Gurney-Weslake engine.

Weslake Research and Devlelopment was founded by Harry Weslake, a cylinder head specialist who had been instrumental in modifying the side valve Standard engine used in the first SS (later to become Jaguar)Sports Car. He also designed the cylinder head for the overhead valve version of the morris series A engine that was used in the Morris 1000 and the Mini. He was involved in the design of every Jaguar engine up to and including the V12 of the early 1970´s. He also designed the Straight-4s engines for the 1958 Vanwall Formula One Grand Prix Car, an engine that was using a lot of technology and experience from a single-cylinder Norton motorcycle engine. The Vanwall car went on to win the 1958 F1 constructors cup. Image File history File links Weslake. ... Image File history File links Weslake. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vanwall was a Formula One team in the 1950s. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

In 1966 Dan Gurney commissioned Weslake Engineering to build an Aubrey Woods designed 3.0 liter V12 Formula One engine for his 1967 Eagle T1G. Their efforts produced a V12 that was smooth and powerful, but lacked reliability. The engines were made with obsolete World War One Royal Navy surplus machinery, as a result parts from one engine would not fit another, making life difficult for the Eagle team. However, Gurney did win the Race of Champions at Brands Hatch, a non-championship event, and the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix with the Eagle-Weslake V12 engine. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Daniel Sexton Gurney (born April 13, 1931) is one of the most important figures in the history of American auto racing. ... The liter (spelled liter in American English and litre in Commonwealth English) is a unit of volume. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Anglo American Racers (Eagle) was a Formula One constructor from Britain. ... Combatants Allies: • Serbia, • Russia, • France, • Romania, • Belgium, • British Empire and Dominions, • United States, • Italy, • ...and others Central Powers: • Germany, • Austria-Hungary, • Ottoman Empire, • Bulgaria Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total: 8 million Full list Military dead: 3 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total: 6 million Full... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... A machine tool is a powered mechanical device, typically used to fabricate metal components of machines by the selective removal of metal. ... Brands Hatch is a British motor racing circuit. ... Results from the 1967 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 18, 1967 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Dan Gurney 331. ...

In addition to three Jaguar Le Mans victories in the 1950´s Harry Weslake and his company provided the engines that powered the Ford GT40 to four consecutive wins at Le Mans in the late 1960´s Le Mans is a city in France, located at the Sarthe River. ... GT40 Mk II front. ...

Weslake Engineering went on to design a series of successful motorcycle engines during the 1970s that were also used in early shifter karts. Harry Weslake died in 1978 The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... A kart racer takes a turn on an indoor track Kart racing (as the word is so spelled by enthusiasts) or karting is a variant of open-wheeler motor sport with simple, small four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

External links

• Grandprix.com article "ENGINES: GURNEY WESLAKE"
• Grandprix.com article "PEOPLE: HARRY WESLAKE"