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Cosworth 5
About People who relieved him, and gifted racing drivers |
There is one situation, which would later recur, the day-to-day business with the over-loaded Keith Duckworth, who never had the time to do his actual construction- and inventing work. Brian Hart stepped into the
breach, because Mike Costin was still bound to Lotus. At this point, the gifted racing driver, Jim Clark, must also be mentioned, it was he who also won the first race with a car powered by a Cosworth engine.
Lotus even was indirectly responsible for their next domicile |
Lotus would still be tied in with the development of the Cosworth company for a longer period of time. Thus, because the production of the Elite was running so well, they had to change their premises and dispense
with the building. Cosworth experienced their first house-moving after just 3 years. They could hardly keep pace with the production of parts for the Formula-Junior participants, the company experienced the first, indeed
still small boom. It was a stroke of luck that this racing category appeared at exactly the right time.
What is actually possible with the pushrod engine |
Actually, the general opinion in the world of automobile technology, is that pushrod engines are only suitable for revs of up to 7500 RPM. We learn from the Cosworth development for the Formula Junior, that in this type
of engine, 74kW (100 hp) at 10.000 RPM is possible. This motor, in a somewhat milder form, was delivered for Fords Lotus-Cortina, the first deployment in a mass-produced car.
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