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Fast Car Physics
Chuck Edmondson
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Description for Fast Car Physics
From selecting shifting points to load transfer in car control and beyond, Fast Car Physics is the ideal source to consult before buckling up and cinching down the belts on your racing harness. Num Pages: 248 pages, 125, 116 black & white line drawings, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PHV; TRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Revving engines, smoking tires, and high speeds. Car racing enthusiasts and race drivers alike know the thrill of competition, the push to perform better, and the agony-and dangers-of bad decisions. But driving faster and better involves more than just high horsepower and tightly tuned engines. Physicist and amateur racer Chuck Edmondson thoroughly discusses the physics underlying car racing and explains just what's going on during any race, why, and how a driver can improve control and ultimately win. The world of motorsports is rich with excitement and competition-and physics. Edmondson applies common mathematical theories to real-world racing situations to ... Read more
Revving engines, smoking tires, and high speeds. Car racing enthusiasts and race drivers alike know the thrill of competition, the push to perform better, and the agony-and dangers-of bad decisions. But driving faster and better involves more than just high horsepower and tightly tuned engines. Physicist and amateur racer Chuck Edmondson thoroughly discusses the physics underlying car racing and explains just what's going on during any race, why, and how a driver can improve control and ultimately win. The world of motorsports is rich with excitement and competition-and physics. Edmondson applies common mathematical theories to real-world racing situations to ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801898228
SKU
V9780801898228
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-2
About Chuck Edmondson
Chuck Edmondson is a professor of physics at the United States Naval Academy and an avid amateur race car driver. He was the engineer on the submarine filmed in The Hunt for Red October.
Reviews for Fast Car Physics
You don't have to be an engineer to build a fast race car but that certainly helps. Fast Car Physics helps enthusiasts apply the knowledge they gained in high school and college physics courses to the operation and tuning of a track car. Best of all, he does it in a clear and easy-to-follow manner. Grassroots Motorsports 2011 Fans of ... Read more