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www.highpowermedia.com Race Engine Technology 46 Issue 77: March/April 2014 Issue 78: May 2014 THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD MARCH/APRIL 2014 USA$25,UK £12.50,EUROPE e 18 www.highpowermedia.com DAYTONA 24-HOUR POWER First roar of the new generation ARCHITECTURAL PROGRESS Heads and blocks focus HONDA’S GRAND PRIX TECHNOLOGY Analysing its foundation for Formula One 2015 STEVESCHMIDT: AnewBigBlockadventure 01 077COVER.indd 3 14/03/2014 10:46 THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD MAY 2014 USA$25,UK £12.50,EUROPE e 18 www.highpowermedia.com SUPERCAR ENGINE ON TRACK Secrets of the McLaren V8 turbo DIGITAL CONTROL DEVELOPMENT Focus on engine management systems MODEL T AT BONNEVILLE Aardema’s amazing archaic Ford ROYMILLINGTON: Relentless rallydevelopment 01 078COVER.indd 3 29/04/2014 12:28 Insight: Honda F1 Engine Technology As Honda prepares to return to Formula One, Ian Bamsey considers what has been officially revealed about its recent engine technology Report: Daytona 24 Hours 2014 Prototype Engines Anne Proffit reports from the race where LM P2 and Daytona Prototype engines competed head to head for the first time Dossier: Steve Schmidt Competition Engines X275 V8 Ian Bamsey investigates a keenly priced customer race engine from Steve Schmidt Competition Engines that produces almost 2500 bhp Focus: Machine Tools Techniques for making race engine components have been revolutionised in the past 15 years thanks to new machinery Alternative Race Technology: Project EV1000 Rob Moon introduces Project EV1000, which he will document through its electric motorcycle acceleration record attempt Focus: Heads and Blocks David Cooper reports on developments in cylinder heads and blocks – arguably the pre-eminent parts of a race engine Dossier: McLaren M838T GT3 V8 Ian Bamsey investigates the state of the art in GT3 engines – the McLaren 12C’s M838T 3.8 litre V8 twin turbo Insight: Ricardo High Performance Assembly Facility It’s engine building, but not as we know it. Ian Bamsey visits Ricardo’s amazing poka-yoked plant Focus: Pistons Suppliers have used the various development freezes to devise new structural concepts and materials for pistons Race Engine Digest: Millington Diamond Series II The Diamond Series II offers inexpensive and reliable naturally aspirated power for rallying teams. We chart its development Insight: IndyCar Engine Development Ian Bamsey discusses the first two years of the current IndyCar engine formula with Trevor Knowles Alternative Race Technology: Assault and Battery EV Drag Racer Lawrence Butcher gets the lowdown on the current EV doorslammer speed record-holder Focus: ECU/EMS Our update on the technology and developments in control units and management systems for race engine powertrains