Fast Car Physics

Suggested Reading

Suggested Reading These are the books that I used while developing my course, The Physics of Motorsports. They were invaluable in clarifying my thoughts. I have tried to accurately attribute any unique ideas or data that may have come from these texts. They are listed in order of the significance in which they contributed to getting the physics, engineering, and driving correct. For example, Race Car Vehicle Dynamics is a true engineering textbook. It is a challenging book to read, but I am in awe of the author’s accomplishment. Milliken, William F., and Douglas Milliken, Race Car Vehicle Dynamics, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 1995. Milliken, Douglas L., Edward M. Kasprzak, L. Daniel Metz, and William F. Milliken , Race Car Vehicle Dynamics: Problems, Answers and Experiments, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 2003. Johnson, Alan, Driving in Competition, Bond, Parkhurst Publications, Newport Beach, CA, 1971. Haney, Paul, The Racing and High Performance Tire: Using the Tires for Grip and Balance , Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 2003. Stone, Richard, and Jeffrey K. Ball, Automotive Engineering Fundamentals, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 2004. Bentley, Ross, Speed Secrets: Professional Race Driving Techniques, MBI Publishing, Osceola, WI, 1998. Bentley, Ross, Speed Secrets 2: More Professional Race Driving Techniques, MBI Publishing , Osceola, WI, 2003. Watts, Henry A., Secrets of Solo Racing: Expert Techniques for Autocrossing and Time Trials, Loki Publishing, Sunnyvale, CA, 1989. Van Valkenburgh, Paul, Race Car Engineering and Mechanics, published by the author, Seal Beach, CA, 2000. Smith, Carroll, Racing Chassis and Suspension Design, Society of Automotive Engineers , Warrendale, PA, 2004. 224 suggested reading Smith, Carroll, Drive to Win: The Essential Guide to Race Driving, Carroll Smith Consulting, 1996. Smith, Carroll, Engineer to Win: Understanding Race Car Dynamics, MBI Publishing , St. Paul, MN, 1984. Smith, Carroll, Carroll Smith’s Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and Plumbing Handbook, MBI Publishing, St. Paul, MN, 1990. Smith, Carroll, Prepare to Win: The Nuts and Bolts Guide to Professional Race Car Preparation, Aero Publishers, Fallbrook, CA, 1975. Smith, Carroll, Tune to Win: The Art and Science of Race Car Development and Tuning , Aero Publishers, Fallbrook, CA, 1978. Donohue, Mark, and Paul Van Valkenburgh, The Unfair Advantage, 2nd edition, Bentley Publishers, Cambridge, MA, 2000. Adams, Herb, Chassis Engineering: Chassis Design, Building & Tuning for High Performance Handling, Berkley Publishing Group, New York, NY, 1993. Fowles, Grant R., Analytical Mechanics, 2nd edition, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Austin, TX, 1970. Tipler, Paul A., and Gene Mosca, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 6th edition, W. H. Freeman, New York, NY, 2007. Tremayne, David, The Science of Formula 1 Design: Expert Analysis of the Anatomy of the Modern Grand Prix Car, Haynes Publishing, Sparkford, U.K., 2004. Parker, Barry, The Isaac Newton School of Driving: Physics and Your Car, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, 2003. Jurgen, Ronald K., Electronic Braking, Traction, and Stability Controls, volume 2, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 2006. Haney, Paul, Inside Racing: A Season with the Pacwest Cart Indy Team, TV Motorsports , Redwood City, CA, 1998. Dixon, John C., The Shock Absorber Handbook, 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons, England, 2007. Gillespie, Thomas D., Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 1992. Breuer, Bert, and K. H. Bill, Brake Technology Handbook, Society of Automotive Engineers , Warrendale, PA, 2008. Gran, Dave, Go Ahead—Take the Wheel: Road Racing on Your Budget, Dragon Publishing , Newington, CT, 2006. Puhn, Fred, How to Make Your Car Handle, Berkley Publishing Group, New York, NY, 1981. Glimmerveen, John H., Hands-On Race Car Engineer: Just How Important Is a Tenth of a Second? Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 2004. Wright, Peter, Formula 1 Technology, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 2001. Hoag, Kevin L., Vehicular Engine Design, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale , PA, 2006. ...