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TECHNOLOGY FOR MOTORSPORTThe
International
Journal
™
FUEL CELLS
THINK TANK
A look at what fuel containment technology can contribute
November 2005 · Vol 15 No 11
www.racecar-engineering.com
F1-POWERED
HILLCLIMBER
New Martin Ogilviedesigned Predator breaks cover
UK £4.50 · USA $8.95
Taking the heat
Could thermal imaging be the death of the temperature probe?
Aero hints and tips
Ways to avoid drag
Driver-friendly clutch
Tactile take-up technology
Ecotec engine
1000bhp off the shelf
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Contents
Features
32 Hot rubber
Thermal cameras could change the science of taking tyre temperatures. We test the theory
Sam Collins
Cover story
38 The science of ambition
Graeme Wight junior’s hillclimb car shows reality need never get in the way of a good idea
32
48 Ecotec friendly
An all aluminium, four-cylinder, DOHC engine from GM aimed directly at motorsport
54 Aero bite size
The minutiae of aerodynamics. How the most insignificant component can have an effect
62 Cushioning the blow
AP Racing’s new clutch system aims to take the strain out of getting off the line
Simon McBeath
Raceworld
05 Write line – Does a competitor’s death prove the current rally format is unsustainable?
38
06 Debrief – Red Bull takes over at Minardi, FIA gets into CFD and LMP900 gets a reprieve
18 Race people – Geoff Goddard of Geoff
Goddard Engines Ltd is On The Gas
23 V-Angles – Paul Van Valkenburgh remembers how tyre testing used to be
27 Column – Mike Breslin on the rise and fall of motor racing circuits
31 Forum – More feedback on Formula Student and a dressing down for an Autocad fan
Raceshop
69 Buyers’ insight – Fuel cells, their development, manufacture and application
75 Tech spotlight – 3D-connexion makes light
77 Racegear – All the latest products
GM
work of CAD with its new, intelligent controller
48
83 Database – Full motorsport