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www.highpowermedia.com Race Engine Technology Issue 21: March/April 2007 Issue 22: May 2007 14 THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD USA $20,UK £10,EUROPE e 15 ISSUE021 race engine TECHNOLOGY MARCH/APRIL 2007 www.highpowermedia.com MARCH/APRIL 2007 F1POWERTRAIN •CORVETTELS7R •AJPE •VALVESPRINGS •BIGBANG •AETC •WETFLOWBENCH • ILMOR INMOTOGP • IREDPROSTOCKMOTORCYCLE Alan Johnson: MAKINGA 330+MPHWINNER F1 TECH 2007 Grand Prix engine and gearbox engineering CORVETTE EXCLUSIVE Inside the multiple Le Mans winning Small Block V8 BIG BANG INSIGHT How uneven fire can gain grip on the loose 00RETMARCover.indd 1 5/10/10 21:27:22 THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD USA$20,UK £10,EUROPE e 15 ISSUE022 race engine TECHNOLOGY MAY 2007 www.highpowermedia.com MAY 2007 PANOZELANV8 •LEMANS2007 •APRILIA250 •HASSELGRENSUPPLYCHAIN •EXHAUSTDESIGN •FOCUSPUMPS •NASCARFRICTION • IREDFUNNYCAR PaulHasselgren: MAKINGA 24-HOURRUNNER DIESEL WARS Peugeot versus Audi NHRA FUNNY CAR All the 8000 bhp engine players LOSING AT NASCAR Cup engine development 00RETMAYCover.indd 1 20/4/07 16:45:15 Insight: F1 Powertrain 2007 Grand Prix engine and gearbox technology Short Take: Wet Flow Bench Visualising the flow through the cylinder head Preview: Engine Expo 2007 Looking forward to the annual road/race crossover event Profile: Corvette Le Mans V8 Exclusive insight into the current GM Racing Small Block Short Take: Powertec Big Bang Using uneven fire to gain tyre grip on loose surfaces Motorcycle: Ilmor’s MotoGP Strategy Tackling the need for extreme precision at low throttle openings Focus: Valve Springs How the suppliers view current and future technology Report: AETC Highlights of the last Advanced Engineering Technology Conference SUPPLY CHAIN: AJPE How Alan Johnson interacts with his Top Fuel component suppliers IRED: Pro Stock Motorcycle The NHRA engine builders Insight: F1 Engine Future How Formula One is moving slowly but surely towards a revival of engine development Profile: Panoz Le Mans V8 Inside the Ford Modular-based 2006 GT2 winner Preview: Le Mans 2007 Has gasoline a hope as Peugeot joins the diesel ranks? Motorcycle: Aprilia 250 Is this the last hurrah for the racing two-stroke? Short Take: ANN Torductor Advanced non-contact torque sensing Focus: Fluid System Pumps How the suppliers view current and future tech Short Take: Exhaust Design Jack Burns finds a lot of scope for improvement in exhaust system design Insight: NASCAR Friction How Evernham Engines loses to win Supply Chain: Hasselgren Anne Proffit investigates how Paul Hasselgren’s eponymous race engine company interacts with its supply chain IRED: Funny Car The NHRA engine builders