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The Racing and High-Performance Tire: Using the Tires to Tune for Grip and Balance
AUTHOR(S):
Paul W. Haney
"Tires are by far the most important component on a racecar and there isn't much good information about tires." - Paul Haney
Based on 15 years of research on tires, Paul Haney's The Racing and High-Performance Tire presents clear, non-academic explanations of how and why tires really work. Writing that "the pneumatic tire is arguably the most complicated and useful device man makes," Haney (Inside Racing) provides new insight into topics such as the complexity of rubber, how a pneumatic tire generates grip, and how to tune grip and balance using the load sensitivity of tires.
Readers will learn:
Why there's more grip off-line in the rain
Why inflation pressure is critically important
Why wide tires produce more grip
How good drivers maintain control at the limit of adhesion
Why Firestone was able to beat out Goodyear in the CART series
Why Michael Schumacher and Ferrari dominate Formula 1 racing using Bridgestone tires
The difference between spring rate, wheel rate, and tire rate
How to choose initial spring rates, anti-roll bar rates, and roll center locations
The Racing and High-Performance Tire features more than 150 photos and drawings, and includes interviews with Mario Andretti, Jim Hall, Paul Gentilozzi, and Al Speyer (Bridgestone-Firestone director of motorsports).
Chapters:
How a Car Turns a Corner
Rubber
Rubber Friction
Rubber Compounding
Tire Design and Manufacture
Tire Behavior
Balance and Control
Race Tires
Tire Testing and Development
Tire Performance Data
Basic Vehicle Dynamics
Suspension Geometry
Tuning For Grip and Balance
Table of Contents
ISBN Number: 978-0-7680-1241-5
Date Published: March 2003
286 Pages
Binding:
Hardbound
Product Code: R-351
Product Status: In Stock
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