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John Surtees

A look back at the remarkable career of a racing legend

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John Surtees story Ahead of his appearance at this year’s ASI show, we look back on a legendary career with the only man to win world championships on both two and four wheels

By IAN WAGSTAFF

Main pic: Surtees in the Cooper T52-BMC in Formula Junior at Goodwood, 1960 – his first four-wheel outing; below: making his Formula 1 debut at the Monaco Grand Prix, also in 1960 Opposite, from top: Surtees at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2012; looking over his Ferrari 158 at the Belgian Grand Prix in 1965; in the Honda RA301 at Nürburgring in 1968

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basically a development engineer. ‘When you are working in the company of somebody like that, a little bit of it rubs off on you.’

MV Agusta was not the force it was to become when Surtees joined it. Leaves at Monza meant that his first test with the team was transferred to Modena, a track he would see so much of in the years to come. Even that test was near to being cancelled because of the rain, but Surtees pointed out it could rain on raceday too. The bike felt a little cumbersome and ‘all too soft and spongy.’ It was just not positive enough for Surtees, who had been used to the superb handling of the Norton.

The bike was setup high and the engine large.

Surtees initially brought about change with the help of chief mechanic Arturo Magni. As having new parts made took time due to the need for agreement from Count Agusta, Surtees concentrated on areas such as the dampers, liaising with both Girling and Armstrong, before settling with the latter. He also had freedom to choose the tyre supplier, in this case Avon.

DEVELOPING FAIRING This was the period of full streamlining – the ‘dustbin’ fairings. Those of Gilera and Moto Guzzi, which had finely developed a fairing in its own wind tunnel, were superb. However, the airflow from MV’s fairing affected the engine performance. Handling was also compromised. MV was an aeronautical company and so the decision was made to use Aermacchi’s wind tunnel in Milan. ‘We had tufts of wool and a bit of oil on the fairing, something that I took to Ferrari when we first started to test cars in 1963,’ says Surtees. Towards the end of 1956, the MV fairings were working more effectively and Surtees was able to give the company its first World Championship.

For 1957, MV decided it wanted more midrange power and lengthened the stroke of the

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ark Donohue talked of ‘the unfair advantage’, the way in which a driver with an engineering background was always one step ahead of his competitors. Having started off working with his father, Jack, on motorcycles and then becoming an apprentice at Vincent, John Surtees was once such. Indeed, the only man ever to have won world titles on both two and four wheels confesses that his main interest was initially in ‘tinkering’. After that, riding was simply a product of testing and of experiencing the satisfaction of having prepared the machine correctly, or not.

It was this background that enabled Surtees to communicate effectively to the mechanics and designers of the cars and bikes that he was to drive over the years. He describes this ability as ‘the most important thing’. In his time there was no data other than a stopwatch, the tyre temperatures and what the driver could impart.

He never himself designed, but could talk to both the engineers and the person involved in design, which – as he points out – were not always the same thing. ‘I made suggestions, but I always looked upon them as part of teamwork.’

Even now he regards the most important race of his career as that at Aberdare Park where, riding his Vincent Grey Flash, he scored his first win. ‘Up until then I was a mechanic putting a bike together and wanting to see how it went,’ says Surtees. ‘On that day I came together with the bike where, in a way, it was talking to me. I was feeling it in such a way that I could push it to higher limits.’

His experience was widened when he joined Norton, where the race team was managed by ‘the Wizard of Bracebridge Street’ Joe Craig.

‘Joe was not a “super engineer”. But he was someone who had taken his riding experience forward into judging how to get the best out of the equipment.’ The dogmatic Craig was

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AUTOSPORT ENGINEERING – JOHN SURTEES engine. This made the performance of fairing even more critical and Surtees began to suffer issues such as piston failure. The only races he won were without the full fairing, which meant a loss of 10mph top speed.

Domenico Agusta used to travel to the races by train. Surtees has been trying to get improvements made to the bike’s frame, ‘to make it hold the front and back together better,’ so he booked to be on the same train to the Dutch TT. By the time they had returned to Milan he had the go-ahead to build a new frame. The result was one that had the best characteristics of what had been built into the 1950 Norton ‘Featherbed’ created by the McCandless brothers. That remained the frame until 1963. When Mike Hailwood moved to Honda from MV, he told Surtees that he would appreciate it if he could make the Japanese bike handle as well.

At the end of 1958, Surtees was at an awards luncheon on the same table as Mike Hawthorn, Tony Vandervell and Reg Parnell.

It was Hawthorn who said ‘try a car – they stand up easier.’ Vandervell said it would have to be a Vanwall. Aston Martin team manager, Parnell, pointed out that Vandervell had retired due to poor health, only to be given a suitable reply. Surtees did indeed test a DBR1 and then a Vanwall both at Goodwood. Vandervell, despite the advice of his doctors, decided to return to the sport and built a rear-engined car specifically for Surtees, which ran just once in the ill-fated Intercontinental Formula.

Surtees worked with Broadley on the development of the Lola Mk 4 from the start. He also pays tribute to the work of Rob Rushbrook, who built the car. The team made a massive leap forward at Spa. Surtees was having problems in a straight line. During practice he was watching wheels being changed at the garage used by the team in Stavelot. With the Lola jacked up, he noticed that the chassis was twisting. Some extra tubes were welded in, totally transforming the car. It continued to work well, twice winning when a 2.7-litre Climax engine replaced the 1.5-litre to enable it to race in what would become the Tasman Series. Surtees says that working with Broadley on the Mk 4 was ‘a good learning curve’, the association continuing long after he had left the renamed Bowmaker operation.

The most obvious example of this followed a trip to America to race a stripped-down Ferrari P3 in sportscar events. The car was too heavy and had too small an engine capacity. Surtees told his then employer Enzo Ferrari that his team was isolated in Italy and he ought to keep abreast of what was happening elsewhere. Therefore, could he become involved in what was to

INTERNATIONAL INTRODUCTION Surtees’s first international car race though, after just one Formula Junior event, was in an F2 Cooper-Climax that he had bought and which he and his father prepared. He was quoted in 1960: ‘I notice that drivers tend to do far less of their own maintenance than riders. I don’t know much about this car yet, but when I do I shall try to carry out most of the maintenance myself.’

It was not long before Colin Chapman had attracted him into Formula 1. He recalls the Lotus 18 as probably the most competitive car of his career. He liked Chapman, seeing a resemblance to Joe Craig. ‘There was that same certain wisdom and cryptic remarks,’ he says. Chapman was prepared to accept Surtees’s feedback.

‘He would just absorb things, but at that stage I was just a learner,’ he says. ‘At the outset I could go quick, but there were times when we had to find just why that was. It was an experience that influenced me greatly.’

When Surtees moved to the Parnell-run Yeoman Credit team, it was thought that it would be running the works Coopers. It was not to be and so, after a year, he suggested to Parnell that they build their own car. He felt that the closest person in his thinking to Chapman was Eric Broadley. He accordingly did a deal with the Lola founder, which he then sold to the team owners. The result was fourth in the 1962 World Championship in front of Ferrari and Porsche.

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Clockwise from top right: the Ferrari 330P3 of Surtees and Michael Parkes leads the way in the World Sportscar Championship in Monza, 1966; (main pic) Surtees in the Lola Mk 4 Climax at the N端rburgring in 1962; in the pits with Enzo Ferrari at Monza in 1964; back in the Lola Mk 4 Climax in Monaco,1962; third at Zandvoort in the Ferrari Dino 156, 1963

AUTOSPORT ENGINEERING – JOHN SURTEES critical. Considerable changes in performance were encountered just with a change in temperature. There was none of the consistency of performance that came with Lucas injection.

According to Surtees: ‘The 1963 Ferrari 156 was not a Lotus in that it was not economical in its use of the road, but it was a good, driveable car. It was more like a Cooper. If we could have consistently revved the engine an extra 250rpm, we would have been that much better off.’ Surtees would have liked full monocoque construction but ‘they thought that a step too far’. Instead a stressed skin chassis was built using a multiple, small section tube framework. The result took Surtees to the World Championship the following season, a result that he may well have repeated in 1966 – the first year of the 3-litre formula – if he had not fallen out with Ferrari.

LE MANS ADVENTURES

Top: Tim Schenken in the Surtees TS14-Ford at Watkins Glen, New York, October 1972 Above: Brian Redman in the Surtees TS7-Ford at the 1971 South African Grand Prix in Kyalami

become the Lola T70? There were some aspects of the project that did become useful to Ferrari, including the use of Firestone tyres and being able to use Specialised Mouldings for its first fibreglass bodywork.

Surtees had been approached by Ferrari, which, with key team members having left to form ATS, had been ‘in the doldrums’. ‘They wanted a new beginning,’ he says. Franco Rocchi had remained with the team and was a ‘mainstay’.

He had been largely responsible for designing the successful V6 engines, even if Carlo Chiti had taken the praise for them. Giancarlo Bussi was engine development engineer while Mauro Forghieri was ‘a fairly new boy’. Surtees was required to carry out all the testing.

At that stage Formula 1 took second place to sportscars. Therefore the first Ferrari drove was a prototype, which had the chassis chopped and its V6 replaced by a V12. ‘From then on I went round and round Modena testing

various different bodywork, which Medardo Fantuzzi [who had been responsible for the lines of the Maserati 250F] modified on the spot.’ And so the 250P – Ferrari’s first midengined prototype – evolved. Surtees recalls wind-tunnel testing being just as it had been with MV Agusta – ‘with the wool tufts and the oil!’ The result was ‘a very driveable car,’ ideally suited to a type of racing of which he had no previous experience.

Development of the Formula 1 car took the same course, simply driving round ‘trying this and that,’ Surtees says. He remembers that his suggestions were ‘reasonably well received’.

Michael May – perhaps best remembered as the first person to try a wing on a racecar – joined as a consultant and introduced Bosch fuel injection to Ferrari. Surtees had already experienced this with Vanwall and the problems of trying to get the carburation clean through the range. Having a smaller engine, the Ferrari was even more

On leaving the Italian manufacturer, Surtees again picked up with Broadley, which led to the Lola-Aston Martin Le Mans T70. ‘Putting what we had learnt with the sportscar into a GT and fitting a 5-litre V8 looked like being an interesting, all-British project.’ Surtees recalls that he had enjoyed racing Ferrari prototypes in the 1000km race, ‘but Le Mans brings a different challenge’. Frustrated about the way his time with Ferrari had ended, he arranged for Aston Martin to supply its unfortunately bulky engines to Lola to enable him to ‘take the fight into the enemy camp’.

The car was second fastest in practice at the Nürburgring, but both engines failed at Le Mans, and according to Surtees – ‘that was the end of the project.’ Prior to Le Mans, Aston’s Tadek Marek had decided that there was a likelihood of cylinder head gasket problems and had changed the design and specification. Surtees did not discover this until after the race.

The second half of the 1966 F1 season was spent with Cooper, where the designer was Derrick White, a man rated very highly by Surtees. Indeed, he was to work with him again on the Honda F1 project. ‘He probably does not get enough credit for what he did,’ says Surtees. Having arrived at Cooper halfway through the season, Surtees made some suggestions as to how its heavy, Maseratiengined Type 81 could be improved. The roll centres were changed at the rear to suit his driving style. The year ended well with victory in Mexico. ‘We made the car better but that was teamwork between me and the team,’ he says.

For 1967, Surtees went to Honda, intent on making it into a World Championship winner. When, despite his best endeavours, that came to nought, it led to an unhappy season with BRM. Surtees had had a great respect for BRM and its 1.5-litre cars, but much had changed since its 1962 world title. He does

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AUTOSPORT ENGINEERING – JOHN SURTEES Surtees confesses that a mistake was made with the oil tank, not allowing enough for the air and oil circulation that occurred with a DFV, and the result was oil surge, which lost the team the chance of a decent placing in its first race.

‘We put that first car on the grid for £23,000, and that included £8,000 for the DFV.’ As the programme progressed so use was made of MIRA and a wind tunnel. Side radiators were fitted for the car’s successor, the TS9B. In Formula Two, Surtees was not allowed to have a new 2-litre Cosworth engine ‘being such a new boy’. So a more reliable 1850cc Brian Hart 420R engine was fitted ‘and we beat all the 2-litres, which was rather nice.’ The team also tried the first of Hart’s 2-litre engines, and Surtees won what was virtually his last race – the 1972 Japanese Grand Prix.

Surtees’s little team stayed together until the end. During testing in early 1973 with its new F1 car, the TS14, the first of the cars with the newly mandated crushable structures, it was quicker than Lotus. Then Firestone decided to withdraw from racing but continue to supply tyres for one year. Only one type was available and it was not the tyre that the Surtees had been fastest on. There were now problems adapting the car to work on this.

The records show drivers Mike Hailwood and Carlos Pace going quickly, but then falling rapidly away as their tyres deteriorated. ‘It’s a shade of some of the things that are happening today,’ muses Surtees.

Top: Jochen Mass in Surtees TS16-Ford at the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch in July 1974

END OF CONSTRUCTION

Above: Surtees himself in action driving the Surtees TS10-Ford at Oulton Park in a 1972 Formula Two race

Problems then arose when a major sponsor failed to pay. Surtees went to court but had to settle for costs. In the meantime, the team had built the ‘somewhat different’ TS19. Surtees would have gone ground effects in 1979 with its TS21, which had been worked on with Southampton University. Health problems, however, had intervened and Surtees sold his position in the Formula 1 Constructors’ Association to Frank Williams, enabling him to pay all the team’s creditors.

When the team closed, what was left went into a shed. This was later moved into a workshop on Surtees’s estate. The TS7 and TS10, the only Surtees car that his son Henry was to drive, were restored. When the Henry Surtees Foundation was formed, John decided that the rest of the cars he still owned should be reassembled to work for it.

There is currently a bare TS14 tub on his premises waiting to join the other cars, although Surtees says he is now more hands-on with his bikes. In John Surtees today, aged 79, can still be seen the John Surtees who worked on motorcycles with his father. Indeed, as I arrived to conduct this interview, so he emerged with a box of components that he was taking through to the workshop for an ex-works Norton.

not now say much about his brief time with the team, except to observe that it helped him to make the decision to move into building his own cars. He was, however, instrumental in persuading Tony Southgate to join BRM. He had worked with Southgate – who was by then in the USA with Dan Gurney – at Lola and on the ‘Hondola’. ‘I rang him up and got him to come back and join us,’ Surtees recalls.

The transition to constructor ‘came about by accident.’ Surtees had bought a Len Terrydesigned Leda F5000 for actor James Garner.

He still had some of the team that had come together to work on the Honda. This did development work on the Leda, which was sent out to the USA. But the deal with Garner did not develop, so Surtees decided that they should race it themselves. The Leda was developed into the first Surtees, the F5000 TS5.

‘Perhaps I should have gone back to Colin Chapman and said “let’s forget the past and start again”, but I had this F5000 project, so I thought we should build our own car,’ says Surtees. A unit was found in Edenbridge, not far from his home.

A team of local people was brought together. Ken Sears, who had been at Loughborough College

also joined. ‘My input was to decide exactly what we could achieve and produce, wanting to do as much as possible in-house,’ Surtees adds.

Following his experiences with the Leda, he had certain, distinctive ideas. He spoke to Anthony Reynolds of Reynolds Tube – with whom he had been involved in his motorcycle days – as he wanted to acquire a suitable material for bulkheads. It was fortunate that the company had built all the 531 section tubing for the Jaguar E-Types – and there was still plenty of surplus tube.

Surtees set down the basic specification of what was to be the TS7 (and the TS8 F5000 derivative) while Sears did the detailing.

The team also gained experience of the Cosworth DFV by buying a McLaren M7. Two wedge sections were fitted to the side of that car to enlarge the fuel capacity and also lower the centre of gravity.

‘We came up with a design, using the lesson of the triangle to create the required stiffness,’ he says. ‘With a folder and L72 aluminium sheet we were able to create the chassis in-house. We used the best aircraft rivets and the latest developments in epoxies.’

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EXHIBITORS LISTINGS

LIST OF HALL 9 EXHIBITORS, CONTACTS AND STAND NUMBERS 3J Driveline Ltd Stand E880

Athena – GET Stand E943

Bruderer Ltd Stand E1031

Dan Jones, Managing Director www.3jdriveline.com

Elisa Rossi www.athena.eu

Tony Barker, Sales Manager www.bruderer.co.uk

ARE Dry Sump Systems Stand E492

Aubert & Duval Stand E484

Gary Armstrong, President www.drysump.com

Henriette Tassin, Events Manager www.aubertduval.com

Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground Stand E444

ACTech GmbH Stand E740

Autoenhance Ltd Stand E641

Andreas Weise, Sales Engineer www.actech.de

Paul Emmerson www.mstyle.co.uk

Advanced Fuel Systems Stand E481

Autosport Bearings and Components Stand E441

Tricia Ridgway, Sales Administrator www.advancedfuelsystems.com

AeroCatch Stand E886 Graham Leo, Sales Manager www.aerocatch.com

Aerocom Metals Limited Stand E985 Paul Smith, Director www.aerocommetals.co.uk

Alcon Specialist Brakes & Clutches Stand E1280

Lee Sinclair, Sales Manager www.autosport-bearings.co.uk

Aviaid Oil Systems Stand E286 John Schwarz, President www.aviaid.com

AVL Schrick GmbH Stand E970 Herbert Becker, Production Development www.avl-schrick.com

BBS Motorsport GmbH Stand E395

Jonathan Edwards, Sales Director www.alcon.co.uk

Erich Gissler, Managing Director www.bbs.com

Aliant Ultralight Battery Stand E82

Braille Battery UK Stand E160

Davide Dal Pozzo, Project Manager www.go-aliant.com

Nick Hawes, Director www.braillebattery.co.uk

All Metal Services Stand E780

Brembo SpA Stand E140

Nigel Hoskison, Technical Sales Engineer www.allmetal.co.uk

Sabrina Asperti, Marketing www.brembo.com

AM Group Redback StandE580

Bremsen Technik (UK) Ltd Stand E980

John Vella, Marketing www.amgroupredback.se

Paul Jelfs, Commercial Manager www.racepads.co.uk

Ansys Stand E1190

Brise Auto-Electrical Systems Stand E587

Bimal Dharsi, UK Marketing Manager www.ansys.com

Tim Brise, Managing Director www.brise.co.uk

ARP Stand E670

Brown & Miller Racing Solutions Ltd Stand E1260

Nigel Atkinson, European Operations www.arp-bolts.com

Arrow Precision Stand E762 Ros Arnold, Director www.arrowprecision.com

AT Power Stand E490 John Goddard www.atpower.co.uk

Atec Autotechnic Limited Stand E841 Kieron Griffiths, Manager www.atecautotechnic.co.uk

Barry Miller, Director www.bmrs.net

Paul Atkin www.bruntingthorpe.com

BTB Exhausts Ltd Stand E1072 Joe Ellis, Director www.btbexhausts.co.uk

Camcoat Performance Coatings Stand E861

Development Engineering & Enterprise Ltd Stand E480 Neil McAdam, Managing Director www.dee-ltd.co.uk

DMS Technologies Varley Red Top Stand E86 David Hughes www.dmstech.co.uk

Docking Engineering Stand E760 Mel Johnson, Engineering Manager www.dockingengineering.com

Peter Carter, General Manager www.camcoat.com

Drenth Motorsport Gearboxes Stand E948 Jeroen Grolleman, Design Engineer www.drenth-gearboxes.com

Capricorn Automotive GmbH Stand E560

Driven Racing Oil Stand E860

Giorgio Wild www.capricorngroup.net

Anders Hildebrand, Managing Director www.aaoil.co.uk

Cartek Motorsport Electronics Stand E646

Dynapack Dynos Stand E393

Neil Armstrong, Managing Director www.cartekmotorsport.com

Rob Barnett, Workshop Manager www.dynapack.com

CaseLiner Stand E340

Dynojet UK Stand E1261

Robert Lucak www.caseliner.eu

Frank Wrathall, Managing Director www.dynojet.co.uk

CES Europe Ltd (Pit Equipment) Stand E830

Earls Performance Products Stand E761

Tony Giles www.ceseuropeltd.co.uk

Helen Ball, Technical Sales www.earls.co.uk

CIMA SPA Stand E347

EEC Performance Systems Stand E432

Valeria Minelli www.cimaingranaggi.it

Derek Hodder www.eecperformancesystems.com

CCL Brakes Stand E342

EF – Racing Engineering Stand E346

Marie-Laure Druet www.cl-brakes.com

Errigo Francesco Emanuele www.ef-racing.it

Custom Cages Stand E1170

Electrox Laser Stand E1047

Alec Bedford www.customcages.co.uk

Paul Vernon www.electrox.com

DC Electronics Stand E181

Engine Parts (UK) Ltd Stand E18

Sandra Cunliffe, Director www.dcmotorsport.com

Peter Gulwell www.enginepartsuk.net

The Engine Rebuilder Stand E16

TICKET INFO Trade registration for Europe’s largest dedicated motorsport trade show is available now exclusively through the Autosport International website – register now at www.autosportinternational.com With Thursday and Friday 9-10 January 2014 exclusively reserved for members of the industry, and taking in Autosport Engineering in association with Racecar Engineering, registration starts from £26, the price of which also includes a Trade Directory.

Trade group discounts are also available, with tickets priced at £24 for groups of 11 to 20 people, £23 for groups of 21 to 50 people and £22 for groups consisting of more than 51 people.

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EOS – Electro Optical Systems Stand E942 Andreas Eschenbacher www.eos.info

ETS Racing Fuels Stand E282 Lynda Duboc, Commercial Executive www.ets-p.com

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Exzess International Stand E382

Link Engine Management Stand E180

Tony Yang en.exzess.com.tw

HP Electronik A/S Stand E930 Hans Hartmann Petersen, CEO www.hpelec.dk

Ferodo Racing Stand E1290

Induction Technology Group Ltd Stand E362

M.E.RIN Safety Fuel Tanks Stand E348

Tim Phillips, Director www.circuitsupplies.com

Stephanie Kinsella www.itgairfilters.com

Tania Macaluso www.merin.it

Ferrea Racing Components Stand E570

Injen Technology Stand E241

Maha UK Ltd Stand E1065

Oscar Romano, Chairman www.ferrea.com

Ed Rossi www.injen.com

Louis Tunmore www.maha.co.uk

FEV Motorsport Stand E584

The International Guild of Specialist Engineers Stand E782

MaxParts/Norma UK Stand E683

David Sexton www.f-e-v.co.uk

FG Motorsport Stand E844 Chris Folkard www.fgmotorsport.com

FRAP Italy – Ball Joints Technologies Stand E872

Michael Scott, Founder www.tigose.com

Isoclima SpA Stand E960 Mark Hancock, Automotive Export Sales Director www.isoclima.net

Philip Royds, CEO www.linkecu.com

Optimax Image Inspection & Measurement Ltd Stand E398 Helen Talbot-Smith, Marketing Manager www.optimaxonline.com

OptimumG Stand E261 Rachel Trapp, Marketing www.optimumg.com

OSG UK Ltd Stand E248

David Chitty, Director www.maxparts.biz

Mick Brown uk.osgeurope.com

Pankl Northbridge Stand E572 Rachael Harris www.northbridgemotorsport.com

Metalweb Stand E272 Steve Webb, Marketing Manager www.metalweb.co.uk

MFactory Competition Products Stand E1071

Penny & Giles Stand E770 Mike Iles, Business Development Manager www.pennyandgiles.com

Jenvey Dynamics Ltd Stand E599

Yip Chu-Wing www.teammfactory.com

Performance Racing Industry Stand E581

Simon Joyce, Secretary www.jenvey.co.uk

Millers Oils Stand E532

JTinnovations Ltd Stand E84

Donna Wood, Marketing Coordinator www.millersoils.co.uk

Francisque Savinien, International Marketing Manager www.performanceracing.com

Goodridge Ltd Stand E262

Tim Hardisty www.jti.uk.com

Mini Gears (Stockport) Ltd Stand E80

Martin Taylor, Marketing Manager www.goodridge.net

KA Sensors Ltd Stand E486

Helen Lewthwaite, Marketing Manager www.minigears.co.uk

Gosnay’s Engineering Company Stand E14

Peter Trevor, Managing Director www.kasensors.co.uk

ML Electronics Ltd Stand E1048

Adrian Wilkes, Director www.gosnays.co.uk

Koni Stand E940

Peter Needham, Marketing Director www.ml-electronics.co.uk

Gripper Differentials Stand E1081

Keiko Claassen www.koni.com

Motec Europe Ltd Stand E170

Tom Seal www.davemacprops.com/gripper

Kulite Sensors Ltd Stand E449

Peter Jackson, General Manager www.motec.com.au

GST Racing Seals Stand E40

Les Brown, Sales Manager www.kulite.com

Newman Cams Stand E847

Chris Gregory www.gstracing.co.uk

L.A.Sleeve Stand E585

Ken Newman, Partner www.newman-cams.com

GTMA Stand E1110

Nicholas Metchkoff www.lasleeve.com

Nexus (GB) Ltd Stand E1032

Julia Moore www.gtma.co.uk

Lane Electronics Stand E640

Andy Muller www.nexusgb.co.uk

GWP Protective Stand E742

Simon Hammerton www.fclane.com

Odlings M.C.R. Ltd Stand E541

Matthew Dobson www.gwp.co.uk

Laser Lines Ltd Stand E586

John Adams, Managing Director www.odlingsmcr.co.uk

HB Bearings Stand E873

Jeryl Adcock, Marketing Manager www.laserlines.co.uk

ODU UK Stand E842

Michael Hales, Sales Executive www.hb-bearings.com

Laser Prototypes Europe Ltd Stand E947

Nick Harper, Managing Director www.ode.de

HEL Performance Stand E746

Campbell Evans www.laserproto.com

Ole Buhl Racing Ltd Stand E496

Ben Viner www.h-e-l.co.uk

Lee Spring Limited Stand E433

Ole Buhl, Director www.obr.uk.com

Holinger Stand E240

Kay Stott www.leespring.co.uk

OPEN MIND Technologies AG Stand E1049

Leigh Nash, Director www.holinger.com.au

Lifeline Fire & Safety Systems Ltd Stand E185

Heike Pirker, Event & Marketing Manager www.openmind-tech.com

Barbara Tenivella www.frap-oem.com

Gill Sensors Ltd Stand E161 www.gillsensors.co.uk

Jim Morris www.lifeline-fire.co.uk

PES Magazine Stand E920 Andy Morley, Sales Director www.pesmag.co.uk

PFC Brakes Stand E660 Nick Bailey www.performancefriction.com

Pistal Racing SRL Stand E961 Nicoletta Visconti, Managing Director www.pistalracing.it

PMI Europe BV Stand E684 Robert Smith, Marketing www.pmi-europe.nl

Precision Technologies Int Ltd (PTI) Stand E249 Colin Palin, Motorsport Manager www.ptiltd.co.uk

Premier Fuel Systems Ltd Stand E1180 Richard Fletcher, Managing Director www.premier-fuel-systems.com

Pro-Bolt Ltd Stand E287 Ian Giles www.probolt.com

Quentor Cases Stand E731 Lucinda Westley-Smith, Sales & Marketing Manager www.quentor.com

Race Engine Technology Magazine Stand E260 Chris Perry www.highpowermedia.com

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Race Tech Stand E42

Souriau UK Ltd Stand E748

Think Automotive Ltd Stand E270

Viraver Technology SRL Stand E647

Soheila Kimberley, Director www.racetechmag.com

Peter Costin www.souriau.com

Matthew Potter, Director www.thinkauto.com

Andrea Rigolon www.viraver.com

Racecar Engineering Stand E384

SPA Design Stand E244

Tilton Engineering Inc Stand E548

VP Racing Fuels Inc Stand E472

Lauren Mills, Advertising Manager www.racecar-engineering.com

Tony Taylor, Sales Manager www.spa-uk.co.uk

Kirk Skaufel, Director www.tiltonracing.com

James Kelly, Regional Manager – Europe www.vpracingfuels.com

Raceparts UK Ltd Stand E390

SPAL Automotive UK Ltd Stand E530

Walkers Garage Stand E983

James Bloore, Director www.raceparts.co.uk

Matthew Morris, Managing Director www.spalautomotive.co.uk

Titan Motorsport & Automotive Engineering Stand E680

REM Surface Engineering Stand E941 Christina Michaud, Marketing www.remchem.com

Specialty Fasteners & Components Ltd Stand E887

Revotec Ltd Stand E284

Graham Leo, Sales Office Manager www.specialty-fasteners.co.uk

William Bartlett, Director www.revotec.com

SPR Stand E383

Richard Grant Mouldings Ltd Stand E283

Andy Chen www.sprracing.com.tw

Richard Grant, Managing Director www.rgmouldings.com

SS Tube Technology Stand E1087

Ringspann (UK) Ltd RCS Stand E470

Tracy Dewhirst www.sstubetechnology.com

Gordon Riseley, Head Of Division www.rcscables.com

SSAB Stand E946

Robert Bosch Ltd/Blaupunkt Stand E475 Jean Pierre Lihou www.bosch.co.uk

Owe Nilsson, Business Development / Controller Automotive www.ssab.com

RTU Stand E1162 Martin Sedlak, Marketing www.rtugroup.com

Sabelt UK & Ireland Stand E883 Steve Bennett, Managing Director www.sabelt.co.uk

Seating & Meeting Area Stand E990 Samantha Jempson, Publishing Manager

Semip Stand E1073 Maurice Darmon, Marketing www.semip.com

Serdi (UK) Ltd Stand E20 John Dormer, Director www.serdi.co.uk

Silicon Hoses.com Stand E499 Peter Miles, Managing Director www.siliconhoses.com

Simpson Performance Products Stand E540 Debbie Bishop, Vice President Of Marketing www.teamsimpson.com

Smiths Metal Centres Ltd Stand E786 Paul Garrett www.smithmetal.com

Zoe Timbrell, Sales & Marketing www.titan.uk.net

Titan Motorsports Stand E360 Jon Samila www.titanmotorsports.com

Titanium Engineers Stand E863 Tony Lawrence www.titaniumengineers.com

Total Seal Piston Rings Stand E772 Matt Hartford, Vice President www.totalseal.com

TPS Weld Tech Ltd Stand E643 Kim Anthony www.tpsweldtech.com

Trident Racing Supplies Ltd Stand E649

St Cross Electronics Stand E648

Bill Bray, Director www.tridentracing.co.uk

Dax Ward, Managing Director www.motorsportcables.com

TRS Motorsport Stand E642

Stand 21 UK Stand E590

James Ledamun www.trs-motorsport.com

Andrew Boakes, Manager www.stand21.fr

TRW Conekt Stand E343

Super B Stand E471

Nicola LLoyd www.conekt.net

Steven Bradshaw www.super-b.com

TTI Group Ltd Stand E445

Supertech Stand E546

Andy Borg, Managing Director www.ttigroup.org.uk

Willy Tagliavini, Director www.supertechperformance.com

TTV Racing Components Stand E130

Swedish Motorsport Industry Stand E330

Alan Crisp, Director www.ttvracing.com

Tony Ring, Series Director www.smi.nu

Ultimate Hearing Protection Stand E485

Syvecs Ltd/Life Racing Ltd Stand E1080

Dave Marshall www.ultimateear.com

Charlie Wright, Managing Director www.syvecs.co.uk

University of Bolton Stand E1062

TE Connectivity Stand E440

Aris Mattheou www.bolton.ac.uk

Laure Chaumont www.deutsch.net

VAC Motorsports Stand E380

Tekdata Interconnections Limited Stand E1046

Tony Salloum, President www.vacmotorsports.com

Martyn Pott, Business Development Manager www.tekdata-interconnect.com

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Steve Smith, Marketing www.walkers-garage.co.uk

Wavetrac Differentials Stand E1070 Dana C Clark, Technical Director www.wavetrac.net

WDS Component Parts Ltd Stand 1060 Louise Helliwell www.wdsltd.co.uk

Westwood Cylinder Liners Stand E862 Duncan Andrews, Partner www.westwoodcylinderliners.co.uk

Willans Stand E493 Simon Perkins, Managing Director www.willansharness.co.uk

Wirth Research Ltd Stand E520 Lisa Holloway, Marketing www.wirthresearch.com

WOSP Stand E391 Richard Wos, Director www.wosperformance.co.uk

Xceldyne/CV Products Stand E430 Jean-Charles Marteau, General Manager www.xceldyne.com

Xtrac Ltd Stand E162 Melanie Little www.xtrac.com

XYZ Machine Tools Stand E1240 Neil Andrews www.xyzmachinetools.com

Yamazaki Mazak UK Stand E1146 Maja Foster, Marketing Manager www.mazak.eu

Young Calibration Ltd Stand E840 Adrian Young, Managing Director www.youngcalibration.co.uk

Zircotec Stand E962 Peter Whyman, Director www.zircotec.com

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Variohm Eurosensor Ltd Stand E280

Nikos Floudas www.drakos.com.gr

Pat Goodridge, Sales Manager www.variohm.com

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Be part of the future of energy-driven motorsport and automotive development The world’s leading high performance low carbon conference returns to Birmingham NEC on 8 January.

Hosted by the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA), and now in its eighth year, the International Low Carbon Racing Conference has long been recognised as a powerful forum for those at the forefront of vehicle-based energy efficient innovation. It gathers leading figures from bodies such as the UK Automotive Council, from motorsport, automotive and beyond for an entire day of announcements and in-depth panel discussions covering past successes, new ideas and developments, future plans and new business opportunities.

The 2013 conference attracted more than 170 delegates from in excess of 100 organisations, and this year looks to be even more successful.

Distinguished names from previous panelists have included Alejandro Agag (Formula E), Ben Bowlby (DeltaWing Racing Cars), Nick Fry (Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team), Patrick Head (Williams Grand Prix Engineering), David Richards CBE (Aston Martin, Prodrive) and Graham Stoker (FIA).

Returning this year are Ulrich Baretzky (Audi), Thomas Laudenbach (Porsche), among a lineup also featuring Mike Gallery (Jaguar Land Rover), Roger Griffiths (Honda), Paul Newsome (Williams), Will Phillips

A previous panel at the International Low Carbon Racing Conference with Adrian Moore (Xtrac), Jonathan Heale (McLaren F1), David Richards (Prodrive/Aston Martin) and Richard Parry-Jones (the Automotive Council). Other distinguished former panelists have included Alejandro Agag (pictured top left, Formula E), Patrick Head (Williams) and Ben Bowlby (Nissan/Deltawing), while Ulrich Baretzky (Audi) and Thomas Laudenbach (Porsche) are returning speakers this year

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Attendees can see the latest low-carbon technologies up-close Get hands-on with examples from all sectors of motorsport

(IndyCar/Indy Lights), Mark Preston (Super Aguri Formula E), Steve Sapsford (Ricardo) and Steve Wickham (Toyota).

The day’s proceedings will be underscored by a showcase demonstrating the very latest low carbon advances, and allowing all in attendance to explore cutting-edge vehicles and technology from some of the leading names in motorsport and automotive, up-close.

The central theme for 2014 is the now-proven success of alternative energy

powertrains, on racetracks and roads across the globe. The past 12 months alone have represented a key milestone in this energyefficient journey, bolstered by international achievements in Le Mans, Pikes Peak and others.

This is a trend set to continue into 2014 and beyond with leading global race series including Formula 1, United SportsCar and World Endurance Championships placing even greater emphasis on energy efficiency and, of course, Formula E launching in September.

With mainstream automotive also fully embracing the genuine value of motorsport, a rapidly increasing number of production cars from the likes of Audi, Jaguar, Nissan and Volvo – to name only a few – boast ‘racebred’ low carbon innovations.

As such, motorsport – both as a powerhouse of innovation, and a vehicle to promote change – has had a significant impact which transcends industrial or international boundaries.

Visit the International Low Carbon Racing Conference to celebrate this success and learn – first-hand – how this is set to continue into the future. You’ll be able to express your views and ideas, direct questions to expert panelists, and experience the very latest innovations.

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Birmingham’s innovative past makes it an ideal show venue It’s the closest the UK has to Motor City – with Ozzy Osbourne in place of Marvin Gaye – and has witnessed some important milestones in the country’s engineering history

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or those new to the show, there are quite a few things that you may not know about Birmingham, so here are some facts. It is the second largest city in the United Kingdom with just over 1 million residents, humans (or hominids) have lived there for at least 500,000 years, and it is the home town of Nigel Mansell.

But Birmingham is best known in Britain as being a city of industry and innovation.

Benjamin Franklin travelled to the city on more than one occasion to ‘improve and increase Acquaintance among Persons of Influence.’ In the late 18th century, major advances in steam engines were made in and around the city, part of a history of innovation only surpassed in recent years by Silicon Valley in the USA and Silicon Fen in England. Which is why it is a fitting place for the Autosport Engineering Show to be hosted.

One of the leading lights during the industrial revolution was James Watt who, in 1784 patented a two-speed transmission. The wording of that patent reads: ‘Motion is communicated to the axle-tree of one or more wheels of the carriage by means of the

“circulating rotative to machinery” formerly patented by the inventor.

Two or more loose wheels of different diameters are placed to be locked on the axle and impart extra power for bad roads or steep ascents.’

In other words, he was already thinking about the eight speed seamless transmissions seen in F1 with hydraulically-actuated shifting. Technology which will of course be on display in the Engineering show with companies such as Sadev (8620) and Xtrac (E162) showing their wares.

Meanwhile, five years before Watt invented paddle shifting. just down the road, Matthew Wasbrough came up with the Pickard engine. It was a direct development of Thomas Newcomen’s reciprocating engine and featured – for the first time – a crank and flywheel. Things that Arrow Precision (E762) and TTV Racing Performance (E130) will be thanking him for.

But years after Wasborough paved the way for the 1.6-litre turbocharged V6 F1 engine, one of Watt’s employees – William Murdoch – came up with the bell crank, which of course is now seen on just about every competition car going. If you

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he Autosport International Show runs from 9-12 January at the NEC in Birmingham. It uniquely caters for industry professionals and motorsport fans alike, incorporating two trade-only days (9 & 10 January) to allow visitors and exhibitors to meet in a business to business environment and two busy and more relaxed public days (11 & 12 January) dedicated to motorsport enthusiasts.

Featuring every level of motor racing – from karting up to Formula 1 – and with exhibitors ranging from specialist engineering companies to major manufacturers and everything in between, Autosport International truly brings together the world of motorsport under one roof.

Tickets cost £26 in advance or £28 on the door.

The show is open from 9am to 6pm each day.

want to see what people tend to attach to his work, visit Nitron (7525) and check out their dampers. Murdoch’s other employer, Matthew Boulton, was concerned with plating fine silver, an industry that of course led directly to advanced DLC coatings.

Jump forward through history, and Birmingham has become a hub of the automotive industry – indeed Rolls Royce, MG, Rover, Austin, Jaguar and Supermarine all had factories in and around Birmingham. Birmingham was – and is – Britain’s equivalent of Detroit, the original Motown. And like that city it had a great music scene, albeit of a slightly different stripe – where Motor City had Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and The Supremes, Birmingham

boasted Black Sabbath, Napalm Death and Judas Priest.

More to the point, from 1986 to 1990 Birmingham hosted its own version of the Monaco Grand Prix, called the Superprix. It was for years an FIA International F3000 (the equivalent of GP2) championship round, and before local political self-interest killed the event, negotiations were under way for the British Grand Prix to be held there. The remains of the circuit can still be seen near New Street Station.

So if you want to be at the cutting edge of European racing technology, you really should take the chance to visit the Autosport Engineering Show at the NEC, and drink in all the history around you.

HOW TO GET TO THE SHOW By air The NEC is a few minutes walk from Birmingham Airport (BHX), which is served by more than 50 international airlines.

By land London is only 70 minutes away from Birmingham International Station, which itself is linked to the NEC. Trains also run directly to regional towns and cities.

London Midland and Virgin Trains operate services direct to Birmingham International from London and Birmingham.

There is a short covered walkway between Birmingham International and the NEC. Driving is not recommended due to very high on-site parking charges and heavy traffic.

By sea You can’t, although there is a canal vaguely nearby if you fancy attempting barge travel.

Where to stay The Hilton and Crowne Plaza Hotels are on site, and the ‘networking’ is legendary at both – but there is a wide selection of hotels in central Birmingham. Other hotels in the NEC area tend to be some way from the halls.

Racecar Engineering Come and see us at the show on stand E384 at the Autosport Engineering Show, held in association with Racecar Engineering, and take full advantage of special one- and two-year subscription rates. The editorial and advertising team will all spend time on the stand, as will some of our contributors.

Additionally this year, we are also present on stand 8324 in the main show over the full four days, so if you don’t get to us in Engineering, please come and find us over the weekend – we’ll be pleased to see you.

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AT’s redefined dry sump system Brand new Aero Tec from ATL AT Power, in conjunction with GB Enterprises, has designed and redefined the Mitsubishi 4G63/4 Dry Sump System.

With 800-1000bhp now becoming the norm for this engine and speeds in excess of 10,000rpm, AT has redesigned all areas of the kit.

Recently the company has designed kits that have internally-driven pumps, which completely eliminates the need for vulnerable external belts and pulleys.

Its sump design has also taken on a new ethos with internal scavenge galleries, which means that the pan can be shallower with no external trough, and – more importantly – there is significantly less pipework and less chance of a leak path.

The pump itself has been mounted on to the pan and in the front cover which houses the

drive for the pump – removing the need for a mounting bracket.

The pressure stage is now at the front of the engine, along with the PRV for ease of adjustment and packaging.

This does not exceed the packaging of the commonly used ATi Super Damper.

The kit has been machined completely from aircraft-grade billet aluminium and comes complete with a set of ARP fasteners for fitting.

See atpowerthrottles.com, or visit AT in Hall 9, stand E490 for more info.

On display at ASI will be a number of new racing fuel system products from ATL – Aero Tec Laboratories. The Bletchley, England-based firm manufacture composite bladder devices and fuel transfer systems.

First up is their new Saver Cell Cap (pictured). It is lightweight and made from billet-machined alloy, and boasts an improved sealing mechanism. With a comfortable grip, it’s designed for ease of use and has a sporty look and anodised finish which will compliment all racecars.

Next in the new lineup are revamped internal collectors.

Featuring a 3-litre capacity, they have ATL one-way trap doors and guiding vanes, which direct and trap fuel under acceleration and cornering force, yet retain fuel under braking forces.

The collectors can be supplied with single or double quick-release

pump mount straps, for quick and easy pump installation and removal, and can be retrofitted to any ATL Saver Cell from 30-170 litres.

Also on display at ASI will be ATL’s new I/D FIA/ACO refuelling rig hose. Featuring a smooth bore for improved speed, and an integral helical electrical bonding coil, it’s supplied in 5m or 10m lengths and is fuel resistant to high concentration e-content fuels.

See atlltd.com, or visit ATL at stand 8405 for more.

One-piece carbon wheels

Quaife’s new range for 2014

Autosport International will host the UK launch of the world’s first one-piece carbon fibre wheel to enter production, through Australian firm Carbon Revolution.

It uses carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) – a super-strong and lightweight material, typically three times stronger and stiffer for its weight than steel, aluminium or titanium.

The CR-9 Series offers weight savings of 40-50 per cent over aluminium equivalents, with 19-inch wheels weighing as little as 7kg, to deliver improved performance and fuel economy.

Initially aimed at top-end motoring, with vehicles such as the Porsche 911, Audi R8,

RT Quaife Engineering Ltd, a long-term ASI exhibitor, will be debuting a portfolio of new highperformance drivetrain products for the 2014 season on stand number 8500.

Arguably the most exciting of Quaife’s 2014 range is a five-speed sequential gearkit for the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V-VIII models. Designed to offer ultra-rapid gearshifts while retaining the original gearbox casing to reduce cost and improve packaging, the unit features an uprated fivespeed geartrain and replacement tailcase which houses a state-ofthe-art Quaife sequential shift mechanism.

Quaife will unveil the pre-production version of a sequential gearkit for the new Lotus Elise S Cup R, which uses the 1.8-litre

Lamborghini Gallardo and McLaren MP4-12C, motorsport is firmly in the future plans, along with aerospace applications.

With its background in advanced materials R&D and vehicle engineering, the carbon composites specialist’s first wheels appeared in Formula SAE competition nearly a decade ago, and its technical partners include the local Deakin and RMIT Universities.

‘We look at it as an efficiency technology,’ said Brett Gass, Carbon Revolution’s engineering director.

‘When you can look at two-to-four per cent fuel economy savings by a bolt-on, retro-fittable technology, the auto industry should be very interested in that.

‘From a vehicle dynamics perspective, if you want to improve performance efficiency, this is the place to start.

When you do the materials selection, you want something that doesn’t fatigue, is robust and doesn’t corrode – and here we came up with carbon fibre.’

Visit carbonrev.com or stand 6575, Hall 6.

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2ZR-FE Toyota engine. Quaife’s design offers six close gears with bespoke internals inside the original Toyota maincase and a large choice of ratios – making it ideal for circuit use.

Switching to the everpopular Ford marque, the production version of Quaife’s QKE38Z Ford IB5 sequential gearkit for Fiesta, Focus and Ka models will also be on display, as will the definitive version of the innovative QBM1M in-line four-speed sequential transmission which incorporates a drop gear package for fine tuning on oval circuits.

Quaife will also unveil new Automatic Torque Biasing differential applications at ASI 2014, including a fitment for the Subaru BRZ/Toyota GT86 coupes.

For more info see quaife.co.uk or visit stand 8500.

Motorsport. Redefined.

Highly Evolved.

The STACK LCD Motorspor t Display is the next evolution of driver communcation and data acquisition. Designed specifically for the harshest of environments, the carbon composite housing is IP67 sealed against water and dust intrusion and will Actual Screen Images easily withstand 20 g of continuous vibration and 50 g of shock shock. Our 7� LCD panel ensures easy visibility under all circumstances with a retina level pixel densisty, unmatched brightness and an optically bonded lens for extreme glare suppression. The display layout is fully configurable to your individual specifications. The system will accomodate four GPS programmable data bus channels (2 CAN and 2 serial) in conjunction with a nearly senso and its integrated 3 Axis Accelerometer. Data limitless amount of discrete analog sensors collection can occur at up to 1 kHz and the internal memory allows for practically infinite recording time. User defininable warnings take advantage of super bright, multi-coloured LEDs placed around the perimeter of the chassis to aler t the driver to critical onscreen information. Quite simply, everything else suddenly seems a bit dated.

World Class Instrumentation stackltd.com

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Latest Variohm sensor

Corsa engine dry sump kit

The new Hall Effect sensor from Variohm EuroSensor has a programmable angle and a well-proven design, and is absolutely ideal for all extreme motorsport applications.

With its characteristic curve, and a choice of housing materials and shaft options, the Euro XP series angle sensor offers the motorsports user a wide range of built-in and optional features that maximise its cost-effective use in position feedback applications – taking in sequential gearbox, throttle and steering angle measurement.

The Euro XP has an industryfavoured ratiometric output from a nominal 5V DC supply and a redundant dual-track 360-degree measuring range

AT Power, alongside their new Mitsubishi 4G73/4 Dry Sump System, has also added to its range with a Dry Sump Kit for the Vauxhall X16 XE engine, commonly used for the Super 1600 class in rallying.

This kit has been designed to lead the way in the future of dry sump engines. With a semi-integrated pump that locks into the scavenge trough of the sump pan, you can see just how compact this kit really is.

It’s lightweight and compact and machined from billet aircraftgrade aluminium. There are

which can be factory programmed for angles from 30-360 degrees for both range and curve. It’s highly accurate and can provide an independent linearity of +/0.5 per cent of each signal range, with repeatability to better than 0.2 per cent.

The sensor element – supported in a robust bearing arrangement – is available in a choice of anodised aluminium or high temperature-resistant plastic-sealed housings that both meet IP67 environmental ratings and may be used at short-term ambient temperatures up to 150degC. Visit Variohm at ASI in Hall 9, stand E280 or check out variohm.com for more details.

no external drive pulleys or belts, and no external scavenge hoses or fittings required from pump to sump.

The pump is internally chain-driven, and is duel ported for a stable oil flow at higher RPM, while there are ARP fasteners throughout the pump.

AT Power’s full range of kits also take in Ford Duratec and Sigma, as well as the Vauxhall 20-litre XE, Honda K20 and Mitsubishi Evo. You can visit AT in Hall 9, stand E490 or see atpower throttles.com for more info.

Intelligent race fuelling Weighing specialists EEC Performance Systems have announced their new f-POD Intelligent Race Fuel Bowser.

Designed with input from one of the UK’s leading singleseater teams, it has addressed all of the issues it was tasked with. With a UK base and technical support, it claims to offer much more than anything else on the market.

The 10.2-inch full-colour touchscreen PC, combined with EEC’s inspired, step-by-step graphical instructions, means that the f-POD is easy to use, making refuelling errors a thing of the past.

The f-POD can run multiple drivers simultaneously, recording a data history, which is available to view instantly on screen and to download via USB. EEC’s patented ATC system ensures that the f-POD weighs fuel accurately at any circuit

in the world without the need for recalibration.

With safety a priority, all of the electronic components and battery are housed in a sealed steel cabinet to eliminate any possible spark risk. The pump utilises an explosion-proof motor and ancillary components are ATEX approved. The f-POD is CE marked and meets all current applicable directives.

Visit EEC at the Autosport International exhibition stand E432, or see eecperformancesystems.com for more information.

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TICKET INFO Trade registration for Europe’s largest dedicated motorsport trade show is available now exclusively through the show’s website – www.autosportinternational.com.

With Thursday and Friday 9-10 January 2014 exclusively reserved for members of the industry, and taking in Autosport Engineering in association with Racecar Engineering, registration starts from £26, and includes a Trade Directory.

Trade group discounts are available, with tickets £24 for groups of 11 to 20 people, £23 for groups of 21 to 50 people and £22 for groups of more than 51 people.

Forward thinking The new Zero 360 is a prime example of how a manufacturer, in touch with the objectives of the sport’s rulemakers, stays ahead of the game.

NEW • Bottle mounts directly to the vehicle • Mechanical or electrical operating heads

• Plug and play electrical wiring • Operates in any orientation • 2.25Kg and 3.0Kg variants.

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Renault Sport Technologies selects PFC Brakes for Clio RS R3T rally car Highly-respected US firm develops high-performance brake system that meets FIA technical and cost guidelines for the R3T Clio RS rally car

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einforcing its position as a leader in the design and manufacture of competition brake systems, PFC Brakes has been chosen as official brake supplier to Renault Sport Technologies for its new Clio RS R3T rally car. Complying with FIA R3 regulations, PFC Brakes’ pads, discs and calipers incorporate a number of key innovations – such as piston cap insulators – to deliver exceptional performance on tarmac and gravel while still achieving the stringent cost and technical requirements set for the category.

With the Clio RS 200 EDC’s turbocharged 1618cc engine generating more power than the existing R3 car, PFC Brakes’ engineers set out to develop a durable brake system to withstand the higher loads and temperatures generated.

Innovations, typically found in the highest levels of motorsport, were incorporated to deliver the high performance specified.

Examples include piston cap insulators that reduce temperature transfer to the brake fluid by as much as 55degC, therefore minimising risk of boiling fluid. Larger and wider front discs are specified for tarmac to improve heat dissipation, even under increased loads such as those experienced on long tarmac stages.

PFC Brakes’ engineers specified a derivative of its proven ZR34 caliper, the forged monoblock aluminium caliper offering the best blend of weight and stiffness. Clever design also enabled PFC Brakes to offer a brake pad with a larger radial depth, providing a larger contact area to deliver better stopping power than the standard size typically used by competitors.

Testing across a variety of surfaces led PFC’s engineers to determine that due to the wide operating window of its pads, just two PFC compounds can satisfy the demands of

PFC Brakes set out to develop a durable brake system for the Clio RS 200, to withstand the higher loads and temperatures generated

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drivers of all abilities on all surfaces. Both the chosen compounds deliver improved bite, modulation and release characteristics with one of the versions offering particular resistance to wheel locking.

To enable drivers to use the brakes right from the start of a stage, PFC specified brake pads designed to work at low temperatures and the unique metallic matrix construction ensures consistency for the duration of a stage, further inspiring driver confidence.

The announcement to supply Renault Sport Technologies follows PFC Brakes’ selection as official brake partner to Porsche for its Supercup chassis earlier this year. ‘We are delighted to be nominated by Renault Sport Technologies for such an important car,’ says PFC Brakes Europe’s managing director Peter Babbage. ‘Together with Renault Sport Technologies, PFC Brakes has created a competitive and affordable

rally brake package ideally suited to competitors in the R3 category that will inspire confidence, whatever the surface.’

ABOUT PFC BRAKES Founded in 1953 and headquartered in Clover, South Carolina, USA, PFC Brakes designs and manufactures high performance brake components for motorsport, performance road, commercial vehicle, off-highway and motorcycle applications. With a culture of ‘No Compromise’ that runs through the whole organisation, PFC Brakes sets the standard with innovative brake parts to outperform and outlast the competition. This advantage has led PFC Brakes to be specified by leading vehicle manufacturers. In motorsport, PFC Brakes has won more championships than any other brake company in the world.

Its European headquarters are in Banbury, UK. www.pfcbrakes.com

from green light to great chequered flag.to the show lineup Three new additions Bremsen hit double figure expansion

UK company Bremsen will have a full range of Pagid pads on show at Autosport International

‘Bremsen Technik (UK) has international distributor for Pagid racing pads, Brembo high experience in friction materials for commercial performance products and Sachs clutches and vehicles, high performance, racing and now units.’

PAGID RSL – newly developedsuspension long distance/endurance mountain bikes,’ explains commercial manager Bremsen Technik will be exhibiting at the racing pads Paul Jelfs. ‘The company’s knowledge in Autosport International Show, displaying the compounding, technical characteristics and new range of Pagid RS racing pads which were understanding the market support bothRS 19 and introduced this year.

Theirthe success is down Ourof„yellow pad“ (Pagid RS 29) has been benchmark the manufacture of specific racing friction materials to new materials that extend the boundaries in endurance for many years.

With the knowledge gained as the and the sales of the exclusive UK distribution of performance. The PAGIS RSL designs have world’s leading friction manufacturer, TMD Friction have developed an of top end products. In the high performance increased bite and higher operating temperature endurance racing brake pad which is even better: new generation sector, Bremsen Technik is the exclusive ranges.

The PAGID RSTThe range of four materials

have a graduation of high friction with high fade resistance for different applications. The PAGID RSC, meanwhile, is developed for ceramic disc applications. Both RSL and RST have proved to be superior and many top teams are gaining a winning advantage from these products.

‘In a year where most companies are still reducing sales in the economic market, we are going against the trend with double figure expansion,’ says Jelfs.

For full details, visit racepads.co.uk

Pagid RSL1 has excellent modulation and release characteristics, as well as stable friction across a broad temperature range.

Better still; the wear rate has been significantly improved to give you BMRS – the lightweight solution the race performance you need. When it comes to a winning combination, XYZ specialise in supplying generating millions of pounds RSL1 tools, is the ultimate choice in endurance top qualityPagid built machine in orders over the last 10 years racing.Brown & Miller Racing Solutions are 100 per cent dedicated to

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with the very best in powerful since we started exhibiting. but easy-to-use CNC controls.

‘We have just extended our www.pagidracing.com They also support all products factory to 90,000ft and we info@bremsentechnik.de and customers across the will introduce some exciting + 49 6172 59 UK from their dedicated XYZ76 60 new products at MACH 2014 in Pagid in is a registered TMD Centres. Formed 1984, XYZ trademark April.ofWe areFriction also opening a new has grown to be the largest showroom in Newcastle, England.’ supplier of CNC machine tools XYZ will be displaying and in the UK market, and now completing live demonstrations of 130521-anzeige-24-h-nurburgring-e.indd 2 exports across Europe, the their latest machine innovations, Middle East and Africa. ‘We have such as the ProtoTRAK range always considered exhibitions of well-respected machines, that to be the ideal way of displaying are used in the manufacture products and the ability to and development of many conduct a demonstration of a autosport companies products machine is highly effective,’ including the R&D departments says managing director Nigel of most F1 teams.

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motorsport, with more than 40 years experience. They specialise in hoses and fittings that are lightweight and virtually satisfy every form of racing application. Their industry standard ProGold convoluted hose system, Smoothbore hose and Adaptor ranges, are just a few of a wide variety of products available. As well as these, BMRS also provide custom-engineered fittings designed to optimise hose installations where standard fittings may not be suitable.

‘The Autosport international Engineering Show continues to be a worthwhile opportunity for us,’ explains owner Barry Miller, 22.05.13 ‘we continue to develop and add to our product range in order to meet the changing and challenging requirements presented to us.

The UK business continues to add to its customer base and our efforts across Europe are showing good results. Furthermore, the USA side of the business is doing exceptionally well, expanding into key locations outside of its North Carolina base. The international sales efforts outside of USA and Europe have and will continue to present opportunities.'

For further information on their products, visit bmrs.net

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Sin R1: just 18 months from concept to road and racecars

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concept born in a meeting at Autosport International 2012 and launched at January’s 2013 show, the Sin R1 sportscar project will return to Birmingham’s NEC for this year’s show, in the form of fully-fledged race and road versions.

The vehicle is a joint venture between British company Pro Formance Metals and the newly-formed Sin Car GmbH in Germany, and made its public debut earlier this year on the Daventry firm’s Autosport International stand, 12 months after the parties first met.

In the nine months since breaking cover, development of the vehicle has continued and it has now contested three rounds of the GT Cup since making its first appearance at Silverstone in August.

'A lot’s happened since we started discussing the project at ASI 2012 – if you told us where we’d be 18 months later, starting from a blank piece of paper, I wouldn’t have believed you,' explains Pro Formance Metals director Phil Matts.

'We had the prototype Sin R1 at the show in 2013, and

EEC LAUNCH NEW FUEL BOWSER Weighing specialists EEC Performance Systems announce their new f-POD Intelligent Race Fuel Bowser. Designed with input from one of the UK’s leading single-seater teams, the new bowser has addressed all of the issues raised on conception.

With a UK base and technical support, the f-POD offers much more than any market rival.

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we’ll be back in January for the 2014 event with full roadgoing and race versions, ready for the open market.

'There’s been lots of hard work and no sleep, but every time the car’s been on track in the GT Cup, we’ve made progress.

In the final round, at Donington, we were running second in class at one stage.

'We’ve already seen a lot of interest in the Sin R1.

Several teams are looking at testing it over the winter, and chances are there’ll be three or four teams running it in the GT Cup next year.'

The Sin R1 features an FIA-homologated spaceframe chassis from Pro Formance Metals, weighs 1000kg in race specification, and is powered by a Chevrolet LS7 V8 engine producing approximately 500bhp.

Fellow Autosport International exhibitors AP Racing and M.E.RIN Safety Fuel tanks are involved, supplying brakes and full cell solutions.

For more information about Pro Formance Metals, visit proformancemetals.co.uk or Stand 6405, Hall 6 at Autosport International 2014.

The 10.2-inch full-colour touchscreen PC, combined with EEC’s inspired step-by-step graphical instructions, means that the f-POD is child’s play to use, making refuelling errors a thing of the past.

The f-POD can run multiple drivers simultaneously, recording a data history which is available to view instantly on screen and to download via USB. EEC’s patented ATC system ensures the f-POD weighs fuel accurately at any circuit in the world without the need for recalibration.

With safety a priority, all electronic components and the battery are housed in a sealed steel cabinet to eliminate any possible spark risk. The pump uses an explosion-proof motor and ancillary components are ATEX-approved. The f-POD is CE marked and meets all current applicable directives.

For more details contact EEC Performance Systems on 0044 (0)1455 891623, email enquiries@eec-ltd. com or visit eecperformancesystems.com.

You can also visit EEC Performance Systems at the Autosport International exhibition stand E342.

The IMBW 2014 schedule is as follows: 6-7 January Race Tech World Motorsport Symposium 8 January MIA 'Low Carbon' Racing Conference 9 January MIA Business Awards Dinner 9-10 January Autosport Engineering in association with Racecar Engineering 9-10 January MIA Workshops 9-10 January UKTI International Business Exchange 10 January Motorsport Safety Fund ‘Watkins Lecture’ 9-12 January Autosport International International Motorsport Business Week (IMBW) will again bring the industry’s key figures together in Birmingham on 6-12 January 2014. Now in its fourth year, IMBW will host a range of focused events to provide a week of extended networking and business opportunities, leading into Autosport International. www.internationalmotorsport businessweek.com Trade registration Registration is still open for Europe’s largest dedicated motorsport trade show, Autosport International 2014.

Being held at Birmingham’s NEC on 9-12 January, the event will again include two days dedicated to industry guests, Autosport Engineering in association with Racecar Engineering, on 9-10 January.

Adult tickets are £26, with discounts available for group bookings. You can register now at: www.autosport international.com/trade

Piper step up technical ability with high quality cam grinding equipment

ANSYS BOOKS UP Simulation specialist ANSYS has booked its place at the Autosport show. The company develops, markets and supports simulation software used to foresee how product designs will behave and how manufacturing processes will operate in real-world environments.

ANSYS simulation tools are used extensively by motorsports teams and are indispensable in developing aspects of racecars, such as air intakes, engine ports, body structures, suspension, engine control electronics and others.

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K-based firm Piper can trace its roots back almost 50 years. But it takes more than history and heritage to keep a company at the top of its field – it takes constant improvement. And with this in mind, Piper Cams have just taken delivery of a Berco Lynx 2000 specialist CNC cam grinding machine.

Unless you are a camshaft expert, that probably won’t mean much to you. But this very special piece of equipment is the same as those used by several current Formula 1 engine builders – including Ferrari – to produce their highly sophisticated race cams.

This machine can produce a negative radius profile down to 15mm - if you know of another machine in the UK able to do

this, let us know, because we haven’t heard of it!

You won’t need to be a Formula 1 team to benefit (or afford) this level of technical excellence, as Piper will be using this equipment on the performance cams it produces for your race, performance or classic car.

Piper’s unique production techniques enable them to

produce ‘Formula 1 quality’ camshafts at a highly competitive price, and also offer prototype and small batch camshafts to fulfil race and out-of-production classic requirements.

Piper will be exhibiting at the Autosport International Show, in Hall 8, stand 8605.

To view the full range of Piper Cams, visit their website: pipercams.co.uk

ENGINE VILLAGE Autosport Engineering sees the arrival of a new Engine Village, organised by The Engine Rebuilder at Autosport Engineering. The Engine Rebuilder serves the interests of engine machinists and rebuilders, and the 'Village' will include companies involved in and supplying this market.

Tilton clutches commits to ASI 2014 C alifornia’s Tilton Racing were the first to bring the carbon/carbon clutch to the Formula 1 world, winning it’s first race in 1987, in Ayrton Senna’s Lotus-Honda, and Tilton’s technology can still be seen in most clutches today. Tilton’s driveline components have been winning championships for years, including 17 out of the last 21 NASCAR Cup competitions.

Tilton will be exhibiting at Autosport International, which is highly beneficial for the company as a Tilton spokesman explains.

'We get to display our products to the European market, stay in touch with existing customers and meet new customers. We are able to support our distributor in the UK and competition suppliers, and displaying within the Engineering section of the ASI show has worked very well.

‘We have exhibited since “Engineering” days were first established. The show is nearly on par with the Performance Racing Industry show and better than the SEMA show.'

Tilton will be displaying their recent Generation 3 range of hydraulic release bearings (HRB), which are available in four different mounting styles. ‘These hydraulic release bearings (concentric slave cylinders) offer a wide range of height options to fit virtually any application. We will be introducing our newly redesigned 600-Series Overhung and Firewall-mount pedal assemblies too.’

Read more at tiltonracing.com, or visit Tilton at Autosport Engineering, Stand E548.

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Companies that have signed up to exhibit for Companies that have signed up to exhibit f the first time at the the first time at the 2014 show include: 2014 show include: ACTech GmbH, E740 Aliant Ultralight Battery,ACTech E80 GmbH, E740 Aliant Ultralight Batte ANSYS, E1190 ANSYS, E1190 Atec Autotechnic Ltd, E841 Atec Autotechnic Ltd, Athena - GET, E943 Braille Battery UK, E160Athena - GET, E943 Braille Battery UK, E1 Brise Ltd, E587 Brown & Miller Racing Brise Ltd, E587 Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, E1260 Solutions, E1260 CaseLner, E340 CaseLner, E340 EOS – Electro Optical EOS – Electro Optical Systems, E942 Systems, E942 Goodridge Ltd, E262 Goodridge Ltd, E262 Holinger Engineering, E240 Injen Technology, E241 Holinger Engineering, Injen Technology, E24 Koni, E940 Lane Electronics, E640 Koni, E940 Lane Electronics, E640 MaxParts/Norma UK, E683 Nexus (GB) Ltd, E1032 MaxParts/Norma UK, E Nexus (GB) Ltd, E1032 ODU UK, E842 ODU UK, E842 Sabelt UK & Ireland, E883 SPAL Automotive UK Ltd,Sabelt E530 UK & Ireland, E SPAL Automotive UK L Stand 21 UK, E590 Tekdata InterconnectionsStand Ltd, 21 UK, E590 Tekdata Interconnecti E1046 E1046 Wirth Research, E520 Wirth Research, E520

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