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Read "Engineer to Win" by Carroll Smith.....and grab a copy of "Drive to Win" too.
The best 60 bucks you'll ever spend.
The best 60 bucks you'll ever spend.
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I love Carroll Smith books.Read "Engineer to Win" by Carroll Smith.....and grab a copy of "Drive to Win" too.
The best 60 bucks you'll ever spend.
Indeed. It's important to note that his conceptual ideas weren't correct from a physics point of view, but that's really not all that important. He produced an early race car vehicle dynamics model which allowed him to get consistent results from his changes and he was one of a very few who was willing to put his ass on the line by publicly by explaining his model. He was right on enough of it that the stuff he wasn't we can kind of set aside. It's hard not to be impressed with a guy that can figure out all that he did with little more than pencil and paper. I wish we could have gotten Maurice Olley's math and Carroll's practical experience together on just one project of that era. As long as we're at it, let's throw Rem into the mix to keep those two nerds in line.I love Carroll Smith books.
This is my opinion, so take it with the appropriate dash of salt.Understeer on turn in and mid corner. Trail braking helps a lot, but I wanted to go further and experiment with the rear bar.
I'm a little concerned at if it would drastically change the car's balance during aggressive corners like T1 @ Sonoma or T6/T9 @ Laguna though - understeer is much better than oversteer in these cases