RACE ENGINE TECHNOLOGY 144 January 2023

• Intro: THE EDITOR - The underlying raceability of racecars counts for more these days than the power advantage of a V12 – looks like it’s had its day
• Grid: IN THE NEWS - Developments by Toyota, Alpine’s Alpenglow concept car, and AVL’s new I4 turbo herald the emergence of hydrogen-fuelled IC engines in motorsport, new era for Ferrari with its V6 turbos, and the late Mauro Forghieri remembered
• In Conversation: BACKROOM BOYS AT MOORESVILLE - Tim Hailey takes a road trip to Mooresville to meet some of racing’s backroom boys
• Dossier: ALP RACING ENGINES LSR TRIUMPH PARALLEL TWINS - Alp Sungurtekin tells Ian Bamsey how he gets old-fashioned Triumph engines to set contemporary land speed records
• Focus: SUSTAINABLE FUELS AND LUBRICANTS - New methods of producing race fuels and lubricants look set to make a major contribution to net-zero targets, writes Matt Grant
• Challenge Of: HILLCLIMB RACING - Pipo Moteurs keeps costs down for hillclimb events by using many of the same engine components as for other race series. Wayne Ward reports
• Show Report: PMWE 2022 - Component shortages and supply chain issues have not deterred the exhibitors at this year’s expo from showing their latest wares, as Gemma Hatton reports
• Focus: EV BATTERY TESTING - Matt Grant looks at the two principal types of EV battery testing, and the facilities available for carrying them out
• PS: ASTON MARTIN-DOWNE - The unblown and turbo trials and tribulations of the 1980s Le Mans Aston Martin-Downe