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www.highpowermedia.com Race Engine Technology 44 Issue 75: December/January 2014 Issue 76: February 2014 THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD DEC/JAN 2014 USA$25,UK £12.50,EUROPE e 18 HEINIMADER: GrandPrix racing’spowerking www.highpowermedia.com CONNECTING POWER The definitive Focus on Rods CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE The Race Engine of the Year 2013… SPEEDWAY SCREAMER PJR’s outrageous methanol single 01 075COVER.indd 3 11/12/2013 16:54 THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD FEBRUARY 2014 USA$25,UK £12.50,EUROPE e 18 www.highpowermedia.com SHARPENING THE CORVETTE The development of GM’s Le Mans V8 TOMORROW’S TECHNOLOGY TODAY Additive manufacturing COMPETITION POWERTRAIN INNOVATIONS News from the world’s biggest trade show BRIANHART:1936–2014 01 076COVER.indd 3 04/02/2014 12:45 Dossier: PJR GM Speedway Single Ian Bamsey ventures into a world populated by miniature methanol-gulping demons that withstand Formula One V8 load levels Focus: Con Rods David Cooper examines the demands placed on this conceptually simple component, from its design and manufacture to the materials and their application Race Engine Digest: Bears Motorsport Formula Vee 1300 Lawrence Butcher reports on how one Formula Vee supplier manages to more than double engine outputs – without resorting to exotic materials and bespoke parts Focus: Aluminium An insight into the state of the art of aluminium alloys, and explores their different applications in performance powertrains Motorcycle: MotoGP Honda’s new bike may look a bargain but the details it discloses to its rivals are priceless, reports Neil Spalding Focus: Radiators and Coolers What goes in to designing and building an efficient device for rejecting heat from a race engine? Wayne Ward explains Dossier: Corvette GT V8 Ian Bamsey discusses the design and development of the Le Mans- and ALMS-winning 5.5 litre Corvette GT V8 with project team personnel Alternative Power: Pikes Peak Electric Vehicles EV technology is coming on so fast that we may soon see an electric racer taking an overall win at Pikes Peak. Lawrence Butcher reports Focus: Additive Manufacturing David Cooper examines the range of AM technologies for motorsport engineers, along with their benefits, technical challenges and potential applications Brian Hart Tribute: The Toleman Years Brian Hart’s greatest challenge was his graduation to Formula One with the shoestring Toleman operation. Ian Bamsey investigates how together they punched above their weight Race Engine Digest: Speed Demon The engine developer behind the Bonneville speed record- holder shares some of the secrets of his success with Anne Proffit Focus: Fasteners Fastener technology is going through a step change; we examine the latest technologies and applications