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...racing bosses have instituted a slew of changes to Formula One for the 2009 season. The overhaul, agreed to by the teams in December, is designed to cut costs in the fantastically expensive sport by at least 30%. The drivers and cars that pull away in the opening Grand Prix in Australia on March 29 will have to make do with fewer engines to get them through the season, cope with a lower limit on engine revs and learn how to handle cars that have undergone fewer hours of wind-tunnel testing than last year's. But the new rules...
...high-performance engineering in England's Motorsport Valley. About a third of those companies, which craft everything from engines for rally cars to brakes for NASCAR racers, service the half-dozen Formula One teams based in the area. "While they play the Marseillaise when Renault win" a Grand Prix, says Aylett, much of the French-owned team's work is "actually done in Oxfordshire...
...development, Aylett says; the wider engineering sector reinvests just 3%. That emphasis on research has helped motor sport cultivate technologies for use in areas outside racing such as aerospace. Pi Research has an eye on growing its share of business in the defense and marine-craft industries. With Grand Prix teams putting the brakes on spending, diversification may be the best chance for survival. Driving Change A raft of new rules comes into play for the 2009 Formula One season. The pick...
...readers new to the scene, during restaurant week, Boston’s eateries (including some of the most upscale and celebrated) offer three course prix fixe menus at $20.09 for lunch and $33.09 for dinner. This year, 224 Boston-area restaurants are participating, and, for the first time, some restaurants are serving a two-course lunch for only $15.09. That’s only slightly more expensive than a HUDS dinner—but instead of another variation of chicken and overcooked pasta, you can dine on seared ahi tuna, yellowtail sole with haricots verts, brandade potatoes and nicoise olive...
...Read the menus before you choose a restaurant at www.restaurantweekboston.com. There isn’t much selection on the prix fixe menus, so make sure your pick has food you like...