Highlights in this issue include a conversation with IMSAs Mark Raffauf, a dossier on the Pipo Moteurs RallyX engine. Race Engine of the Year 2017, the 1921-22 Sunbeam and the challenge of Dakar. A report from PMWE 2017 as well as focus articles covering valve springs & dynamometers.
Issue 107 - December/January 2018
- Intro: THE EDITOR - Rallycross cars make ideal candidates for electrification, which can only help boost the sport’s already soaring success
- Grid: IN THE NEWS - Scope widens for independent LM P1 engine suppliers, details of Porsche’s all-new 991 GT3 Cup engine, Formula One engine proposals for 2021, and much more…
- In Conversation: MARK RAFFAUF - IMSA’s senior director of race operations tells Ian Bamsey about the aims behind the Daytona Prototype international engines
- Dossier: PIPO MOTEURS RALLYX - Stewart Mitchell investigates this bespoke engine developed for the World Rallycross Championship
- RACE ENGINE OF THE YEAR 2017 - We reveal the category and overall winners of the Race Engine of the Year 2017, as judged by 50 engine engineers worldwide
- Focus: VALVE SPRINGS - Despite the emergence of alternative powertrain technology, the days of the valve spring are far from over – and their development continues. Wayne Ward reports
- Time Capsule: 1921-22 SUNBEAM - Stewart Mitchell charts the early history of this legendary car company and the engineer behind its successes
- Challenge Of: DAKAR - Stewart Mitchell examines the powertrain challenges for the T1-class contenders in this gruelling competition
- Focus: DYNAMOMETERS - With dynos becoming more important than ever in racing, Matt Grant explains the pros and cons of each type
- Report: PMWE 2017 - Stewart Mitchell returns from our annual visit to this premier motorsport show with his round-up of product announcements
- PS: COSWORTH’S ROAD-GOING FORMULA ONE ENGINE - Graham Robson relates the tale of this engine in an extract from the latest edition of his book, Cosworth, The Search for Power