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www.highpowermedia.com Race Engine Technology 20 Issue 31: June/July 2008 Issue 32: August 2008 THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD USA $20,UK £10,EUROPE e 15 ISSUE 031 race engine TECHNOLOGY JUNE/JULY 2008 www.highpowermedia.com JUNE/JULY 2008 MERCEDES-BENZHIGHPERFORMANCEENGINEERING •MOUNTAINMOTORS •SURFACECOATINGS •KERS • JORDANSUZUKI •WORLDOFOUTLAWS Sonny Leonard:MOUNTAINMAN MERCEDES-BENZ GRAND PRIX V8 Inside the factory ADVANCED COATINGS GUIDE How to boost parts performance JORDAN-SUZUKI SUPERBIKE Motorcycle race engine insight 00RET JJ08COVER.indd 1 18/6/08 21:58:34 THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD USA $20,UK £10,EUROPE e 15 ISSUE032 race engine TECHNOLOGY AUGUST 2008 www.highpowermedia.com AUGUST2008 FORMULAONE 2008 •NANOTECHNOLOGY •LEMANS 2008 •CAMSHAFTS •COMPTECHMAZDA •WETSUMPS •NHRAPROSTOCK Warren Johnson: DEVELOPINGGM’S FINEST FORMULA ONE PROGRESS The Grand Prix V8s in 2008 NANO TECHNOLOGY What does it offer for engines? THE TURBODIESEL WAR HOTS UP Secrets of the Le Mans V12s 00RETAUG08COVER.indd 1 28/7/08 13:36:10 Raceshop: Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines We venture inside the Brixworth Technical Centre where McLaren’s Grand Prix-winning V8 is built Motorcycle: Honda & PVRS How Honda is targeting a major performance step through its second attempt at a Pneumatic Valve Return System in MotoGP Insight: Mountain Motors For some, 7.0 litres is not enough – only 14 litres will do in the ceaseless quest for raw power, as we find out Focus: Surface Coatings Our definitive guide to all types of advanced component surface coating for pistons, bores, valves, cams and so on Special Investigation: F1 Energy Recovery What we can expect from Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems in 2009, and a pointer to future heat recovery systems Insight: Jordan-Suzuki The technology of the American team’s racing Superbike engine and how it is tackling the might of the factories Expo News from Engine Expo Race Report: British Grand Prix How the frozen Formula One V8s shaped up at the mid-point of the 2008 World Championship Focus: Camshafts Our definitive guide to contemporary camshaft technology for pushrod and ohc race engines Race Report: Le Mans The state of the art in Prototype race engine technology, as seen at the 2008 24 Hour race Special Investigation: Nanotechnology What can this emerging science offer that will assist race engine performance? Insight: Comptech Mazda We look inside the SCCA World Challenge Touring Car-winning 2.3 litre MZR I4 engine Insight: Wet Sump Oiling Systems The forgotten technology of the wet sump in the context of stock block pushrod V8s Grid The Race Engine Technology world IRED: NHRA Pro Stock The 2008 engine builders