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Racing Car Design and Development

Name: Racing Car Design and Development
Author: Len Terry, Alan Baker
ISBN: 9780837600802

Author Len Terry, Alan Baker

Publisher Robert Bentley, Inc.

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Author(s) Len Terry, Alan Baker

Publisher Robert Bentley, Inc.

ISBN / ASIN 0837600804

ISBN-13 9780837600802

Marketplace France 🇫🇷

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Description

Dialogue between one of the world's most experienced racing car designers and a technical author-graduate engineer on the theory and technique of racing car design and development.

Contents include:

The anatomy of a racing car designer

Len Terry - A Biographical Sketch

Description of nearly 30 Terry designs from clubman's sports car to Indianapolis winner

A blank sheet of paper - Len Terry explains his procedure for advancing a new design from the sketch pad to the race track

Handling characteristics - The theoretical aspects; oversteer and understeer; practical implications

Structural considerations - Space-frames and monocoques; the cockpit area; the structural engine; progress and legislation

Suspension - Changing needs and layouts; the torsion bar; self-levelling systems; anti-dive and anti-squat; progressive-rate springing; stiffness/weight ratio

Brakes, wheels and tires - Influence of smaller wheels; twin-disc brake systems; attention to details; low-profile tire phenomena

Aerodynamics - Basic considerations; wings and things; intake ram effect; 'ground effect' vehicles

The cooling system - Radiator location; cooling the oil

Safety and comfort; primary and secondary safety; driver comfort

Materials

Components - Ball joints, batteries, brakes, clutches, dampers, driveshafts, electrics, flexible bearings, flexible fuel cells, gearshift linkages, instruments, non-return valves, nonspill fuel fillers, oil and fuel pipes, Perspex mouldings, radiators, springs and steering gear; design versus development

The competition - nine other racing car designers discussed

Future developments