Updated with nearly 60 percent new material on the latest racing
technology, this book details how to design, build, and setup the
chassis and suspension for road race and stock cars. Includes chassis
dynamics, spring and shock theory, front and rear suspension geometry,
real world racing aerodynamics, steering systems, racing chassis
software and all you need to know to set you chassis up to win races.
A comprehensive guide on how to tune, test, and win in
any form of racing. Includes technical information on all areas of race
car engineering, including suspension and chassis, springs, brakes,
aerodynamics, engine systems, safety, driving, testing, computers in
racing, and a special section on race cars of the future.
Includes Race Car Vehicle Dynamics Program Suite on CD-ROM, a
valuable learning tool and brand new addition to the RCVD
series!
Written for the engineer as well as the race car enthusiast, Race Car
Vehicle Dynamics (the original classic) gives a comprehensive
treatment of vehicle dynamics and its application in a racing
environment. RCVD, now in its sixth printing, is also widely used as a
college textbook and has been an SAE best seller since its
introduction.
Race Car Vehicle Dynamics: Problems, Answers and Experiments is a
supplement to RCVD. It expands on the former RCVD Workbook in a number
of ways:
Detailed worked solutions to all of the problems
Problems for every chapter in RCVD, including many new problems
The RCVD Program Suite (for Windows) with accompanying exercises
Experiments to try with your own vehicle
Educational appendix with additional references and course
outlines
Well illustrated with over 90 figures and graphs
Maximum Boost is
the definitive book on Turbocharging. This hands-on book gives you the
most detailed information available on understanding designing,
setting up, testing and modifying your car with a turbocharging
system.
Based on 15 years of research on tires, Paul Haney's The Racing and
High-Performance Tire presents clear, non-academic explanations of how
and why tires really work. Writing that "the pneumatic tire is
arguably the most complicated and useful device man makes," Haney
(Inside Racing) provides new insight into topics such as the
complexity of rubber, how a pneumatic tire generates grip, and how to
tune grip and balance using the load sensitivity of tires.
Featuring more than 150 photos and drawings, and includes
interviews with Mario Andretti, Jim Hall, Paul Gentilozzi, and Al
Speyer (Bridgestone-Firestone director of motorsports).
With composites now commonplace in
competition-specific automobiles, it's important for anyone involved
in auto racing to understand what composites are and how to use them.
This practical and completely illustrated guide takes readers through
all aspects of composite-fiber applications with an emphasis on
methods and materials for the home workshop.
This book provides comprehensive coverage of the design,
installation and use of the shock absorber. Among the subjects
highlighted are fluid dynamics, valve characteristics, damper
characteristics, installation and motion ratios, and influence on
vehicle ride and handling. Numerous example installations are
described and discussed. Testing machines, as well as methods of
laboratory testing, are also described in detail. The widely varying
characteristics of variable dampers, and the relationship to their
design features, are explained.
Brakes are one of the most frequently repaired
maintenance items on vehicles and a critical component to racing
success. Whether you're an auto enthusiast, brake repair professional
or avid racer, a thorough understanding of how brakes function and
operate is important.
With
the basic tips, techniques, and background information you need to
make every project a success, this guide includes sections on
Planning, Chassis, Powertrain and Drivertrain, and Interiors. Perfect
for anyone engaged in a partial or ground up kit or street rod
project, or anyone who wants to improve his basic automotive skills
Provides detailed coverage of the theory and practice
of vehicle cornering and handling, for vehicle designers and
engineering students. Contains chapters on the tire, aerodynamics,
suspension components and characteristics, steady-state handling, and
unsteady- state handling, with chapter problems and selected answers.
Includes reference appendices of properties of air and water, example
car specifications, and the complete text of SAE J670e
For many
years, race cars of all types have been constructed with lightweight
materials other than aluminum or steel. The application of this
space-age technology is also becoming more widely used on street cars
as stronger materials are developed, costs become lower, and
techniques are simplified. This book is a comprehensive technical
handbook on the most current technology behind fiberglass and other
composite materials
Truly comprehensive in its coverage of the fundamental
concepts of vehicle dynamics and their application in a racing
environment. Race Car Vehicle Dynamics is expected to become the
definitive reference on this topic. Although the book's primary focus is
the race car, the engineering fundamentals it details are also
applicable to passenger car design and engineering. Written for the
engineer as well as the race car enthusiast, Race Car Vehicle Dynamics
includes much information that is not available in any other vehicle
dynamics text. Authors Bill and Doug Milliken have developed many of the
original vehicle dynamics theories and principles covered in this book,
including the Moment Method, 'g-g' Diagram, pair analysis, and lap time
simulation. The book also includes an extensive listing of references
and a list of symbols, conveniently located on the inside front and back
covers for ease of use. Well illustrated with over 450 figures and
tables
Race Car Aerodynamics is the first book to summarize the secrets of
the rapidly developing field of high-speed vehicle design. Author
Joseph Katz provides clear explanations for both the engineer who
wants to improve his or her design skills and enthusiasts who simply
want to understand how their favorite race cars go fast.
