October RACE TECH

ON THE COVER

PORSCHE FORMULA E: Florian Modlinger, Porsche’s director of factory motorsport for Formula E, talks Chris Pickering through the team’s most successful season – and the racing trend sparked by the Gen3 era

THE A-Z OF A TRANS-AM CAR: Skitter Yaeger reveals the key engineering calls involved in the design and build of anew racecar that is making waves in Trans-Am, home to the ultimate American road racing machines

FROM HOLLYWOOD TO LE MANS: Isotta Fraschini’s first car, boasting just 24 hp, would not have appealed to the Hollywood stars who later frequented its famous limousines. But the legendary brand’s new car for 2024 would certainly catch their eye. By Gary Watkins

FORMULA 1: TYRRELL’S FAN CAR: In this extract from his new book, Richard Jenkins explains that when Ken Tyrrell abandoned his six-wheeler for a ‘conventional’ car, he got more than he bargained for: F1’s first ‘fan car’, plus innovative features such as active camber control and data acquisition