Race Car Handling Optimization

Magic Numbers to Better Understand a Race Car

Ralph Pütz, Ton Serné (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

XII, 355 Seiten

2023
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH (Verlag)
978-3-658-35202-8 (ISBN)

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The reader will first learn to measure his racing car himself in order to ultimately get to know and understand the car's setup better. This is followed successively by the teaching of the basics with the claim of immediate applicability of the knowledge. First, the most important properties of the tyres are described in order to convey how to optimally utilise the properties of the tyres. Only then are the mass-spring system, shock absorbers, anti-roll bars, suspension geometries and aerodynamics dealt with, with the aim of making the best possible use of the tyres' potential. What has been learned is optimally applied to driving through a curve, divided into five essential phases of the corner, and an analysis for possible causes of understeer and oversteer is carried out for each phase, and solutions are given. Finaly examples of laptime simulations are being described, and the book ends with a very clear description of the calculation of the Magic Numbers regarding Roll, Roll Resistance, Load Transfer and Total Wheel Load.

- About the Author:
Prof. Dr Ralph Pütz teaches combustion engines and transmission technology at Landshut University of Applied Sciences. As an avid motorsport enthusiast and active Formula 3 driver, he also regularly passes on his experience to his students in the practical course Motorsport Practice and Chassis Setup.

Ton Serné is a trained mechanical engineer who has spent more than 40 years working on the subject of the road holding of racing cars. He has not only been a mechanic, race engineer, team manager and designer, but also a racing driver in formula racing cars and touring cars. He would like to pass on his experience and knowledge to young students.

Measuring the Setup.- Introduction and Definitions.- Tyres.- Shockabsorbers.- Geometry.- Springs - Differentials.- Aerodynamics.- Tests.- Laptime Simulations.- Magic Numbers in 10 steps.

Erscheinungsdatum	06.03.2023
Zusatzinfo	XII, 355 p. 243 illus., 229 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Wiesbaden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	168 x 240 mm
Gewicht	623 g
Themenwelt	Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
Themenwelt	Technik ► Maschinenbau
Schlagworte	aerodynamics • Geometry • load transfer • Magic numbers • mass spring system • race car setup • race tyres • roll resistance • shockabsorbers
ISBN-10	3-658-35202-7 / 3658352027
ISBN-13	978-3-658-35202-8 / 9783658352028
Zustand	Neuware