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"Great opportunity to get some good advice! Technical Guru David Vizard visits the UK for open Q&A session Engine guru David Vizard is coming to the UK for an open question and answer session on October 17th and 18th 2009. The highly acclaimed published author brings his wealth of technical expertise and knowledge to share with a live audience in Crawley West Sussex. This is a rare opportunity to meet with David face to face outside of his native America enjoy some stimulating interaction with like minded enthusiasts and glean his technical expertise first hand. David is a world renowned expert on engine design and development for automotive and marine applications. As the critically acclaimed author of over thirty technical journals Vizard has earned a global following of his ground-breaking work with specialist areas in Mini Ford and Chevrolet. Topics include engine cylinder head and camshaft design for performance nitrous oxide race engines and big block chevrolets for marine use. With over 50 years of experience his hands-on approach to engineering delivers stunning results in his technical writing this guy truly _¢‚ǨÀúwalks the walk_¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢. Current projects include writing a commissioned book entitled ""The definitive book on big block Chevrolet engines from a basic rebuild to the ultimate race engine with specific sections on marine applications"" his credibility for such a title includes a big block Chevrolet engine with an increased valve lift of 1.1_¢‚Ǩ¬ù producing a massive 1400HP at 9000rpm without forced induction! David Martin of Swaymar Race Engines will be joining David in the hot-seat during the two day event. David_¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s expertise spans over 40 years and includes a vast depth of knowledge and engineering genius with Cosworth and Aston Martin engines. David has many _¢‚ǨÀúfirsts_¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ to boast including being the first person to develop and produce a 6.3 litre V8 engine upgrade for Aston Martins which was officially offered as an official factory fitted upgrade. Don_¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t miss out on what will prove to be a fantastic opportunity to meet these technical experts in an informal lively environment. The event is being held at the Austec Racing premises based in Crawley West Sussex on Saturday October 17th and Sunday October 18th and is open from 9 - 5 pm on both days. The venue offers exceptional rail and air links and a _¢‚ǨÀúlive_¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ workshop environment for demonstration purposes. For more information or to pre-register a question for David Vizard or David Martin please contact Ann Frankham at Austec Racing UK on 01293 531080 or register via email at info@austec.co.uk. Ends "