Race Car Engineering & Mechanics
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| 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. |
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 Extremely informative, a must read for any race car crew. |
| Review Date: July 20, 1996 |
| Reviewer: , |
| Mr. Van Valkenburgh has succeeded in
getting across a great deal of technical
information, and presenting it in such a
way that the non-technical reader can
understand and apply it. From tires and
shocks, to suspension geometry and
slip angles, all of the nuts and bolts info.
is covered. No muss, no fuss, no useless
information that won't help you win
races, just factual, useful information.
I take it with me every time we go to the
track, and I use it every time. |
Finding the perfect compromise between theory and practice.
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| Review Date: August 24, 1998 |
| Reviewer: , |
| A very useful book, perfect for race engineers, and a good launching platform for an engineer just starting to delve into the field of racecar engineering. Mr Van Valkenburg has a very unique view of racecar engineering that makes his writings a pleasure to read. |
Technical, but still Easy to Read
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| Review Date: October 1, 2004 |
| Reviewer: Alfred Racho, Manila |
I love this engineering book, and I own several. But the thing is, I'm no engineer, and as one reviewer put it, this book is a pleasure to read.
The author sticks to the basics, and the version I have is a revision of an older work. But proof that his basics are down-to-pat, the theories haven't changed. He just updated the pictures and some anecdotes.
Full of useful information, a racecar engineer might want to delve deeper by getting more technical books, but this book is still full of the basics -- what's really important. And for the race car driver or car enthusiast, this book will help you understand more about vehicle dynamics, suspension, etc.
Overall, highly recommended. |
A must
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| Review Date: December 17, 2005 |
| Reviewer: G. Benito, |
| One of the best books about race cars and vehicle dynamics I've read. You should have more theoretical sources if you really want to learn about all this, but this one is easy to read, cheap, and has huge amounts of useful information. You really feel the author knows what he is writing about, and he takes advantage of every single word to communicate it. |
Great read, easy read but a little out dated
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| Review Date: November 23, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Arnoud, The Netherlands |
This is probably the best book I have read about the general problems with engineering a race car. I gave the book 5 stars but actualy it deserve 4.5 stars because the soul of the book is out dated (1986) update in 1992 and the computer information update is from 2000.
Anyway it is a great read, and if you are in this stuff on a race track you will understand more why it went wrong when it go's wrong and what to do about the problem.
If you can get the book for a nice price.... get it.
Br. Arnoud.
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