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 ...
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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.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 208 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. AS NEW--VERY NICE COPY--VERY SLIGHT SHELF WARE--TEXT CLEAN AND TIGHT--GIFT--STILL HAS LOTS OF GREAT READS LEFT
Add this copy of Competition Car Downforce: a Practical Handbook to cart. $225.00, very good condition, Sold by Wm Burgett Bks & Collectibles rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Diego, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Haynes Pub Group.
