Race Car Aerodynamics: Designing for Speed (Engineering and Performance) 2nd ed. Edition

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<DIV>The first book to summarize the secrets of the rapidly developing field of high-speed vehicle design. From F1 to Indy Car, Drag and Sedan racing, this book provides clear explanations for engineers who want to improve their design skills and enthusiasts who simply want to understand how their favorite race cars go fast. Explains how aerodynamics win races, why downforce is more important than streamlining and drag reduction, designing wings and venturis, plus wind tunnel designs and more. </DIV>

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This book brings together a wealth of information. It accurately and clearly explains what things work, as well as why they work. This book will become one of the classics in race car design. --Albert R. George, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Series: Engineering and Performance
Paperback: 280 pages
Publisher: Bentley Publishers; 2nd ed. edition (March 8, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0837601428
ISBN-13: 978-0837601427
Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 0.8 x 10.4 inches
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Professor Joseph L. McCauley

This is a layman's account of aerodynamics for race car ...

August 13, 2015

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This is a layman's account of aerodynamics for race car enthusiasts. The equations required for lift and drag are presented, minimal math because nothing is derived, and are illustrated in applications. I leave it to the non-mathematical readers to tell you if the approach worked, but it would be impossible to do the job with fewer formulae than he presents.

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Taco

Satisfies my curiosity

August 17, 2012

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Aerodynamics is an important factor at any speed. The book is well written and gives lots of examples. Most of the examples are cars made before 2000 but otherwise many of the cars features are known tuner/enthusiast cars that are still found on the road today. It was easy enough for me to understand and I am not any kind of genius. There are lots of graphs, tables, and pictures to illustrate the authors point. Overall I feel I got my moneys worth and will probably end up reading it multiple times.

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Oldair

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May 17, 2010

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This is my first book review since high school (52 years ago), so please keep that in mind.
My interest in racing is in making a 36 HP (modified) Volkswagen go as fast as it can in a straight line at Bonneville and other tracks, which is very much affected by the aerodynamics of the situation, so I was interested in finding out what this book has to say about it. Many race cars are also required to go around corners fast, which is what this book is mostly concerned with. Author Katz explains that the aerodynamic forces that push a car down onto the ground very greatly affect the cornering (and braking) ability of the car. The book is very much concerned with down force on the car resulting from the shape of the car. There are many pictures, explanations of how aerodynamic forces work, equations, and examples of the various aerodynamic effects caused by the shape of the car. The equations are simple enough that no one should be afraid of them.
The book contains many explanations of boundary layer, lift and drag coefficients, effects of air density and viscosity, Reynolds number, and other factors, all of which are explanations of how air flow over a car affects its movement at high speed.
My concern with the various devices to increase down force on the car is limited to what is required to keep aerodynamic lift from affecting the stability of the car at high speed (for me, 100 mph). Although I want to understand these down forces, I would have liked to learn more about what it takes to reduce drag at high speed. There is a list of references at the end of each chapter, some of them probably answering this question, so I will be interested in checking them to see what they say about drag.
As explained by the author, a stable situation at high speed results when the down force on the rear wheels increases more than the down force of the front wheels. How to do this is what I want to know, and the book explains how wings and underbody shape can do this. I am still considering how to do this with my VW.
I obtained the first edition from the library and bought the second edition. This book will be part of my library on old VWs, and I expect to be rereading it often. If the author or anyone else reads this review, I would like to receive any comments on it.

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CLIFFORD W.

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March 7, 2018

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Outstanding book for beginners!!

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George

THE BIBLE in Car Aerodynamics

May 25, 2013

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Every single college has the same exact book when it comes to "Car Aerodynamics". Like Anderson's Aerodynamics book for general Aerodynamics, this book is the popular accepted reference point for JUST "Race Car Aerodynamics"...

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Shirley Thomas

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December 9, 2013

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This is a very good book that explains how and why the air effects the car.
It goes in to great detail on the design of a car to handle at speed from the
effects of the air flow.

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A. Pekema

Good Overview

November 8, 2015

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Great book for the fledgling aerodynamicist.

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Mohammad Hasani

i like this book so much

April 26, 2015

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i like this book so much, the quality of papers are good, and i received the book completely alright and clear

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Richard C.

probably most useful for building high speed road race

interesting, quite technical, probably most useful for building high speed road race cars

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I satisfied about delivery and contents of book.

It's good for me!! and delivery was very fast!

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Clopatofsky Jose

Is very good but too much for an

Mucho More Technical than announced. Is very good but too much for an amateur

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Five Stars

A good book with plenty of references to other books to find specific information you might be after.

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My teacher wrote it, had to give it 5 stars for Kitty Kat

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Steven Rougeou

Excellent Read

Excellent knowledge for up and coming aerodynamic engineers; mostly those unfamiliar with much fluid dynamics. Fun read, very informative.Read more

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Recommend for everyone who is planning to build or building ...

Very valuable information! Recommend for everyone who is planning to build or building race car.

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D. Johnston

Three Stars

A little too technical for my taste.

Published on November 9, 2014

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