Automotive
Racecar Engineering
So, what's next?
There’s light at the end of the tunnel for the business of motorsport
4 min |
August 2020
Racecar Engineering
The Mezger effect
Porsche’s legendary engine designer died in June at the age of 90, but leaves behind a wonderful legacy both on the road and track
4 min |
August 2020
Racecar Engineering
Entry level
The Formula 1 grid could be bolstered by new teams, but they have a mountain to climb to reach the highest echelons of motor racing
10+ min |
August 2020
Racecar Engineering
Sales pitch
The Glickenhaus 007C Hypercar has not yet been developed, but the American has a customer for his project and two versions of the now V8-powered car will be on the grid at Le Mans
6 min |
August 2020
Racecar Engineering
False reality
There’s no doubt sim racing has its place, but it also has its pitfalls that should not be ignored
8 min |
August 2020
Racecar Engineering
Corvair vindication?
Was the car really ‘unsafe at any speed’, and who knew?
8 min |
August 2020
Racecar Engineering
2 into 4 will go
Racecar takes an in-depth look at M-Sport’s latest iteration of the R2 Fiesta, the Rally4
10+ min |
July 2020
Racecar Engineering
Lead from the front
Good teamwork requires much more than just a strong leader
4 min |
July 2020
Racecar Engineering
Manipulating performance
Sandbagging is to BoP racing what spy shots are to a racecar engineer. Tempting as hell, not a necessity, but almost everyone feels the need to indulge
10+ min |
July 2020
Racecar Engineering
New or used?
Never has caveat emptor been more appropriate than in the case of a ‘pre-owned’ F1 car
4 min |
July 2020
Racecar Engineering
Further diff-essentials
Deliberately introducing friction into the equation
8 min |
July 2020
Racecar Engineering
New order
The ACO and IMSA recently released the regulation set that will govern the global platform top class prototype, and it has proven popular
10+ min |
July 2020
Racecar Engineering
The real thing?
Racing games now model a surprising amount of engineering, but how do they compare with advanced driver-in-loop simulators? Racecar investigates
10+ min |
July 2020
Racecar Engineering
Frame up
IndyCar will start its season with an Aeroscreen and, for the first time, Pankl reveals the 3D printing process behind the new device
10 min |
July 2020
Racecar Engineering
Crisis talks
Racecar asks FIA President and UN Special Envoy for Road Safety his views on the future of motorsport after Covid-19
10+ min |
July 2020
Racecar Engineering
A starting guide to simulation and modeling clusters
When the smallest calculation can make all the difference, you need infrastructure you can trust to run your simulation and modeling workloads at scale
2 min |
July 2020
Racecar Engineering
Feel the burn
Combustion technology has undergone a quiet revolution in the last decade. We look at the strategies employed to maximise thermal efficiency
10+ min |
June 2020
Racecar Engineering
The first of the gang
It has been 20 years since Audi first won the Le Mans 24 Hours with its now iconic R8, but the development phase of the car was anything but easy
10+ min |
June 2020
Racecar Engineering
Gentleman Jim
Road car, track car, race car. James Glickenhaus’ SCG 004C offers an affordable, driveable option for the customer GT racer
10 min |
June 2020
Racecar Engineering
Call to arms
Never before has the world witnessed such a coming together of industry with one common cause – to defeat an enemy we cannot even see
10+ min |
June 2020
Racecar Engineering
Green paint
The FIA pushed ahead a plan for a hybrid version of the entry-level single seat Formula 4 chassis and it was met with surprising success
8 min |
June 2020
Racecar Engineering
Balancing act
We round off our project on the Mk1 Escort RSR by looking at some alternative routes to that all-important downforce balance
4 min |
June 2020
Racecar Engineering
All change
Pit lane jibes at the ‘pink Mercedes’ overlook the engineering challenge Racing Point committed to when it changed from a high-rake to low-rake philosophy for 2020
10+ min |
June 2020
Racecar Engineering
What role for roll centres?
Our suspension guru returns to a favourite topic as he considers whether lateral migration of a roll centre is crucial or simply irrelevant
4 min |
March 2020
Racecar Engineering
The Rush of racing
Entry-level racecars aimed at providing cheap thrills are nothing new, but what sets the Rush SR-1 apart is the innovative way in which many of its components are produced in-house. This has resulted in a svelte, sports car bodies, single-seater with an affordable price tag
10+ min |
March 2020
Racecar Engineering
Shocks to the system
OptimumG’s new series on springs and dampers begins with a look at why they’re needed and the role they play in the suspension
3 min |
March 2020
Racecar Engineering
Shake down
From K&C to 7-post, there’s a wide range of test rigs now available for checking, testing and developing motorsport suspension systems. Here’s Racecar’s guide to all you need to know about these extraordinary machines
10+ min |
March 2020
Racecar Engineering
Setting the PACE
The Jaguar that races in the I-PACE eTrophy is perhaps as close to standard as a production-based racecar can get but, as we discovered, putting a grid of electric SUVs out on track still involves a great deal of engineering know-how
10+ min |
March 2020
Racecar Engineering
Orient express
The boss of the Eurasia sportscar squad talks us through the pros and cons of running a race team in the Far East
6 min |
March 2020
Racecar Engineering
In the works
Lamborghini brought its customer racing programme in-house in 2015 and since then it’s not looked back, but what does the future hold for the famed Italian supercar maker? Racecar visited its home in Sant’Agata Bolognese to gain an insight into its motorsport plans and philosophy
7 min |