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2016 Bmw 640i Convertible Tested: Bavaria?s Luxo Pony Car Lo

Since the 6-series returned from hibernation more than a decade ago, BMW?s big convertible has occupied an enviable spot in the motoring pantheon in ...

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The People?s Chrysler: Volkswagen Open To A Merger With Fca

General Motors? Mary Barra may choose to ignore Sergio Marchionne?s emails, but Volkswagen chief executive Matthias Müller is at least checking his ...

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Audi Rs 3 Sedan Earns 2018 Car And Driver “10best Car

Newest Audi Sport model recognized as a Car and Driver 10Best Car of the Year at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show RS 3 Sedan delivers unrivaled performa ...

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Third Audi Victory In Bathurst 12 Hour

 Audi Sport Team WRT celebrates debut victory in iconic endurance race Audi most successful brand at Bathurst since GT3 class launch Audi Sport custo ...

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How BTCC’s New Hybrid Boost Rules Will Affect the Raci

This weekend’s British Touring Car Championship season-opener at Donington Park heralds the first race for a more potent hybrid boost system th ...

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Student-Powered Team NMA Set for 2024 GT Cup Challenge

The National Motorsport Academy is delighted to announce its participation in the 2024 GT Cup season, with some exciting ambitions planned for its sel ...

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Racecar Engineering May 2024 Issue Out Now

Inside the Racecar Engineering May 2024 issue:   How the Peugeot 9X8 got its rear wing Why the WRC is dropping hybrid systems FIA’s ...

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Yamaha Formula E Deal is ‘First Pillar’ of Lola&

Embarking on an electrification project as a Formula E manufacturer alongside Yamaha represents the ‘first pillar’ in Lola’s reviv ...

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IndyCar Introduces Updated Aeroscreen at Long Beach

An updated version of IndyCar’s Aeroscreen cockpit protection device will make its debut at this weekend’s Grand Prix of Long Beach. The ...

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Andretti Opens New Silverstone Facility as Part of F1 Push

Andretti Global has moved into a new 48,000 square foot (4,460 sq/m) facility at Silverstone as the American motorsport powerhouse continues to work t ...

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Nova Named British Hillclimb Championship Tyre Supplier

Nova Motorsport has been named as the official tyre supplier for the British Hillclimb Championship, marking the company’s third contract annou ...

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Peugeot Bows to the Inevitable with 9X8 Rear Wing

Peugeot has bowed to the inevitable with the updated version of its FIA World Endurance Championship contender, the 9X8 2024, which is set to debut at ...

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Haas Hoping VF-24 Can Banish Last Year’s Problems

After finishing last in the 2021 constructors? standings with zero points, Haas at least managed to get off the mark in the first season of the curren ...

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International Business Days Conference Returns to Le Mans

The International Business Days Le Mans conference will return for its 16th edition this year, taking place on 12-13 June in the build up to the famou ...

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How the IndyCar Hybrid System Will Work

The new IndyCar season is starting in St. Petersburg this weekend, but fans will need to wait until later in the year for the much-anticipated hybrid ...

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Racecar Engineering April 2024 Issue Out Now

Inside the Racecar Engineering April 2024 issue:   Formula 1 tech explored as new season begins Aston Martin’s major GT3 update in ...

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Analysing the First Race for WEC’s New ‘Behind C

The opening race of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship season in Qatar saw Porsche dominate with its 963 prototype. The German manufacturer sco ...

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Why Williams Went Against the Grain in Suspension Layout

Mercedes, Aston Martin and Williams are the three Mercedes-powered teams on the Formula 1 grid, meaning they also use a transmission supplied by the G ...

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More than a Race Team: The Other Side of Manthey’s Bus

Mention the name Manthey Racing and you immediately think of the successful race team. That’s hardly surprising as this year Manthey is already ...

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Formula 1 Pre-Season Testing Technical Gallery

The fleet of 2024 Formula 1 cars burst into life in Bahrain this week as pre-season testing got under way. It gave a chance to take first glances at s ...

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The Unused Glickenhaus 007 LMH Upgrade Package

Podium Advanced Technologies designed a substantial set of performance upgrades for the Glickenhaus 007 Pipo that ultimately never made it on to the A ...

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Alpine Took ‘Bold New Approach’ with A524 Develo

Alpine took a ‘bold new approach’ when developing its latest A524 Formula 1 car after a challenging season last year, according to the te ...

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Racecar Engineering March 2024 Issue Out Now

Inside the Racecar Engineering March 2024 issue:   Inside IndyCar’s hybrid system Audi F1 programme latest Gen3 Supercars quest for ...

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Daytona 24 Hours Analysis: Three Big Talking Points from IMS

Racecar Engineering editor Andrew Cotton provides his three big technical talking points from the GTP class after another exciting Daytona 24 Hours. P ...

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Dacia Reveals Sandrider Ahead of 2025 Dakar Campaign

Dacia has revealed initial details of its Sandrider rally-raid machine that will bid for overall honours in the Ultimate T1+ class at next year� ...

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Porsche welcomes shift to ‘normal engineering workR

Porsche is welcoming a focus on ‘normal engineering work’ ahead of its LMDh car’s second Daytona 24 Hours appearance this weekend ...

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How Audi Developed a History-Making Hybrid Dakar Winner

At the third time of asking, Audi claimed its first overall victory at the Dakar Rally with the innovative Audi RS Q e-tron. Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cr ...

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Wickens: Adaptive Racing is a Market with ‘Untapped

Technological innovation to adapt racecars has helped drivers with life-changing injuries to return to the wheel and, in some cases, get back to winni ...

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Racecar Engineering February 2024 Issue Out Now

Inside the Racecar Engineering February 2024 issue:   Red Bull’s dominant F1 season with RB19 New BoP system in IMSA’s GT3 c ...

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Engineering Highlights at Autosport International Show

Autosport International is traditionally one of the first major motorsport events of the year, bringing industry leaders together for an annual show a ...

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Classroom on Wheels: National Motorsport Academy 2023 Roundu

The GT Cup is one of the United Kingdom?s top sportscar sprint series, consistently standing out to accomplished teams and drivers. Few other series c ...

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TotalSim is Bringing CFD Testing to the Masses

The field of automotive design and development is constantly evolving, embracing the latest technologies and best practices. This dynamic environment ...

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Racecar Engineering January 2024 Issue Out Now

Inside the Racecar Engineering January 2024 issue:   Exploring NASCAR’s short oval and road course packages 2023 LMH season review ...

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Racecar Engineering Offroad Special Edition Out Now

Inside Racecar Engineering Offroad:   How the FIA implements WRC safety measures Evolution of the Extreme E car Brumos Racing’s Pik ...

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Racecar Engineering November 2023 Issue Out Now

Inside the Racecar Engineering November 2023 issue:   BMW M Hybrid V8 technology in detail Charting the ups and downs of Aston Martin†...

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Inside Spark’s Development of the Upcoming Extreme H C

The implementation of hydrogen fuel in motorsport is accelerating as Extreme H, an off-road series from the organisers of Extreme E and Formula E, pr ...

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Racecar Engineering December 2023 Issue Out Now

Inside the Racecar Engineering December 2023 issue:   How Ferrari turned the SF-23 into an F1 race winner The past, present and future of ...

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Micrometric Celebrates 40 Years of Laser Material Processing

Lincoln-based manufacturing firm Micrometric is continuing to lead the way in micro laser manufacturing and multi-process services duri ...

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Upgrades Offer Mercedes Glimmer of Hope for Next Season

Mercedes may have lost its second place at last weekend’s United States Grand Prix due to excessive skid block wear on Lewis Hamilton?s car, bu ...

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New Concept Brings Hydrogen One Step Closer to Le Mans

The idea of a hydrogen-powered car racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans is one step closer to reality with the Automobile Club de l’Ouest revealin ...

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Turning a Super Formula Car into an Autonomous Racer

Super Formula produces some of the fastest single-seater racing in the world and is one of Japan?s two biggest professional championships alongside Su ...

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Racecar Engineering October 2023 Issue Out Now

Inside the Racecar Engineering October 2023 issue:   McLaren’s mid-season F1 upgrades The tech behind electrified World Rallycros ...

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FIA Gives Background to Formula E Pre-Season Battery Fire

The FIA has issued its explanation for the battery fire that disrupted the Formula E World Championship’s official pre-season test at Valencia ...

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Racecar Engineering August 2023 issue out now!

Inside the Racecar Engineering August 2023 issue: 24 hours of Le Mans race analysis Red Bull Powertrains Hydrogen Le Mans Mustang GT3 Briti ...

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How the Formula 1 Halo works

In the world of Formula 1, driver safety is paramount. After the crash of Jules Bianchi at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, a new safety device ...

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Want to be a Deputy Editor"

Racecar Engineering are on the hunt for a motivated and enthusiastic Deputy Editor to help deliver the worlds leading monthly technology publ ...

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Beyond the classroom: Unleashing the power of real-world rac

Real world race experience cannot be taught in the classroom ? it?s taught on the track! The National Motorsport Academy has a rich history o ...

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How do tyre blankets work"

The subject of preheating tyres is, ironically, a hot topic in the run up to the Centenary Le Mans 24 hours, the cornerstone of the FIA World ...

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Forze IX Hydrogen Racing Fuel Cell Racer

Hydrogen is an abundant element when it comes to fuelling propulsion. Its potential to replace liquid fuels in internal combustion engines is an excit ...

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Red Bull Powertrains RBPTH001

The Red Bull RB18, which won the 2022 F1 Constructors? and Drivers? Championships, was powered to its dominant success by a Red Bull Powertra ...

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BoP Options Available for Changes 

What parameters can we change and think about how these parameters influence the performance of a vehicle in a balance of performance (BoP) r ...

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Hypercar Explained

The Hypercar category, a joint project of the FIA and the ACO, that back in 2018 was envisaged as the new top class of the FIA World Enduranc ...

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Racecar Engineering June 2023 Issue Out Now

Inside Racecar Engineering June 2023 issue: Acura ARX-06 Renault?s Clio Rally3 Brakes In Formula E Aero Tec Laboratories F4 Mygale Aerodynami ...

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Racecar Engineering May 2023 Issue Out Now

  Racecar Engineering May issue:  F1 2023 Round-Up ByKolles-built LMH Racer 1936 Mercedes W25K F1 car  Simulation In IndyCar F1 Hyb ...

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Gaining the Competitive Edge with Unified Design, Modeling a

There is room for only one car in the Winner?s Circle and every motorsport race team has that singular ambition. However, the road to the fin ...

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Physics of vehicle Performance and BoP

At the very highest level, a vehicle’s performance around any circuit applies Newton’s Second Law, F = ma, coupled with some eq ...

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Racecar Engineering March 2023 Issue Out Now!

Racecar Engineering March 2023 Issue Contents:  New Corvette Z06 GT3  Ferrari’s 1952 Tipo 500 F2 Racer Technical Insight into Motors ...

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Porsche 963 LMDh/GTP Hybrid Prototype in detail

The prospect of fielding a vehicle in both the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the North American IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Champ ...

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Cosworth Carbon Wheel Mk3 Race Steering Wheel Revealed

At the Autosport International Show 2023 at the NEC in Birmingham, Cosworth officially launched its Cosworth Carbon Wheel Mk3 (CCW Mk3), the ...

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Toyota Gazoo Racing GR DKR Hilux T1+ Wins Dakar 2023

Qatar?s Nasser Al-Attiyah and his French co-driver, Mathieu Baumel, successfully defended the Dakar title they won for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (T ...

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2022 Hindsight: The Mercedes AMG F1 W13

‘It’s easy to say we had a tough time when we went through the eight previous Formula 1 world championships, winning them all, a ...

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Tech Insight: Additive Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing (AM) is joining materials to make objects from 3D model data, usually layer upon layer, instead of subtractive manufac ...

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Racecar Engineering February 2023 issue out NOW!

Inside Racecar Engineering magazine?s February 2023 issue: Red Bull RB18 LMDh Test Review World Rallying powertrains HPD?s David Salters inte ...

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AVL Racetech’s Hydrogen-Fuelled Race Engine

AVL RACETECH, the motorsport department of AVL, recently presented a hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engine for motorsport applications. ...

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Racecar Engineering January 2023 issue out now!

Inside Racecar Engineering magazine?s BUY ISSUE HERE   ENDS The post Racecar Engineering January 2023 issue out now! ...

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Audi RS Q e-tron saves over 60% CO2 at the 2023 Dakar Rally

On its Dakar debut in January 2022, the Audi RS Q e-tron set standards for the efficiency and competitiveness of e-mobility in motorsport. Now the nex ...

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Digital Magazine | Formula 1 2022 P2

Racecar Engineering has produced a digital magazine with all the best technical stories of the second half of the 2022 Formula 1 season. Be s ...

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How Data Works in Formula 1

Running a contemporary Formula 1 car is one of humankind’s most sophisticated systems engineering challenges. Mercedes Formula 1 expl ...

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The Conflux Technology Additive Manufactured Heat Exchanger

High-performance additive manufactured thermal solutions provider, Conflux Technology, says, ‘If a picture tells a thousand words, hold ...

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Racecar Engineering December 2022 Issue Out Now!

Inside Racecar Engineering magazine?s December 2022 issue: NASCAR?s Next Gen Mercedes F1 W13 E Performance Clubmans Vanwall Battery Contro ...

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Ferrari 499P Le Mans LMH Revealed

Ferrari has taken the wraps off the 499P, its World Endurance Championship LMH contender, that will debut at the series opening round at Sebr ...

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Audi and Sauber Team Up for F1 2026

Audi has reached a milestone on the road to the FIA Formula 1 World Championship, selecting Sauber as a strategic partner for the project and ...

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How BTCC Completed Its First Hybrid Season

The inaugural season for the new hybrid era of the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) came to an end on October 9th, 2022, marking the f ...

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Racecar Engineering November 2022 issue out now!

Inside this issue: Formula E Gen 3 Alpine F1 Technical Insight Q&A on BoP Sustainable Composites Measuring Tool Tech Magic Numbers Future Fue ...

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Porsche 963 Tests At Daytona

The Porsche Penske Motorsport team has made big progress on the way to the first race outings of the Porsche 963. During a two-day test drive ...

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Trade Show: MIA CTS 2022

The Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) is delighted to announce the return of its annual CTS show at the Silverstone Wing ...

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Case Study: McLaren and Stratasys’ Neo800

The ‘formula’ behind Formula One is a series of complex rules and regulations that must be adhered to by the competing drivers a ...

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Racecar Engineering October 2022 Issue Out Now!

Alfa Romeo’s lead engineer Jan Monchaux runs through the design cues for this year?s Formula 1 challenger Porsche reveals the full de ...

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Audi RS Q e-Tron E2

  The Audi RS Q e-Tron won its first desert rally in Abu Dhabi, and now the next evolution is ready. The innovative prototype presents its ...

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Audi Confirms F1 Power Unit Supply From 2026

Audi will enter the FIA Formula 1 World Championship as a power unit supplier from 2026, marking the first time in more than a decade that a ...

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Racecar Engineering September 2022 Issue Out Now!

  Ferrari 296 GT3: Ferrari took the design of its next Corse Clienti car in-house and applied Prototype thinking. Stewart Mitchell on th ...

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Ferrari 296 GT3 Technical Insight

The Ferrari 296 GT3 represents the future of the Prancing Horse in GT racing. This sector has always seen the closest customer relationship a ...

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BMW’s M Hybrid LMDh V8 Engine

An intensive testing period begins in a few weeks for the BMW M Hybrid V8, with which BMW M Motorsport will be battling for overall wins in 2 ...

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Peugeot PX8: Pre Monza Debut

Peugeot is set to make its debut in the World Endurance Championship at Monza this July with its new 9X8. One of the major talking points of ...

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Scuderia AlphaTauri AT03

The 2022 chassis regulations allow for very different design philosophies to be used, and teams across the grid have chosen their own paths t ...

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Racecar Engineering August 2022 issue out now!

Cover Feature: Porsche?s 963 LMDh prototype Column: Are F1 Technical Directives strangling innovation" Le Mans 2022: Toyota wins the reliabi ...

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F1 2022 Overtaking Comparison Using CFD Analysis

The 2022 F1 season is key to the emergence of a new car concept adapted to the latest technical regulations. Here begins a series of articles in which ...

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Advertorial: Sertrab High Performance Cooling Solutions

Setrab, (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yinlun ? a leading global manufacturer of cooling products for automotive, aerospace, and industrial application ...

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Optimize F1 aerodynamic geometries via Design of Experiments

FORMULA 1 (F1) cars are the fastest regulated road-course racing vehicles in the world. Although these open-wheel automobiles are only 20?30 ...

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Acura ARX-06 LMDh Prototype Teased

Acura Motorsports released the first images of the company’s new, hybrid Acura ARX-06 LMDh prototype, which will race in the IMSA Weat ...

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Racecar Engineering July 2022 issue out now!

Peugeot?s 9X8 prototype as the team stays faithful to original design with debut beckoning Stewart Mitchell highlights the influence of OEM ...

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Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 ePerformance

Porsche has begun testing the technology components of the Mission R with the 718 Cayman GT4 ePerformance. At the 2021 IAA Mobility in Munich ...

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Super GT’s Sustainable Fuel

Super GT is to be the first championship in Asia to run on a 100% biofuel. With the decision to use the fully sustainable fuel, the GT Associ ...

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Racecar Engineering June 2022 Issue out now!

How Dallara improved the safety of its original DW12 design over a decade of racing. The new TOCA engine heralds a new era for the British ...