CONTENTS – LE MANS EDITION WHAT’S INSIDE
As the Le Mans 24 Hours steps into the future, we decided that now was a good time to look back at the major Sportscar stories featured in Racecar Engineering over the last 18 months.
From the Toyota TS030 to the DeltaWing and the Ferrari 458, we have featured the most exciting cars in detail. Technical innovation is at the heart of the Prototype classes, and we have also examined two of the most interesting developments in the last six years – KERS and diesel power.
Earlier this year, Greaves Motorsport allowed us to put its Zytek into the wind tunnel to test the effects of the 2012 aerodynamic modifi cations on a Le Mans Prototype. The results were enlightening.
FEATURES
Toyota TS030 The return of the Japanese manufacturer after a long- term evaluation of capacitor hybrid systems
Ferrari 458 Taking a look at the latest Ferrari, originally designed for the now defunct GT1 category and adapted to GTE
Dome S101.5 One of the most technically innovative manufacturers makes yet another evolution of a brilliant car
DeltaWing
A vision for the future? Lightweight design, effi cient aerodynamics and a 1.6-litre road car-derived engine Open Source
DeltaWing designer, Ben Bowlby, on why he wants the
We also take a look at rear wing innovations and delve into strategy, including a story on how the 2011 24 Hours was won, against the odds, by Audi.
If you like what you read here,take a look at the latest edition of Racecar Engineering. In it, you can read how we were granted exclusive access to a potential 2012 winner the world will never see, the Peugeot 908 HYbrid4. Our simulation expert, Danny Nowlan, discusses the effect of all-wheel drive on an LMP, and Sam Collins looks at how Sportscar teams are battling to re-direct airfl ow to their rear diffusers.
We hope you enjoy these pages, and future issues of Racecar Engineering, the magazine we consider to be the journal of motorsport technology.
world to see the exact fi gures from his controversial project
HPD
Nick Wirth has come in for a lot of criticism for his design methods, but is he just a designer ahead of his time?
Aston Martin AMR-One
The car was a PR and competitive disaster, yet it will appear on this year’s Le Mans grid with Pescarolo and DeltaWing!
Nissan R90 We look back at the one that got away for Nissan Le Mans 2011
Last year’s race was a battle of strategy, speed and true grit. We look back on how Le Mans was won last year
TECHNICAL
Aerobytes Using a real-world example to understand the impact of the 2012 ACO regulations
DeltaWing engine A new Nissan four-cylinder turbocharged race unit from British company, RML
LMP wings
The development of Prototype rear wings has taken some interesting turns
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www.racecar-engineering.com Flybrid KERS
Finding the most effi cient way of keeping an LMP1 car stuck to the ground Architecture of a diesel
Looking at the development of Audi’s diesel engine, from V12 to V8 to V6
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