History of Motorsport Technology Conference 3 July 2012 www.motorsportconference.com

1. History of
Motorsport
Technology
Conference
3 July 2012
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2. The History of Motorsport Technology
Conference will be an integral part of
National Motorsport Week 2012, held
between the Goodwood Festival of
Speed and the British Grand Prix at
Silverstone.
Leading motorsport engineers and designers
who have contributed to the sector’s key
technological developments and internationally
recognised motorsport historians and journalists
will present papers on 3 July 2012 at Cranfield
University.
Topics * covered will include:-
• Grand Prix giants and the Land Speed Record
• Ground effects from the 1920s
• The major ‘schools of motorsport engineering’
• F1 race car design and development in the 1960s and 1970s
• First age of F1 turbocharging
• Developments during the Group C era
• Safety in motorsport
• Race car simulator development
• Gaining advantage in Grand Prix motor racing
• Evolution of the UK motorsport technology cluster
Sir Jackie Stewart OBE will be the guest of honour at the
Conference Dinner. There will be a display of competition
cars alongside the conference.
*Programme subject to change
Register today
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