OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASESilverstone, Jul 06, 2008 * Lewis won with over a minute * Heikki Kovalainen fifth * Lewis leads the championship tied on points with Massa and Räikkönen * Vodafone McLaren Mercedes third in the Constructors’ ChampionshipVodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix in Silverstone, the first of the team’s two home races. After an eventful race over 60 laps (308.355...
27 Nov 2008
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Book Review: Hilliers Fundamentals of Motor Vehicle Technology
I am aspiring Motorsport engineering undergraduate and i have found Hilliers book of fundamentals of motor vehicle technology (part one) priceless in teaching me about the anatomy of a car. It gives in excellent detail everything my inquiring mind has needed in the build up to my course. It begins with the very basics reasoning why chassis are like they are, why the drive is at the back in most cars, why steering is only for front...
8 Nov 2008
Should Formula One be single engine format?
From Blogger PicturesFormula one began 58 years ago with the Alfa Romeo team of Farina and the great Fangio hitting the top, and ever since the first race in 1950, the aim of formula one has been to put engineering to its limits, safely, how fast can we go without dieing? As a motorsport engineering student, I see the whole idea behind the...
28 Aug 2008
Body Types
There are five common body styles for light weight passenger vehicles, the main purpose of these is to provide comfort and safety for those inside as well as being a load bearing structure. Most cars are made by 'Unitary Construction' (chassis-less) with all the components assembled within.This means cars can be mass produced, often with...
22 Aug 2008
Alternator Diode
The alternator is a form of generator. When the engine runs, this generator provides electrically energy to charge the cars battery. This provides electrical energy for the electrical systems within the vehicle as well as keeping the battery fully charged. (a Dynamo generator is used occasionally but an alternator is fitted in most common vehicles.) The generator must change the mechanical (kinetic) energy into electrical energy.In...
Four Stroke Engine
Animation of a four stroke cycleA four stroke engine is the most common internal combustion engine of modern times. It uses a spark ignition system which is very similar to the compression ignition in a diesel engine. The 'four - stroke' is so called as it applies driving power and supplies force through four 'strokes' which, amongst other...
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