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  autosport.com - F1 News: Cosworth's chances of F1 return dashed
Hopes that Cosworth could make a return to Formula One in 2008 have been dealt a major blow after Ferrari were given the green light on Wednesday to supply two customer teams with power units for the foreseeable future.
Cosworth had a good chance of making a comeback to F1 after 2007 with the FIA having laid down a rule stating manufacturers could only supply one other team with engines from 2008.
Cosworth's only option to return to Formula One in 2008 seems to be the new Prodrive team, who will make their debut that season.
www.autosport.com /news/report.php/id/55217   (533 words)

  
 Cosworth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1975, Cosworth developed the DFX, by destroking the engine to 2.65 L and adding two turbochargers, the DFX became the standard engine to run in Indycar racing, ending the reign of the Offenhauser, and maintaining that position until the late 80s.
Cosworth increased its association with Ford in 1969 by developing a DOHC 16-valve four cylinder engine for road use in the Escort.
Cosworth designed a series of replacements for the DFV to be used in IndyCar racing: the X-series, beginning in 1992 with the XB.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cosworth   (2317 words)

  
 The Ford Escort RS Cosworth part 2
The Ford Cosworth series of cars spanned from 1986 to 1996 and were based on the old but solid Ford Pinto derived four cylinder cast iron block powered by an aluminum 16 valve head.
Sierra RS Cosworth was, initially, a 2 wheel drive car very similar, mechanically, to the RS500.
Later a 4 wheel drive version was introduced which used the classic Ferguson layout (2 viscous coupler equipped differentials are used, one between the front and rear axles and one in the rear axle).
www.rallycars.com /Cars/Cosworth/Cosworth2.html   (687 words)

  
 The Panorama of British Life: Technology, Business, Internet, News, Milestones, Life, People, Upcoming Events
Cosworth, the British company famed for its racing successes, knows all about extracting every last kilowatt of power from an engine rather than every last kilometre from a litre of fuel.
Cosworth, which recently opened a new Emissions and Driveability Centre (EDC) for research and development, is broadening its automotive technology application to embrace wider aspects of engine design, research and development including advanced concepts that may provide exceptional fuel consumption figures.
Cosworth is working in collaboration with Merritt to develop an engine to demonstrate the principle.
www.britannia.com /panorama/cosworth.html   (797 words)

  
 Cosworth: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Cosworth was also a huge contender in the WRC Circuits.
Cosworth has developed engines to be used in various GM cars, EHandler: no quick summary.
Audi is an automobile maker in germany, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the volkswagen group....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/cosworth.htm   (1920 words)

  
 Cosworth revs up with collaboration tools - 07/Feb/2006 - ComputerWeekly.com
Cosworth has improved relationships with its suppliers and reduced product time to market since going live with a document management system from EMC called Documentum eRoom.
Although Cosworth wanted to standardise its processes and SAP had a portal system available for document sharing, Hill said the firm would stay with eRoom.
Although Cosworth will have to rewrite interface code to allow eRoom to interface with SAP's supply chain systems, rather than the legacy materials requirements planning system currently in use, the additional work will be worth it, saidHill.
www.computerweekly.com /Articles/2006/02/07/214036/cosworth-revs-up-with-collaboration-tools.htm   (370 words)

  
 Sigmund's Ford Escort RS Cosworth page
The history of the Escort RS Cosworth started many years before the first car of that specification was produced.
When the required 5000 examples of the three door Sierra RS Cosworth was produced Ford felt that they needed a car with the same amount of power but with more comfort and ability to carry the family too.
The new Escort RS Cosworth was produced until early in 1996 when EU put a new set of noise regulations for cars to work, and the Escort Cosworth couldn't pass those without modifications.
www.wrc-cosworth.org /dv/history/history.html   (1015 words)

  
 CanadianDriver: Motoring Memories - Chevrolet Cosworth Vega, 1975-1976
In this case it was from Cosworth Engineering of England, whose achievements included the once all-conquering Ford V-8 DFV Grand Prix engine.
His idea was accepted, Cosworth was engaged, and sample Vega engines were soon on their way to England.
The Cosworth Vega was finally introduced to the public at the 1975 Chicago Auto Show, almost two years after it was first announced, and six years after the idea was conceived.
www.canadiandriver.com /articles/bv/cosworth_vega.htm   (791 words)

  
 Cosworth - Wikipedia
Cosworth ist eine englische Motorenschmiede mit Sitz in Northampton.
Bei Cosworth werden (Sport)-Motoren entwickelt, die sowohl in Straßenwagen (Ford Sierra/Escort Cosworth), als auch in Rennwagen Verwendung finden.
Mit dem Ausstieg von Ford aus der Formel 1 zum Ende der Saison 2004 wurde Cosworth an die in der ChampCar-Serie aktiven Kevin Kalkhoven und Gerald Forsythe verkauft.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cosworth   (397 words)

  
 F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Engines > Cosworth Engineering
In addition Cosworth built the highly successful BDA in 1968 which is still being used in club competition.
Cosworth then went on to build a turbocharged Ford V6 Formula 1 engine at its St. James Mills Road headquarters in Northampton.
In the late 1980s Cosworth became part of UEI and in 1980 was acquired by Carlton Communications as part of the takeover of UEI.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/eng-coswo.html   (368 words)

  
 HotBot Web Search for cosworth
Dedicated to Dan's RS Cosworth, developed and built by HT-Racing.
Cosworth is an automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958 specialising in engines for automobile racing.
Dedicated to the preservation, maintenance and improvement of the 1975/1976 Cosworth Vega automobile, the CVOA is the world's only...
www.hotbot.com /?query=cosworth&first=40&page=more   (213 words)

  
 SPEEDtv.com - The Online Motorsports Authority
Cosworth is losing Williams as a customer to Toyota next year.
Cosworth could lay off up to 40% of its UK workforce at the end of the Formula 1 season in light of the engine regulation changes in Formula 1, Autosport reports.
Cosworth was founded nearly five decades ago by Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth, and the company moved to its present location in Northampton in 1964.
www.speedtv.com /articles/auto/formulaone/31197   (603 words)

  
 autosport.com - F1 News: Major staff cuts at Cosworth due to rules
Cosworth could lay off up to 40% of its UK workforce at the end of the Formula One season in light of the engine regulation changes in Formula One, autosport.com can reveal.
The Northampton-based company, which supplies Williams and Toro Rosso with engines this year, is yet to sign a contract for 2007 with any of the Formula One teams, although it is most likely to supply Midland with engines.
Cosworth's division in the United States remains unaffected by the company's redundancy programme in the UK.
www.autosport.com /news/report.php/id/53894   (645 words)

  
 World OF Cosworth -- Facts om Cosworth og Ford   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Cosworth has been involved in CART and Indy racing in America for almost 30 years and during that time has notched up some incredible successes, including no less than a dozen wins at the world famous Indy 500.
However, it was in 2002 that Cosworth developed a new specification for the XF engine, to give it an extended life and make it suitable for exclusive supply to the entire CART championship grid for the 2003 and 2004 seasons.
It was not until ’03 that Cosworth partnered with Chevrolet to provide an engine into the IRL and the partnership was immediately successful, coming within inches of victory at the first race in Michigan.
www.freewebs.com /worldofcosworth/cosworthiracing.htm   (1908 words)

  
 Cosworth@Everything2.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Cosworth was founded in 1958 by Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth of London, England.
The engine was designed by Cosworth and Lotus, and powered one of the first rally-winning Escorts (a model which would continue to win for almost forty years).
Rumours abound of the mythical Ford Focus RS Cosworth, which is in development as an all wheel drive beast with power and handling to shame the Evo and STi.
www.everything2.com /index.pl?node=Cosworth   (638 words)

  
 CAD data translation software ideal for Cosworth: News from TranscenData Europe
While the Cosworth of the 1980s made a name for itself with a series of punchy additions to the Ford range - particularly the Sierra - two decades later Cosworth Technology lists an elite string of high performance engines among its stable.
In June last year Cosworth Technology discovered what proved to be the solution to this data transfer bottleneck when it invested in a first seat of CADfix.
Cosworth Technology's role as a consultancy means it has to offer advice on everything from emissions to driveability, from fuel consumption to engine diagnostics.
www.engineeringtalk.com /news/feg/feg100.html   (1166 words)

  
 Cosworth Vega Story
In later press releases Chevrolet would state; "The Cosworth Vega is a highly sophisticated sports concept designed to generate excitement and bolster interest in the GM domestic small car market" It also added "another marketing objective is to establish the design superiority and engineering excellence of (this) Vega option in the minds of knowledgeable enthusiasts".
All 1975 Cosworths were fl with gold striping and gold painted aluminum wheels, each of the vehicles carried a serial numbered plaque on a gold tinted engine turned dash bezel.
The Cosworth Vega included many firsts: the first double overhead cam sixteen valve engine to be domestically produced and sold by General Motors; the first use of electronic fuel injection by Chevrolet; the first use of a factory installed stainless steel exhaust header; the first use of pressure cast aluminum road wheels.
www.richardcole.com /Cosworth/cosworth.htm   (593 words)

  
 Cosworth Intake Manifold for 2.3l Duratec Ford Focus
Cosworth has designed a complete new intake manifold from cast aluminum to increase the airflow when compared to the original equipment plastic manifold.
The Cosworth cast alloy intake manifold kit is comprised of the manifold and associated fittings and hardware.
To properly function, the Cosworth inlet manifold will required the vehicles ECU calibration to be reset to accommodate the higher air flow rate and to provide additional fuel and is best installed when purchased of part of the Cosworth d-power level one performance upgrade kit.
www.focussport.com /cosworth-manifold.htm   (571 words)

  
 Audi-Cosworth Deal; Ford Says 'No Thanks'
Although Ford stands to lose the racing prestige associated with its Cosworth relationship, a Ford source says the company has many options after the Cosworth connection is severed.
Cosworth is crucial to VW's Rolls-Royce deal, as BMW AG, a rival bidder for Rolls, says it will no longer supply engines for the Rolls-Royce and Bentley car lines after losing its bid to acquire Rolls-Royce.
With the purchase of Cosworth, Audi will be in charge of using Cosworth expertise to produce new 8-cyl.
waw.wardsauto.com /ar/auto_audicosworth_deal_ford   (456 words)

  
 Sierra RS Cosworth 3dr   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Sierra RS Cosworth was introduced in 1986 but had been in development since 1981.
The looks of the Cosworth were very different to other Sierras with an RS body-kit, large rear spoiler and changes to the front grill and bumper.
Brakes and chassis were upgraded from the standard Sierra setup and despite the extra drag produced by that rear wing, the Sierra RS Cosworth reached a top speed of 149 mph (240 km/h).
www.rsownersclub.co.uk /car_info/serrscos.htm   (260 words)

  
 Feature Article - High-Performance Testing From Cosworth Technology—And You Thought They Only Built Engines - 10/04
In a word-association test, the words "Cosworth Technology" and "racing engines" would probably come up immediately for those who are at all cognizant of the purveyors of superb technology for the world's tracks.
Indeed, one of the most-famous engines in the history of Formula One is the DFV (double-four valve) that debuted at the Dutch Grand Prix in a Lotus Cosworth-Ford with Jim Clark at the wheel—a race that he won with a 27-second lead.
Tracy says that this information could actually be used in a closed-loop arrangement such that it would be possible to make a determination in real-time what problems vehicles on the road are having (based on their visits to dealers for warranty work), which could then be used to drive changes/improvements in products under development.
www.autofieldguide.com /articles/100405.html   (860 words)

  
 CART and Cosworth Racing Join to Continue Turbo Era in the FedEx Championship Series with Affordable Platform
The Cosworth engine announcement came in conjunction with the release of CART's new Entrant Support Package for its teams, a groundbreaking program for Championship Auto Racing Teams that will provide more than $1.5 million in assistance per season for each of its competitors in an effort to quell the rising operational costs for the teams.
Cosworth Racing will provide a pool of 100 engines to CART and will also support the program by assigning an engineer to each of the teams.
I have won dozens of races, including my final Champ Car victory, in Cosworth powered race cars and, in my opinion, CART was at its peak in the late 1980s and early 1990s when the Cosworth was the backbone of the series.
www.speedcenter.com /news02/sc_n0616_02.html   (992 words)

  
 Crash.Net CHAMP CAR: Kalkhoven, Forsythe buy Cosworth [updated].   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This announcement, together with the news that Minardi will also be using Cosworth engines in 2005, helps underpin Cosworth's long and ongoing role as an F1 engine supplier – as well as securing an engine deal for the Champ Car World Series.
An additional reason for Kalkhoven and Forsythe's purchase of Cosworth is to ensure control of the development and costs of engines for Champ Car's ladder series.
Cosworth Managing Director Tim Routsis was delighted with the deal.
www.crash.net /news_view.asp?cid=3&id=102740   (553 words)

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