It is based on David Kimble’s drawing which he did for Road & Track. I have two versions of this file: The Normal file is 1024×500 pixels and around 227K in size. It has a moderate amount of detail. Suitably sized for a Windows background. The Big file is 2500×1200 pixels and around 720K in […]
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Every Sunday evening I rotate two videos up onto the site. So if the video you want to see isn’t up right now, check back next week. Each video comes in both large and small versions to accommodate those of you on dialup as well as high-speed connections.. All the videos use the Divx5 codec.
The delectable artifact I’m examining at the top of this page is a piston and connecting rod assembly from last year’s Ferrari Formula 1 racing engine. The design and dimensions of these components reveal much about how today’s Fl engines extract 800 horsepower from just 3.0 liters of displacement. The diameter of this piston measures
Here is the homemade valve spring compressor I made when my Golf broke a valve spring.My mechanic had a professional valve spring compressor that he let me take measurements off of and I just copied the design with materials that I had on hand. This tool consists of three parts: a “L” shaped mounting bracket,
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I’ve been making some RallyVideos in my spare time and now have them up on this website so I can share them with my fellow rally fans. What’s a RallyVideo you ask? It’s a music video of sorts – a number of short video clips of World Rally Championship cars in action strung together and
A time traveler from 50 years ago would find today’s Formula 1 cars radically different, but would be equally surprised at the relative lack of change in engine technology. Turbochargers have come and gone and there hasn’t been a switch to two-stroke or rotary, scotch yoke engines – let alone to gas turbines or something