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www.highpowermedia.com Race Engine Technology Issue 65: September/October 2012 Issue 66: November 2012 38 THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD ISSUE 065 race engine TECHNOLOGY SEPT/OCT 2012 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2012 Nissan LM P2V8Dossier •RaceEngine of theYearNominations •Crankshafts Focus •GreenGTH2 •USNationalsReport •SubaruGRCEngineReport • PowertrainSensors Focus USA$25,UK £12.50,EUROPE e 18 NISSAN’S FLAWLESS LM P2 V8 Exploring the production engine pacesetter VITAL CONNECTIONS Focus on crankshafts US NATIONALS The ultimate engine war JEAN-FRANCOISWEBER: TakingLeMans intoagreener future www.highpowermedia.com 01 065COVER.indd 1 20/09/2012 13:28 THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD ISSUE 066 race engine TECHNOLOGY NOVEMBER 2012 NOVEMBER 2012 Mountune/OMSERallycross Ford TurboDossier •Delft FormulaStudent •AdvancedMetals Focus •Bloodhound rocket test • LeMans/Petit LeMansReport • Fuel Pumps Focus USA$25,UK £12.50,EUROPE e 18 LITTLE FORD, HUGE PUNCH Mountune’s 50+ bar bmep Rallycross Duratec MATERIALS FROM SPACE Focus on advanced metals IT IS INDEED ROCKET SCIENCE! Bloodhound tests the ultimate race motor ROBWHITE: Renault’sGrandPrixwinningways www.highpowermedia.com 01 066COVER.indd 1 30/10/2012 13:19 Dossier: Nissan LM P2 V8 What does it take to design and develop an ultra-competitive production-based engine for LM P2? Ian Bamsey finds out Focus: Crankshafts Wayne Ward explains the factors in specifying one of the most important components in a race engine – the crankshaft Motorcycle: Ducati MotoGP Car designers may wish for a centre of gravity as low as possible, but motorcycles are different, as we explain Special Investigation: Green GT H2 Ian Bamsey gets a glimpse of the future as he reports on the Green GT H2 fuel cell-powered racecar Report: US Nationals 2012 Anne Proffit gains some engine development insights from five key runners at the 2012 US Nationals Race Engine Digest: Subaru GRC Anne Proffit finds out how one team is bidding for a championship bout in the new-rules Global RallyCross Focus: Powertrain Sensors David Cooper examines the technology behind sensing devices in racing, from the principles on which they’re based to their construction, materials, design and use Dossier: Mountune/Omse Rallycross Ford Turbo The technology behind the Mountune/OMSE Ford, the engine to beat in motorsport’s latest phenomenon – Rallycross Alternative Power: Delft DUT12 We report on this impressive all-electric Formula Student contender from the Delft University of Technology Focus: Advanced Metals Metals still reign supreme in race engines, finds Wayne Ward, who gives a guide to today’s key materials and their uses Motorcycle: British Superbike New technical rules are having a positive impact on the British Superbike championship, as Neil Spalding reports Report: Le Mans and Petit Le Mans GT We investigate the seven GT engines that contested Le Mans and/or Petit Le Mans in 2012 Race Engine Digest: Roger Moore Pro Mod V8 Viper How does the current MSA Pro Mod champion maintain his competitive advantage? Lawrence Butcher finds out Focus: Fuel Pumps The latest trends in design, development and manufacture of fuel pumps for motorsport