This guide to all the main aspects of downforce devices relevant to the principal competition car classes should be of interest to competition drivers, both amateur and professional constructors and designers of competition vehicles, and manufacturers and assemblers of kit cars, all seeking to improve performance and handling. It includes: downforce-inducing and lift-reducing devices from the early days to the present; data from major constructors, interviews with experts, and reports from race team bases; the theory of downforce lift and drag for road vehicles; wind tunnels and computational fluid dynamics; airdams, splitters, spoilers and wings; manufacturers of downforce-inducing parts; case studies from Formula 1, IndyCar, Formula 3000, Formula 3, sports cars, saloons, rally cars, club formulae, hillclimb and sprint cars, dragsters and motorcycles; and legislation, restrictions and regulations.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Haynes INC International Concepts
ISBN-13
9781859606629
eBay Product ID (ePID)
91876323
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Mechanical Engineering
Author
Simon Mcbeath
Publication Name
Competition Car Downforce: a Practical Handbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Writing & Reading, Engineering & Technology
Publication Year
2000
Type
Reference
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
233mm
Item Width
169mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Simon Mcbeath
Genre
Sports
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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