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Issue 45: March/April 2010 Issue 46: May 2010 Race Engine Technology 27 www.highpowermedia.com THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD ISSUE045 race engine TECHNOLOGY MARCH/APRIL 2010 www.highpowermedia.com MARCH/APRIL 2010 CRPHONDA125 •STEWARTHONDAMIDGET •STEVEERIKSEN,HPD •PORSCHEGT3RH •FUEL INJECTION •ASISHOW •PUSHRODSYSTEMS • IREDNASCAR SteveEriksen: HONDA ISCOMINGTOLEMANS RAPID FIRE POWER CRP’s Honda gem INJECTION ADVANCES Fuelling tech analysed PORSCHE HYBRID WHP flywheel on track FUTURE PUSHRODS Valvetrain directions USA $20,UK £10,EUROPE e 15 00RETMA10COVER.indd 1 15/3/10 21:06:46 THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD ISSUE046 race engine TECHNOLOGY MAY 2010 www.highpowermedia.com MAY 2010 ECR 437 LATEMODEL •EMS/ECU •BEARINGS •GREREACTION • LEMANS 2010PREVIEW •WRMNORTON •AETC •MOTUSV4 •F1 IRED FritzKayl: KATECHGOESFROMV8TOV4 ECR ENGINES’ 437 LATE MODEL 800 bhp diggin’ the dirt THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT Is this Pandora’s box? GRAND PRIX ENGINES 2010 Survival of the fittest BEARINGS FOR RACE ENGINES Technology update USA $20,UK £10,EUROPE e 15 00RETMAY10COVER.indd 1 4/5/10 14:16:22 Dossier: CRP Honda 125 cc What is the state of the art in small displacement two-strokes such as the 125 cc CRP Honda? Focus: Fuel Injection Of all changes in engine technology over the past 30 years fuel injection is the most significant Expo: Autosport International Ian Bamsey finds a surprising number of interesting racing powertrain developments on show at Autosport International Insight: Stewart Honda Midget As motorsport increasingly embraces four-cylinder engines, we assess the potential of Honda’s K-series production unit Preview: F1 2010 Ian Bamsey considers what the 2010 Grand Prix racing season has in store Focus: Pushrod Systems While production engines are abandoning pushrods, their use in some race series is ensuring vigorous tech development IRED: NASCAR Martin D Clark looks at who is who, what has changed and the opportunities for new engine builders and component suppliers Dossier: ECR 437 Late Model Ian Bamsey discovers how ECR Engines is applying cutting-edge NASCAR engineering to the breathtaking world of the Dirt Late Model Focus: Engine Control Units It’s surprising how much modern motorsport ECUs can do for race engineers The Challenge Of: Le Mans 2010 We consider the final outing for the current LM P1 engines and the challenge of 24-hour racing Motorcycle: Norton Revived We investigate a replica of the 1962 Norton 30M created by Patrick Walker’s new Works Racing Motorcycles concern Focus: Bearings John Coxon explains the technology underlying the different types of bearing design First Sight: Motus V4 Introducing the Motus V4, a fascinating spin-off from the Corvette Le Mans programme Insight: F1 Transmission Probing the state of the art in Formula One transmission technology IRED: Formula One We investigate the trends in Formula One powertrain technology