Race Engine Technology

February 2008 (Issue 028)

Q&A: ULRICH BARETZKY
The architect of Audi’s pioneering Le Mans V12 turbodiesel fields your questions on its technicalities

Letter from: AETC
The annual gathering of race engine builders ahead of the PRI show boasted plenty of interest once again

Profile: SHAVER WOO V8
With more power than a Formula One car the World of Outlaws provides spectacular V8 racing on dirt

Special Investigation: CRYOGENICS
Increasingly components are being frozen to extreme temperatures – can this really benefi t them?

Motorcycle: YAMAHA’S SECRET?
Yamaha is taking a different engine development route in MotoGP – could this lead to direct injection?

Focus On: PISTONS
The piston is the heart of the engine – we look at 11 racing applications to check the state of the art

Insight: CRD PONTIAC
CRD’s V8 won the 2007 Grand-Am series; we go inside it to fi nd out how the company developed its components

The Challenge of: PRO STOCK
As NHRA Pro Stock engine speed has increased, we look at how all aspects of the valvetrain and porting have kept up

Grid
The Race Engine Technology world

Expo
News from PMWE & PRI

IRED: USAC MIDGET
The 2008 engine builders

PS: CHILI BOWL
Midget heaven!