This year's winner...
The car:
Norma 2014 pikes peak unlimited division
Drivetrain: Mid Engine, RWD
Engine: 2.0L L4 Turbo Honda
Transmission: 6 Speed
Power: 450 hp
Weight: 610 kg
The winner in 1988, before the road was paved. Definitely a much more hair-raising experience.
The car
How about on a motorbike with a professional racer? That's pretty hair-raising too!
An advertisement-free blog about motorcycling, Northern life, home improvement, power plants, submarines, nuclear stuff, and a few other off-beat subjects. Comments are welcome. (Image is the Selway Crags in Northern Idaho)
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Four-Stroke Engines: Flatheads and OHV designs
Flathead Engines:
An early and very common valve arrangement was the "flathead" engine.
An early and very common valve arrangement was the "flathead" engine.
Four stroke engines - basics
On the earlier post about Two-Stroke Engines, much of the focus was on the difficulty two-strokes have with exhaust gas and intake charge flow reversal and flow-through. There was also some discussion of engineering techniques that attempt to overcome these issues.
Sunday, June 05, 2016
...about that diet...
In this post I mentioned how I go about diet and exercise. At one point I mentioned that it's difficult to be on a ketogenic diet and perform strenuous exercise, particularly anaerobic exercises like lifting weights.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)