and block design. Wayne Ward explains what they are
• E-RACE POWER EXPO - IHI Corporation develops a turbocharger specifically for fuel cells, and how NAWA Technologies is using nanotubes to improve the performance of batteries
• PS: WEIGEL-AUDI GROUP C2 TURBO - We chart the ups and downs of this Le Mans engine from the 1980s and explain why it was ultimately unsuccessful