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Classic Racing Engines

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This authoritative book gives an overview of fifty classic motor racing engines selected from an eighty-year period starting in 1914, when racing engines emerged as a distinct type of power unit. Including many famous engines as well as others that are less well known, it gives a clear sense of each unit's significance in terms of both its racing history and the advancement of technology. Each unit has a full description, plus technical drawings and photographs. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Haynes Pub Group (January 1, 2001)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 192 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1859606490


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 90


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.1 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.75 x 11 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #2,876,300 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #152 in Motorcycle Racing #644 in Automotive Engine Mechanics #1,014 in Automotive Racing


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Awesome book....well worth the read
Not as detailed in the 'specification' category as I first expected but who wants to read pages full of stats anyways? I've an automotive background so wanted to know more about every subject but given the few books dedicated to automotive engines this one is a keeper. Weighted towards older engines but has a good look at more modern ones. It is interesting to look at the bhp/ton over the years as this illustrates the technology/ material / thinking differences. I'm sure you could criticize it if you wanted but it has given me years of reading pleasure and will do for more to come I'm sure. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2011 by Scottsborn
    • Know a motorhead? Get them this book!
Wow. I own hundreds of automotive books, but "Class Racing Engines" is the one that I read over and over. It combines deep technical information, fantastic photos, rare blueprints, and most important of all, Ludvigsen's unique ability to place things within a historical context. What I like most about this book is how it puts you right in the shoes of the engine designer. What should the valve angle be? Hemispherical combustion chamber? Materials? Number of bearings? You get the picture... this book gets you deep into motor design and then wallows around in it. It's almost a sinful delight to read. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2004 by Customer
    • A Classic for Gearheads
If you are into racing and high performance automobiles, this is a book fo you. The majoraity of the engines come from European manufactures, but there are some U.S. and Japenese engines also. I plan on keeping this book for the rest of my life.
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2012 by RustyC
    • Five Stars
Great info and fits my main interest
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2018 by James Demas
    • No nanny-pamby beginner's guide
This is a top rank work on the subject of the highly specialized realm of racing engines. Prepare to learn from this one.
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2014 by William
    • Five Stars
Very good and in depth
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2016 by Kindle Customer
    • Fascinating
A very interesting, well written book.
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2015 by Denis Lupton
    • Delightful technical details of racing engines, 5 stars!
First off, this book will not interest you if you don't have a certain amount of passion for history, racing or technical prose. Now you can read on... Mr. Karl Ludvigsen, whom I have had the pleasure to communicate with, has managed to compile an elaborate technical analysis of 50 classic racing engines that made their mark on the Formula/GP circuit. The book starts with an introduction by the renowned engine designer, Eiji Taguchi, who has designed some amazing engines for Honda and Sauber in an enviable career. In the Foreword, Eiji casts light on what he thinks are the key technical areas of interest in racing engine technology. These have to do with the reduction of frictional losses, improvement of charging efficiency, weight reduction, fueling system and the use of electronics. If you have an interest in getting involved in racing engines, then these are the areas you should have serious interest in. So its delightful that Mr. Ludvigsen's survey delves into those areas that Eiji mentions. In addition, as the reader progresses from chapter to chapter, they will find that the order of technical description is quite constant. So it doesn't become overbearing to compare two engines in two different chapters. For example, on the highly celebrated Ford DFV 3L V8 built by Ford, the author gives a bit of history into how the development efforts converged to producing an engine, then moves onto the specifications for bore, stroke, valve diameters, compression ratio, valve lift, cam timing and weights and finally onto the more intricate details of construction (make and materials) ending with a tabular summary of engine specifications. Every engine described in this book holds this format more or less, which I really liked. I should also mention that at the end of the book is a two page tabular summary of the key dimensions of all 50 engines which makes quick comparisons easy. A key point - The selected engines are not only successful ones like the dozen time winner DFV V8 and the Coventry Climax I4 but troublesome designs like the dauntingly complex BRM V16 which succumbed to poor on-track performances and numerous component failures. What I admire about this book is how it shows that in engineering, there really is no right answer. You can be as successful on the track with a paltry 176 HP but simplistic design as the Coventry Climax did. You can achieve that amount of success also with a turbocharged TAG-P01 1.5L V6 from Porsche that produced an astounding 537.7bhp/litre and 860bhp @ 12,000 RPM! It is absolutely fascinating to read the climate surrounding the designs and the rules, stipulations and cost factors that limited the designs of the engines. If I was ever irritated with anything in this book, its that SI and imperial units are combined in places. If displacement is in "cc", then it should be about cc's everywhere. I believe that for our times, its makes sense to describe dimensions in the SI system. However, this is only a minor issue that distracted me while reading. Please enjoy this book by all means! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2013 by Ron George

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