A Judd V8 - a powerful engine that was created by Engine Developments Ltd., a company founded in the early 1970s by John Judd, a Formula One engineer from England, and Jack Brabham, a former Australian racing driver who was the Formula One World champion in both 1959, 1960, and 1966.

John Judd began his career at a young age, earning his way to getting signed by the local engine company from his hometown, Coventry Climax. He was given the scholarship to study at a local college due to his knack for cars and engines, and eventually began working on the Coventry Climax Formula 1 engine.

Judd and Brabham began a partnership, working together on many occassions until the duo founded Engine Developments Ltd. in 1971.

Engine Developments was created to design and build engines for Brabham's racing endeavors, helping to spur along his career, but has actually expanded into various modes of transport instead of just helping racers.

Let's dive a little deeper into the different V8 engines that Judd produces, and the history of Judd itself...

Lower Formula Engines

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Jack Brabham had a long relationship and partnership with Honda, Judd was then hired by the company to create an engine for the company's revamp and return to Formula Two.

After the breakdown of Formula Two at the end of the 1984 racing season, Judd still continued to create and develop engines for Honda. The first engine he produced for this company was named the Judd AV, a turbocharged V8 engine that was built for Honda's CART campaign, the Championship Auto Racing Teams that was a body for American open-wheel car racing from 1979-2003.

This engine was a hit and was first used on the CART circuit in the 1986 racing season, utilized by Galles Racing, a former auto racing team owned by Rick Galles that competed in the CART series, Can-Am and the Indy Racing League.

The Judd AV Engine was first marketed as the Brabham-Honda. This engine earned a top five finish at the 1986 Michigan 500, a racing event in Brooklyn, Michigan, that was held from 1981-2001 in high prestige.

After this great start, the engine was used for the Indianapolis 500 in 1987, where Brabham was able to pull out a second place finish, as well as both the Pocono and Road America. With all of these victories and high performance statistics, this engine became known for its reliability, fuel mileage, and controllability, albeit having a power disadvantage.

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KV Engine

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After Honda decided to leave Formula One, Judd decided to return to Formula 3000 in 1995 with the production of a new KV V8 engine. He was actually put in charge of designing engines that every single Formula 3000 team used, but the engines ceased production in 2004.

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CV Engine

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Using a variant of the original Honda turbo engine that Judd produced back in the 1980s, Judd decided to build its first F1 V8 - later named the CV. Curious as to what it sounds like? Listen here.

Judd continued to design engines for various high-end sports car racing teams who were prominent in the field during their days, such as the World Endurance Championship, Sports Racing World Cup, American Le Mans Series, and the infamous 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Judd has created a name for himself within the racing industry that will withstand the test of time. His abilities to create and evolve his original concepts to new and innovative technologies have made him a huge name within the racing and motorsport industry for the rest of his life - and afterward.

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