Download or read book The Tech Behind Race Cars written by Steve Goldsworthy and published by . This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't blink! You might miss the race car zip by! Technology is behind this super speed and impressive power. New tire compounds produce top grip and battery upgrades keep electric race cars accelerating to ever-higher top speeds. Advanced video systems keep a watchful eye on the pits in stock car races and high-tech sensors capture data second by second. Take young readers on a journey through the technology that makes race cars so amazing.
Download or read book Tech Behind Racing Cars written by Steve Goldsworthy and published by Raintree. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't blink! You might miss the racing car whizz past! Technology is behind this super speed and impressive power. New tyre compounds produce top grip and battery upgrades keep electric racing cars accelerating to ever-higher top speeds. Advanced video systems keep a watchful eye on the pits in stock car races and high-tech sensors capture data second by second. Take young readers on a journey through the technology that makes racing cars so amazing.
Download or read book Race Car Technology Level Three written by Bob Bolles and published by Crd Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dynamics and Forces on a modern day race car explained it easy to understand language.
Download or read book Race Car Technology Full Course written by Bob Bolles and published by Crd Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Full Course RCT book will help you avoid the trial-and-error approach to chassis setup. It will teach you sound, proven technology that is both easy to understand and easy to use, so you can set up your race car in the shop and see the positive results on the track immediately, with very little tweaking. What follows is a common-sense approach to chassis setup, vehicle dynamics and race-car design, founded on solid engineering theory. However, you will need to have an open mind, and be willing to accept new ideas that may go against previous chassis setup thinking. Just to make it clear, the technology presented here applies to all race cars, from quarter midgets to Formula One and everything in between. This book tends to lean towards stock car racing because it represents most of the world's automobile racing. But know that not only will be useful for all forms of circle track racing from asphalt types to dirt cars, a great deal of the technology applies to all race cars.
Download or read book Analysis Techniques for Racecar Data Acquisition written by Jorge Sergers and published by SAE International. This book was released on 2014-02-24 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Racecar data acquisition used to be limited to well-funded teams in high-profile championships. Today, the cost of electronics has decreased dramatically, making them available to everyone. But the cost of any data acquisition system is a waste of money if the recorded data is not interpreted correctly. This book, updated from the best-selling 2008 edition, contains techniques for analyzing data recorded by any vehicle's data acquisition system. It details how to measure the performance of the vehicle and driver, what can be learned from it, and how this information can be used to advantage next time the vehicle hits the track. Such information is invaluable to racing engineers and managers, race teams, and racing data analysts in all motorsports. Whether measuring the performance of a Formula One racecar or that of a road-legal street car on the local drag strip, the dynamics of vehicles and their drivers remain the same. Identical analysis techniques apply. Some race series have restricted data logging to decrease the team’s running budgets. In these cases it is extremely important that a maximum of information is extracted and interpreted from the hardware at hand. A team that uses data more efficiently will have an edge over the competition. However, the ever-decreasing cost of electronics makes advanced sensors and logging capabilities more accessible for everybody. With this comes the risk of information overload. Techniques are needed to help draw the right conclusions quickly from very large data sets. In addition to updates throughout, this new edition contains three new chapters: one on techniques for analyzing tire performance, one that provides an introduction to metric-driven analysis, a technique that is used throughout the book, and another that explains what kind of information the data contains about the track.
Download or read book Advanced Race Car Chassis Technology HP1562 written by Bob Bolles and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Race Cars written by Cody Crane and published by Children's Press. This book was released on 2017-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Inside: STEM connections & maker projects!"
Download or read book Basic Course in Race Car Technology written by Lars Frömmig and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus of the book is on the driving dynamics of racing vehicles. The interaction of the tyre, the aerodynamics, of the chassis and the limited slip differential specific to racing vehicles is dealt with. A chapter on the basics of vehicle dynamics makes it possible to get started with this topic even without prior automotive engineering training. A historical review and a consideration of the essential safety aspects create an understanding of higher-level requirements, which are specified, for example, by the technical regulations.
Download or read book Technology of the F1 Car written by Nigel Macknight and published by Hazelton Publishing (UK). This book was released on 1998 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behind-the-scenes workshop and on-track race action photography combine with a succinct narrative to illuminate the key technological aspects of the modern F1 car. All of today's leading cars are featured, together with those less-than-successful cars which, nonetheless, exhibit a high-degree of technological innovation. A complete rundown of current technology, from the windtunnel to the track, includes: -- Modern computer-aided design methods-- Pattern- and mould-making, and carbon composite layups-- Considerations and processes behind the development of primary performance features such as engines brakes, fuel and electrical systems, cockpit environments, tires, and suspension layouts-- The racetrack environment, including refueling rigs and crash-rescue: equipment
Download or read book Race Car Technology Limited Edition written by Bob Bolles and published by . This book was released on 2019-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Speed Secrets written by Ross Bentley and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 1998-08-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shave lap times or find a faster line through your favorite set of S-curves with professional race driver Ross Bentley as he shows you the quickest line from apex to apex! With tips and commentary from current race drivers, Bentley covers the vital techniques of speed, from visualizing lines to interpreting tire temps to put you in front of the pack. Includes discussion of practice techniques, chassis set-up, and working with your pit chief.
Download or read book Race Cars written by Josh Gregory and published by Children's Press. This book was released on 2014-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Learn about the history of auto racing and find out what it takes to make it in this exciting career field"--
Download or read book Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems for Racing Cars written by Alberto Boretti and published by SAE International. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A kinetic energy recover system (KERS) captures the kinetic energy that results when brakes are applied to a moving vehicle. The recovered energy can be stored in a flywheel or battery and used later, to help boost acceleration. KERS helps transfer what was formerly wasted energy into useful energy. In 2009, the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) began allowing KERS to be used in Formula One (F1) competition. Still considered experimental, this technology is undergoing development in the racing world but has yet to become mainstream for production vehicles. The Introduction of this book details the theory behind the KERS concept. It describes how kinetic energy can be recovered, and the mechanical and electric systems for storing it. Flybrid systems are highlighted since they are the most popular KERS developed thus far. The KERS of two racing vehicles are profiled: the Dyson Lola LMP1 and Audi R18 e-tron Quattro. Four SAE technical papers follow the preface and focus on the use of KERS technology in F1 racing. The first paper examines the factors that influence hybrid performance and enable optimization for different racing circuits. The second paper describes a Flybrid KERS designed for the 2009 F1 season. The third paper considers the development of an electric KERS for the 2009 F1 season. The fourth paper presents the challenges and opportunities of the 2014 F1 engine and powertrain rules, particularly as they pertain to KERS. This book has been published for automotive engineers who are interested in hybrid systems, energy recovery, regenerative braking, and improving acceleration. It will also be useful for powertrain designers, researchers, academics, and motorsports professionals (race engineers, team managers, and technology practitioners who design and build racing powertrains).
Download or read book Race Car Aerodynamics written by J Katz and published by Robert Bentley, Incorporated. This book was released on 1996-03-08 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to summarize the secrets of the rapidly developing field of high-speed vehicle design. From F1 to Indy Car, Drag and Sedan racing, this book provides clear explanations for engineers who want to improve their design skills and enthusiasts who simply want to understand how their favorite race cars go fast. Explains how aerodynamics win races, why downforce is more important than streamlining and drag reduction, designing wings and venturis, plus wind tunnel designs and more.
Download or read book Drag Racing in the 1960s written by Doug Boyce and published by CarTech Inc. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1960s were a fascinating decade on the race scene. Relive the memories today through this wonderful new book. Drag racing has a long and storied history. Many have said that the first drag race happened shortly after the second car was made. While that may or may not be true, racing prior to World War II was mostly centered around dry-lake activities and top-speed runs. After the war, drag racing became organized with the formation of the NHRA, and during the 1950s, many tracks were built across America to accommodate the racers. Technology in the 1950s centered on the manufacturers updating old flathead designs into newer overhead-valve designs, and the horsepower race really started to heat up. In many forms of racing, the 1960s brought technological evolution. The decade began with big engines in even bigger stock chassis and ended with purpose-built race-only chassis, fiberglass bodies, fuel injection, nitro methane, and blowers. Quarter-mile times that were in the 13-second range in the beginning of the decade were in the 7-second range by the end. New classes were formed, dedicated cars were built for them, and many racers themselves became recognized names in the sports landscape. In Drag Racing in the 60s: The Evolution in Race Car Technology, veteran author Doug Boyce takes you on a ride through the entire decade from a technological point of view rather than a results-based one. Covered are all the classes, including Super Stocks, Altered Wheelbase cars (which led to Funny Cars), Top Fuelers, Gassers, and more.
Download or read book Inside IMSA s Legendary GTP Race Cars written by J. A. Martin, Michael J. Fuller and published by . This book was released on with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professional automobile racing has always been dominated by sanctioning bodies whose main goal was to ensure competition. That has meant seeing that cars are well matched--in body shape or chassis/engine combinations or engine size. But what about an all-out competition, in which one team's idea of the fastest race car could be pitted against another’s, regardless of mechanical “parity”? This was what the International Motor Sports Association’s (IMSA) Grand Touring Prototypes (GTP) race series was about. The Series ran from 1981 to 1993, and it was one of the most exhilarating racing experiences of all time. This book is the first to profile the amazing machines that resulted from the GTP’s flat-out competition among different--and passionate--ideas about what might be the fastest way around a track: the V-12 with its better ground-effect tunnels but higher center of gravity (CG); the flat six with its low CG but severely-restricted ground-effect tunnels; and others that employed elaborate wings and air dams. Here are the people behind this engineering free-for-all, the culmination of almost a century of automobile racing experience. And here are eighteen of the most competitive vehicles they designed. Using photography, diagrams, drawings and first-person accounts from the men who built them, Inside IMSA's Legendary GTP Race Cars offers a detailed look at the technology that drove some of the world’s most exciting race cars, the likes of which may never be seen again.
Download or read book Race Cars written by Steve Rendle and published by 'The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc'. This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These cars are in it to win it! Readers will be fascinated to learn more about the fastest cars on Earth in this detailed and fascinating volume, which presents an in-depth look at such speed machines as the Ultima RS and the McLaren Senna. Color photos show off multiple views of each car, while a guide to each offers such details as maximum speed, engine type and capacity, wheels and tires, and more.
