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AER INTRODUCES P60B ENGINE FOR THE 2018 WEC
Advanced Engine Research, Ltd (AER) today introduced to the motorsport community the successor to its successful P60 LMP1-L engine. The P60B, which features substantial technical upgrades developed over the course of the past year, builds on the design of the V6 GDI P60, the engine powering the winners of the Endurance Trophy for Privateer LMP1 … Continue reading
MARK ELLIS APPOINTED TECHNICAL DIRECTOR OF ADVANCED ENGINE RESEARCH
Dr. Mark Ellis has been named to the newly-created position of Technical Director for Advanced Engine Research, Ltd. Ellis, whose relationship with AER goes back to 2009, has most recently held the title of Senior Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering at London South Bank University, while maintaining a consulting relationship with AER. He will be responsible for … Continue reading
2016 SEES AER AT NEW LEVEL IN GLOBAL MOTORSPORT
As the 2016 racing season comes into full swing, Advanced Engine Research, Ltd.’s program of measured expansion finds the motorsport technology company operating on a higher level than ever before. AER is now fully engaged in supplying engines and technology for a variety of racing series with widely varying technical and economic demands, including the … Continue reading
AER REVIEWS SUCCESSFUL 2015 SEASON AND LOOKS AHEAD TO 2016
Following a year that saw the company inaugurate a new engine for America’s reborn Indy Lights program and the conclusion of a successful three-year engagement as sole engine supplier to the GP3 series, Advanced Engine Research, Ltd. looks toward the 2016 season with the renewal of a technical relationship with Mazda in the US-based International … Continue reading
AER POWERS LMP1 CONTENDERS AT LE MANS
The spotlight at this weekend’s 88th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the crown jewel of sports car racing, will be primarily focused on the hybrid-powered factory efforts of Audi, Porsche, Toyota and Nissan in the headline LMP1 class. But the rule-makers at the FIA also created a sporting category with technical-equivalency regulations … Continue reading
CHASSIS FIRE HALTS AER P60’S SUCCESSFUL RUN IN JAPAN
With just over an hour remaining in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s 6 Hours of Fuji, the #9 Lotus CLM P1/01 was headed for what might have been a class victory, its Advanced Engine Research P60 twin-turbo V-6 LMP1 engine performing flawlessly; unfortunately the Lotus caught fire out on the course at five hour race … Continue reading
AER P60’S PERFECT PERFORMANCE IN TEXAS
The competition debut of any brand new racing engine is always an anxious event for the powerplant’s creators. So there were broad smiles on the faces of the Advanced Engine Research staff on site and back in England when the checkered flag waved last Saturday evening at the conclusion of the FIA World Endurance Championship’s … Continue reading
DEBUT WEEKEND FOR ADVANCED ENGINE RESEARCH’S NEW P60 AT THE FIA WEC 6 HOURS OF COTA
When the green flag drops this Saturday in Austin, Texas, Advanced Engine Research’s brand new P60 twin-turbo V-6 privateer LMP1 engine will power the #9 Lotus CLM P1/01 across the starting line for the 6 Hours of the Circuit of the Americas and the first engine built specifically for independent entries in the premier class … Continue reading
LOTUS LMP PROGRESS UPDATE
Due to delays caused by an unavoidable change in engine supplier, the Lotus LMP team will not be competing at the opening round of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship in Silverstone later this month. The Lotus LMP car, designed by Paul White, is a completely new car created in accordance with the new LMP1 … Continue reading
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