How to Setup Any Race Car to WIN!
How to Setup Any Race Car to WIN!

Author: Jon Roetman

Publisher:

Published: 2012-05-31

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 9781477576762

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The No B.S. Way to Start WINNING Races!! Discover the secrets to setting up your race car. "Learn the proven methods behind setting up your race car and making it FAST at every race track!" Dear Fellow Racer: I absolutely love racing! A veteran crew chief, 15+ years of dirt track racing in Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota, I am going to share with you the same keys to setting up your race car as we use on our race cars quickly and easily. You will--accelerate your learning curve indefinitely. Are you sick and tired of struggling to win races? Then: Cut out the trial and error method and "use what works!" What if you could: Setup your car to run up front at every race track, every night? Make everyone, your friends and fellow racers want to know your setup and how you go so FAST? Learn how to setup the following areas of your race car right down to the letter. Here is what you will learn:- How to Scale Your Race Car- How to Set the Crossweight on Your Race Car- How to Use Weight Management for SPEED!- How to Use Tire Management for Speed!- How to Set the Camber Caster and Toe- How to Shock Your Race Car- How to Spring Your Race Car- How to Communicate the Car Handling to Your Driver/Crew Chief (And what to do to make your car handle better)Jam packed with all kinds of great setup information...You can't go wrong buying this book!For just the fracting of the price most parts cost you...you can read this easy to understand complete with examples and full color pictures setup book.Invest in your racing program today and order this book before you head to your next race!Go ahead order now...

Tune to Win
Tune to Win

Author: Carroll Smith

Publisher: Carroll Smith Consulting

Published: 1978-06-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780879380717

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Covers the development and tuning of race car by clearly explaining the basic principles of vehicle dynamics and relating these principles to the input and control functions of the racing driver. An exceptional book written by a true professional.

Advanced Race Car Chassis Technology HP1562
Advanced Race Car Chassis Technology HP1562

Author: Bob Bolles

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2010-11-02

Total Pages: 459

ISBN-13: 1101444770

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This book details how to design, build, and setup the chassis and suspension for road race and stock cars. Includes chassis dynamics, spring and shock theory, front and rear suspension geometry, real world racing aerodynamics, steering systems, racing chassis software and all you need to know to set you chassis up to win races.

Drive to Win
Drive to Win

Author: Carroll Smith

Publisher: Carroll Smith

Published: 1996-07-22

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13:

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Take pole position to learn the ground rules, techniques and procedures of driving perception and evaluation. Racing professional Carroll Smith delivers current state-of-the-art techniques for working with your crew to develop and set up your car so that you'll have a competitive tool with which to practice the art of driving.

Speed Secrets
Speed Secrets

Author: Ross Bentley

Publisher: Motorbooks

Published: 1998-08-13

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1610600010

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Shave lap times or find a faster line through your favorite set of S-curves with professional race driver Ross Bentley as he shows you the quickest line from apex to apex! With tips and commentary from current race drivers, Bentley covers the vital techniques of speed, from visualizing lines to interpreting tire temps to put you in front of the pack. Includes discussion of practice techniques, chassis set-up, and working with your pit chief.

How to Make Your Car Handle
How to Make Your Car Handle

Author: Fred Puhn

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1987-01-01

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780912656465

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To make your car handle, design a suspension system, or just learn about chassis, you’ll find what you need here. Basic suspension theory is thoroughly covered: roll center, roll axis, camber change, bump steer, anti-dive, ride rate, ride balance and more. How to choose, install and modify suspensions and suspension hardware for best handling: springs, sway bars, shock absorbers, bushings, tired and wheels. Regardless of the basic layout of your car—front engine/rear drive, front engine/front drive, or rear engine/rear drive—it is covered here. Aerodynamic hardware and body modifications for reduced drag, high-speed stability and increased cornering power: spoilers, air dams, wings and ground-effects devices. How to modify and set up brakes for maximum stopping power and handling. The most complete source of handling information available. “Suspension secrets” explained in plain, understandable language so you can be the expert.

Engineer to Win
Engineer to Win

Author: Carroll Smith

Publisher: Motorbooks International

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780879381868

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"Is titanium for you? Can better brakes reduce lap times significantly? How do you choose the rights nuts and bolts? Which is more important, cornering or straight-line speed? Why did it break again? Engineer to Win not only answers these and many other questions, it gives you the reasons why."--Back cover

How to Build a Winning Drag Race Chassis and Suspension
How to Build a Winning Drag Race Chassis and Suspension

Author: Wayne Scraba

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007-03-06

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9781557884626

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A guide to setting up your car for maximum handling performance on the street or strip. This instructional handbook shows readers how to set up their street machine chassis for high performance street or amateur drag strip racing. Not only are chassis and suspension the most popular types of modification, but their technology is constantly evolving. It offers the latest techniques for maximizing car performance on streets and strips. This definitive guide includes in-depth sections on chassis fabrication, rear axle selection and setup, rear and front suspension, shocks and springs, brakes, steering, and wheels and tires.

Ultimate Speed Secrets
Ultimate Speed Secrets

Author: Ross Bentley

Publisher: Motorbooks

Published: 2011-08-28

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 161058273X

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Performance and racing drivers constantly seek ways to sharpen their skills and lower their lap times. Ultimate Speed Secrets is the indispensable tool to help make you faster, whatever your driving goals. Professional race driver and coach Ross Bentley has raced everything from Indycars to World Sports Cars to production sedans, on ovals, road courses, and street circuits around the world. His proven high-performance driving techniques benefit novice drivers as well as professional racers. Ultimate Speed Secrets covers everything you need to know to maximize your potential and your car: Choosing the correct line Overtaking maneuvers Adapting to new tracks and cars The mental game and dealing with adversity Finding (and keeping) a sponsor. The pages are filled with specially commissioned color diagrams to illustrate the concepts described. Whether you are a track-day novice or a seasoned professional, Ultimate Speed Secrets will arm you with practical information to lower your lap times and help you get the best out of your vehicle—and yourself. It’s the ultimate high-performance driving tutorial!

Autocross to Win (DG's Autocross Secrets)
Autocross to Win (DG's Autocross Secrets)

Author: Dennis Grant

Publisher:

Published: 2017-06-04

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 9781521406984

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Dennis Grant, the "Street Modified Godfather", built an SCCA ProSolo Championship and FIA Canadian National Championship winning autocross car. This book describes the tricks, secrets, and engineering details he learned during his racing career.Equally applicable to road racers, rally cars, circle track cars, and high performance street cars, this book is full of information on how to make cars handle at the extreme limits of performance. Includes chapters on tuning suspensions, building shocks, and selecting tires - and much, much more!Whether you are just starting out building a high-performance car, or a grizzled veteran of motorsports, this book is full of insightful (and occasionally funny) observations on what it takes to tune the car and driver system in order to win races. Contains theory and practical advice as well.Written very much in the idiom of the legendary Carroll Smith's ...to Win series, this book is an essential addition to the bookshelf of any automotive enthusiast.