Its been listed here before, but I cant seem to find the thread. I want to say it was written by shelby, but I could be way wrong.

 

Race Car Vehicle Dynamics (R146)
by William F. Milliken, Douglas L. Milliken

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...328581-3884062

 

I understand the title, but what exactly does the book outline?


mike

 

http://www.sae.org/servlets/productD...&PROD_CD=R-146

 

It looks like an awesome winter reading book! Amazon needs 4 weeks to order it. I looked at buy.com with no luck. Does anyone else know where I can get it?

 

Try my link above, the SAE bookstore. Or try http://www.bn.com

they must be selling a good amount of these...I met the Millikens at FSAE competition this year, and they were rolling in a dark silver E46 M3 convertible

IMO their success is deserved. this book is a reference for not only amateurs but professionals also


[Modified by NegativeLift, 3:03 PM 11/23/2002]

 

Negative lift have you read it? I am not an engineer so is it hard to follow?

 

I've read parts but not all of it. I'm a mechanical engineering student so its hard to say if it's easy to read or not for a non-engineer

If you haven't read Carroll Smith's 'To Win' series, I would start there. Once you are done with that RCVD would be the next step. I don't think you'll have too much trouble as long as you can understand algebra and some other basic math, and basic physics. Just don't move on until you fully grasp what you just read.

 

I have it, read it, made spreadsheets based on it, and the car in my sig is based on some of the equations. The downside for me (and others I suspect) is that some of their big equations assume you have extensive tire data. Who has that? No one I know.

Another very good book for suspension design is Race and Rally Car Source book by Staniforth. He also has another, something like Competition Suspension or similiar. I have more design books listed in my link.