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Issue 97: September/October 2016 Issue 98: November 2016 THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016 UK £12.50,USA$25,EUROPE e 18 www.highpowermedia.com JORGZANDER: Audi’shybridchallenge THE GAME CHANGES Lean burn in Formula One TOP ENGINEERING Focus on Coatings FREE-THINKING RADICAL Duttweiler’s V6 twin turbo THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD NOVEMBER 2016 UK £12.50,USA$25,EUROPE e 18 www.highpowermedia.com YUSUKEHASEGAWA: Driving forwardHondaF1 PUSHROD v DOHC The challenge of Australian Supercars MOTOCROSS MADNESS Cosworth Kawasaki 250 cc SUPERCHARGED SEA MONSTER Aardema Developments’ V12 Dossier: Duttweiler Twin-Turbo V6 How one engine builder took a Big Block Chevrolet V8 and converted it to a V6 to make some prodigious horsepower Focus: Coatings We discusse some of the widely used high-performance coatings and processes, as well as more specialist options Race Engine Digest: Polestar Australian Supercar V8 Stewart Mitchell traces the development of this bespoke engine produced by Volvo’s in-house performance division Motorcycle: Aprilia RS GP16 MotoGP Aprilia’s latest MotoGP bike has gone through some intensive development this season, as Stewart Mitchell explains Insight: Advanced Combustion We examine the emerging approaches to extracting the utmost engine power in the current fuel flow-limited regime Focus: Bearings Stewart Mitchell brings us up to date on the latest developments in motorsport engine bearings technology Insight: Corvette GTE/GTLM V8 2015-16 Fresh fine-tuning of this 24-hour races champion has boosted its durability and potency. Ian Bamsey reports Dossier: Aardema Developments’ I4 and V12 Investigating Pete Aardema’s self-built, Bonneville record- setting I4 and the supercharged V12 following it Focus: Camshafts Matthew Grant presents the latest development from the world of camshaft design, development and manufacture Insight: Cosworth Kawasaki KX250F MX2 Cosworth has developed a 250 cc single for international motocross competition. Stewart Mitchell reports Insight: Gyrtech MK16-3EC Truck Diesel Lawrence Butcher finds out how one of the top European Truck Racing Championship teams develops its winning engines Focus: Transmission Stewart Mitchell probes developments in gearbox materials, seamless shifting, transmission testing and lubrication The Challenge of: Australian Supercars Lawrence Butcher highlights the engine challenges of the top series Down Under and identifies the key players Insight: Messerschmitt and Spitfire Supercharger Systems Calum Douglas presents new research into the supercharging technology employed by these classic aero engines Race Engine Technology 57 www.highpowermedia.com