Archive Audi A4 quattro Having turned rallying on its head with four-wheel drive, Ingolstadt brought the technology to the track. For a season the A4 quattro reigned – and then came 1997… Words: Keith… September 2006 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive Grand designs 1987 Keith Howard traces two separate approaches from when active suspension seemed the answer In 1987 both Lotus and Williams ran active suspension, starting a process that would end acrimoniously seven… March 2006 Issue By Keith Howard
Great Read Archive X-ray spec – Cooper T81-Maserati Having scaled the heights of back-to-back wins in both the drivers' and constructors' championships in 1959-60, Cooper found the terrain beyond steeply downhill. In 1961 it finished fourth in the… March 2005 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive Mercedes-llmor 500i One engine. One race. One win. Mario Illien talks about the push-rod engine that was developed in secret, produced more than 1000bhp and won the Indy 500 for Penske in… April 2007 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive Michelin F1 Radial It's brave move for a new player to change the rules of the game. On the eve of Michelin's return to F1, Keith Howard recalls how they transferred road technology… November 2000 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive X-ray spec -- McLaren MP4/2 Two brave design choices brought dominating success, the car's designer tells Keith Howard In Formula One the 1980s were McLaren's decade. From 1980 to '89 the team won no fewer… October 2005 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive Nomex Thanks to its extraordinary fire resistant properties, Nomex is reputed to have saved up to 5,000 people from death or critical injury. Keith Howard reports on a synthetic superhero To… April 2000 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive Making gains when it rains The onset of bad weather radically alters the demands made both on engineers in the pits and on the man on the track By Keith Howard Many a motor race… October 2007 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive Technofile - Koni adjustable damper To ensure F1 cars stick to the track in 1999, they bolt on a bigger wing. It wasn't always that easy. Keith Howard recalls an innovative suspension invention. Remember the… May 1999 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive X-ray spec: Jaguar D-type Coventry's endurance racer broke new ground, both in structure and aerodynamic. Keith Howard talks tot the man who developed a legendDown the decades numerous cars have claimed to draw inspiration… June 2004 Issue By Keith Howard
Great Read Archive MG EX181: Abingdon's fastest Land Speed Record car When talk turns to the golden age of British Land Speed Record hegemony between the wars and on into the 1950s, images of Campbell’s Bluebirds, Eyston’s Thunderbolt and Cobb’s Railton… August 2008 Issue By Keith Howard