Buy a copy of Nick Mason's "Into The Red" - it details the comprehensive hooning of his car collection around various circuits, and includes a CD of the resulting noises. Marvellous. Of relevance to this topic is the description of the 1953 V16 BRM, which they never could get to run properly - one of the theories being carburettor icing. 600BHP out of 1.5 litres, running on methanol. Sounds fantastic.