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Issue 41: September/October 2009 Issue 42: November 2009 Race Engine Technology 25 www.highpowermedia.com THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD ISSUE041 race engine TECHNOLOGY SEPT/OCT 2009 www.highpowermedia.com SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER2009 ASTONMARTINDI •BMWKERS •LASERSINTERING •DATAACQUISITION •COUGARRED125 cc •AVLSCHRICK •FASTENERS • LEMANSGT MarkusDuesmann: BMW’SEFFICIENCYDRIVE ASTON MARTIN’S V12 WARRIOR From GT racer to direct injected Le Mans Prototype DIGITAL AGE MANUFACTURING Is direct metal laser sintering the way forward? DATA ACQUISITION & FASTENERS Key topics in focus USA $20,UK £10,EUROPE e 15 00RETSO09COVER.indd 1 14/9/09 19:35:51 THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD ISSUE 042 race engine TECHNOLOGY NOVEMBER 2009 www.highpowermedia.com NOVEMBER2009 PUMATFM I4 •HEADS&BLOCKS •ORALMOTOGP •NISSANV6TURBO •MACHINETOOLS •BRITISHSTEAMCAR •RER –ADRL •LESSMANSTREAMLINER Mauro Forghieri: RETURNOFALEGEND PUMA NITRO FOUR Extreme motorcycle power BRITISH STEAM POWER Radical record braking ENGINE STRUCTURES Cutting edge technology USA$20,UK £10,EUROPE e 15 00RETNOV09COVER.indd 1 29/10/09 11:36:37 Insight: BMW KERS Ian Bamsey discusses KERS with BMW-Sauber Formula One Team principal Dr Mario Theissen and powertrain chief Markus Duesmann Dossier: Aston Martin Le Mans V12s Ian Bamsey traces the development of the Aston Martin V12 from GT winner to direct injection Le Mans Prototype engine Insight: Direct Metal Laser Sintering Is DMLS the future for manufacturing powertrain components? Focus: Sensors and Data Acquisition Jack Murtagh explores the intriguing and essential world of sensors and data acquisition Motorcycle: Cougar Red 125 cc Neil Spalding investigates an intriguing project to keep the 125 cc two-stroke alive as a clean, green racing machine Raceshop: AVL Schrick Ian Bamsey visits AVL Schrick’s state-of-the art facility Focus: Fasteners Wayne Ward considers the state of the art in threaded fasteners Race Report: Le Mans GT We investigate the fortunes of all of the GT race engines at the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hour race Dossier: Puma Top Fuel Motorcycle I4 Puma Engineering produces the world’s most powerful motorcycle engines Musings: Paul Weighell on KERS Have the Formula One teams made a fundamental mistake by jointly agreeing not to use KERS in 2010? Focus: Heads And Blocks Wayne Ward discusses the state of the art in the technology of components forming key aspects of a race engine’s architecture Insight: Oral Motogp I3 We discuss the return of legendary Ferrari engine designer Mauro Forghieri Dossier: Nissan V6 Turbo Ian Bamsey investigates the pioneering Project Zed, which aims to take a Nissan V6-engined turbocar into the five-second zone Short Take: Lessman Streamliner The Lessman Streamliner continues to explore the 300-plus mph zone Focus: Machine Tools Race engine quality is ultimately down to the processes and machines used during manufacturer