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www.highpowermedia.com Race Engine Technology 26 Issue 43: December/January 2010 Issue 44: February 2010 THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD ISSUE043 race engine TECHNOLOGY DEC/JAN2010 www.highpowermedia.com DEC/JAN 2010 SPYKERGT2V8 •PISTONS •COSWORTHBDA •RACEENGINEOFTHEYEAR 2009 •DUCATI MOTOGP • INDUCTIONTECH •PMWE FilippoPreziosi: DUCATIGRANDPRIXENGINEWIZARD PISTON POWER Focus on the state of the art SPYKER 40 VALVE V8 Alternative 24 hour race technology USA $20,UK £10,EUROPE e 15 00RETDJ10COVER.indd 1 15/12/09 20:44:05 THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD ISSUE044 race engine TECHNOLOGY FEBRUARY 2010 www.highpowermedia.com FEBRUARY 2010 ROUSH-YATES 360 •FROZENF1 •FORDFR9ONTRACK •CASTING&FORGING •COSWORTHDFV •F1FUEL&OIL •PRI • IMIS •SEALS&GASKETS LordDrayson: RACINGMUSTMAKE ‘GREEN’COOL CUP TECH INVADES SPRINT CAR RACING Roush Yates’ new Windsor-based 360 FORMULA ONE INSIGHT Inching forward in a frozen world BIRTH OF A RACE ENGINE Casting and forging technology USA $20,UK £10,EUROPE e 15 00RETFEB10COVER.indd 1 2/2/10 13:53:05 Report: Race Engine of the Year Who won the honours in the 2009 Race Engine of the Year Awards? Dossier: Spyker LM GT2 V8 Ian Bamsey investigates the 40-valve V8 that excelled in this year’s Le Mans 24 Hour race Motorcycle: Ducati Big Bang We may finally be close to understanding what really happens when a MotoGP bike is fitted with a big bang engine, suggests Neil Spalding Focus: Pistons Piston manufacturing processes and technology Insight: Dual Swirl Port John Stowe gives a progress update on his dual swirl-port Cosworth BDA Insight: Keeping the BDA Alive John Coxon investigates how the Cosworth BDA lives on in motorsport today, highlighting the technology that keeps this classic alive Focus: The Induction System The principles and design issues behind the key components of modern race engine induction systems Upfront: Frozen F1 We quiz MBHPE’s engineering chief Andy Cowell about Formula One engine development Insight: Ford FR9 on Track Can the Ford FR9 live up to the illustrious career of its predecessor, the Windsor? Dossier: Roush-Yates 360 How Roush Yates Engines is taking Ford into Sprint Car racing with a 360 cu in V8 that exploits its Cup know-how Focus: Casting & Forging Foundries are using the latest technologies to meet the challenge of manufacturing race engine components Feedback: The Cosworth BDA Our first foray into the world of historic race engines produced a barrage of reader feedback Insight: Keeping The DFV Alive How the Cosworth DFV lives on in motorsport today Short Take: F1 Fuel & Oil To what extent can fuel and oil development enhance Formula One engine performance? Focus: Seals & Gaskets New and novel concepts for seals and gaskets