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Trackside truck technology

24th September 1998
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Is there a place for truck racing in the UK? The German round of the European Truck Racing Cup attracted 150,000 enthusiasts to the Nurhurgring—but only 15,000 turned up at Donington for the UK leg. Love it or hate it, CM found there was still plenty of technical innovation to warrant a trip round the pits.

• Below: It might look like a Renault Premium; it might have an in-line six engine like a Renault Premium. But a joint venture with Finnish manufacturer Sisu means this is actually a Sisu with a Renault cab on top of a Mack ETech engine in a Sisu chassis.

• This streamlined Skoda/Liaz 19.47 Xena tractor has a Detroit Diesel 60 Series engine. The high-roof cab looks stylish, but lower trim panels beg the question: where are the entry steps? You won't see this one on the track—it pulls the CCS Truck Team transporter. . • The Mercedes-Benz racing machine is back with a vengeance this year, running with Ategocabbed trucks. UK-based Formula 1 engine specialist llmor has been approached to carry out development work on the V6 Actros engine which powers the race trucks: it will look at cylinder head design and fuel systems. This could lead to technology spin-offs on the Euro-3 production engines.

• After meeting Euro-2 without electronics, the racing version of Daf's 12-litre production engine features its Euro-3 cylinder head with the UPEC unit pump injector system. The Dutch manufacturer is running fleet trials with Eura-3 engines in 100 95XF tractors, including nine in the UK. Depending on the outcome of those trials Leyland Daf plans to offer Euro-3 engines as an option on 135CF and 95XF models before 2000. The UK is still waiting for tax breaks on low-emission engines. • MAN's 12-litre straight-six racer features a 'close-to" Euro3 cylinder head, but it runs quite happily on the same conventional Bosch EDC-controlled in-line pump as the F2000 production diesel According to MAN's Luis Barrada, racing allows accelerated testing of the production engine. To meet Euro-3 targets the German manufacturer is likely to go straight to a common rail fuelling system • The C12 Cat engine in the Chris Hodge TRD race truck develops a massive 1,400hp from not much more than standard engine. A Super Comm data logger measures the performance and functions of the 12-litre's own ECU; among other things it logs the ECU's control of the fuel rack position, boost levels and air-to-fuel mix. After each race data is downloaded via satellite to Caterpillar's engineering centre in Peoria, Illinois. The truck also features Knorr's latest disc brakes.

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People: Luis Barrada
Locations: Peoria

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