Scuderi Group, an engine development company that is re-engineering the conventional four-stroke engine to advance fuel-efficient engine design, today announced it filed new patents to develop the second generation Scuderi™ split-cycle engine. Achieving an industry-first, Scuderi has applied a V design to the split-cycle engine to improve thermodynamic efficiencies for turbo charging and to provide automotive engineers more design flexibility. Simulation tests on the Scuderi V engine will begin January 2011, supporting other key programs underway including the engine map and on-the-road vehicle simulations. [Read more…]
VIC Quick To Sign Up For Cornbury Park
Former sports car, rally and Formula 1 driver Vic Elford is the first star name to commit to appearing at the first Rally Show to be held at Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire, on 14/15 May 2011. [Read more…]
Launch Of New British Motor Festival
The first ever British Motor Festival is to be held at the Royal Windsor Racecourse, Berkshire, from 11th – 13th March 2011. The Festival, as featured by Car Dealer Magazine , is set to be one of the most exciting new consumer events in 2011 and will run alongside the annual British Leisure Show, which attracted over 21,000 visitors in 2010. [Read more…]
Autosport Awards Honour Barrichello
AT&T Williams’ Rubens Barrichello has won the prestigious Gregor Grant prize at the Autosport Awards. Held at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, the British motorsport industry’s annual awards evening last night honoured Rubens’ extensive racing career and achievements across the sport’s various formulae. Rubens celebrated 300 Formula One races at this year’s Belgian Grand Prix and will contest his 19th season with the AT&T Williams team in 2011, making him the longest serving driver in the history of the sport. [Read more…]