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www.highpowermedia.com Race Engine Technology 22 Issue 35: December/January 2009 Issue 36: February 2009 THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD USA $20,UK £10,EUROPE e 15 ISSUE035 race engine TECHNOLOGY DEC/JAN 2009 www.highpowermedia.com DEC/JAN 2009 MCTBLOODHOUNDV12 •VALVESPRINGDESIGN •PISTONRINGS •KERSSEMINAR •TRACTORPULLING •YAMAHAPVRS •MOTOGP IRED •YGKEXTRA •CRP2T INNOVATIONS AndyCowell: MERCEDES’SGPWINNER RINGS OF POWER Critical technology of the piston ring set 1000 MPH V12 The race engine at the heart of Bloodhound KERS INFO Vital information on racing’s newest technology 00RETDJ09COVER.indd 1 4/12/08 11:55:23 THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD USA $20,UK £10,EUROPE e 15 ISSUE036 race engine TECHNOLOGY FEBRUARY2009 www.highpowermedia.com FEBRUARY 2009 WRHOLDENV8SUPERCAR •EDLK2000 •PISTONPINS •EXHAUSTS •VALVESPRINGS (2) •BMWWSB •PMWE •PRI John Judd: THECHALLENGEOFTOURINGCARS AUSTRALIAN POWER Inside a V8 Supercar motor EXHAUST TECHNOLOGY Header state of the art EDL K2000 The challenge of Super 2000 00RETFEB09COVER.indd 1 3/2/09 11:19:14 Profile: MCT V12 The Bloodhound land speed record car is shooting for 1000 mph. We profile its V12 Insight: CRP Innovations Rapid prototyping specialist CRP has applied its technology to improving two-stroke motorcycle cylinders and reed valves Focus: Piston Rings On the face of it there isn’t much to the humble piston ring but in fact a tremendous amount of engineering goes into these vital seals Musings: Ian Bamsey Following further discussion with its architect, Dr Hayashi, the editor offers additional insight into YGK’s LM P1 V8 turbo Offbeat: Tractor Pulling Some of the wildest engines in all of motorsport are used for the eccentric world of tractors Motorcycle: Yamaha Pneumatics Neil Spalding investigates the development of Yamaha’s MotoGP contender Special Investigation: Valve Springs (Pt 1 of 4) A pioneering investigation into the true characteristics of wire coil valve springs Upfront: Grid We discuss the arrival of a new Ford NASCAR Cup V8, changes in Formula One, Prototypes, Sprint Cars and more Dossier: Walkinshaw Racing V8 The biggest form of racing down under is V8 Supercars; we look at the GM-Holden contender Focus: Piston Pins Call them ‘gudgeon pins’ or ‘wrist pins’; they play a vital role in the race engine Expo: PMWE & PRI Two major industry trade shows wrapped up 2008 Special Investigation: Valve Springs (Pt 2 of 4) Professor Blair and his learned associates continue their detailed and revealing investigation of coil spring behaviour Motorcycle: BMW As World Superbike racing anticipated the arrival of the Munich marque, Neil Spalding enjoyed a sneak winter preview Focus: Exhausts Jack Kane considers the technology of a hot and bulky yet all too often overlooked key to race engine performance Dossier: EDL K2000 EDL doesn’t only do pure race engines. We look at the production-based Super 2000 I4