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www.highpowermedia.com Race Engine Technology Issue 09: July/August 2005 Issue 10: September/October 2005 8 Face To Face: Lee White In conversation with the boss of TRD Special Investigation: The Top Fuel V8 We look inside a 6000 bhp, supercharged, nitromethane-fuelled V8 Insight: Valvetrain Design Part One: Valve lift profile design Profile: Porsche GT3-RSR Flat Six An in-depth look at an engine that has an unusual configuration, which was created some 40 years ago yet which has become synonymous with success at Le Mans Insight: Clevite Triarmor Bearing New developments in bearing technology Profile: Schrick V2 We investigate Doctor Schrick’s ultra-light turbodiesel engine International Race Engine Directory: IRL The 2005 IRL engine builders PS: Buick Indy V6 The editor recalls a pushrod project at the Speedway Raceshop: Hendrick Engines We visit the top NASCAR powerhouse and meet the people behind this year’s Daytona 500-winning Chevrolet V8 Short Take: Aston DBR9 V12 An initial look at an exciting new V12 GT1 engine that upon its debut won GT1 at this year’s Sebring 12 Hour race Raceshop: Katech Aston Martin’s arch-rival in GT1 is Chevrolet: we visit the com- pany that prepares the Corvette GT1 race engine Insight: Racing Fuel Gasoline is widely used in racing yet few engine people know much about it – fuels expert John Coxon enlightens us Special Investigation: Valvetrain Design Part 2 Our continuing insight into valvetrain design looks at the crucial issue of the production of cam and follower mechanisms Insight: Formula Sae Powertrain Development UWAM tells how they captured the 2005 Powertrain Award with developments that included a variable-geometry intake Musings: Formula One Horsepower The editor assesses F1 engine performance Backroom Boys: BMRS An Anglo-American plumbing specialist