Archive for the 'Racecar Engineering' Category
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Quaife QTEK QBE61G gearbox, Porsche 996 GT3 - Be the first to comment!
October 4th, 2008This article appeared in Racecar Engineering, The International Journal of Motorsport Technology (RCE VN18 N9).
At first glance, it is difficult to imagine improving a Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Car. If perfection was ever attainable, wouldn’t it already be close? However, Quaife’s latest “Q-Tek” (QBE61G) gearbox promises just that and offers an affordable alternative to the [...]
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Porsche 996 GT3 Test (Racecar Engineering) - 5 Comments!
April 10th, 2008When Sam Collins (Deputy Editor of Racecar Engineering) left me a voicemail message on Monday night, I wasn’t expecting to be in Cardiff within 24-hours. However, as I am sure he was anticipating, I was more than happy to make the country-wide trip for what he had in mind.
The task was to sample the new [...]
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An Introduction to CAN-bus - 1 Comment!
October 4th, 2007This article appeared in Racecar Engineering, The International Journal of Motorsport Technology (RCE VN18 N7).
Fundamentally, motorsport is the management of risk. On the track, it is the drivers responsibility to take the risks he (or she) feels necessary, within their environment, to maximize performance and yield the best possible result. But off the track, this [...]
