Physics of Racing Series

These articles were written by Brian Beckman (Email address for Brian Beckman) physicist, and member of No Bucks Racing Club.

©Copyright 1991-2000, Brian Beckman


Physics of Racing Series

Part 1: Weight Transfer
Part 2: Keeping Your Tires Stuck to the Ground
Part 3: Basic Calculations
Part 4: There Is No Such Thing as Centrifugal Force
Part 5: Introduction to the Racing Line
Part 6: Speed and Horsepower
Part 7: The Traction Budget
Part 8: Simulating Car Dynamics with a Computer Program
Part 9: Straights
Part 10: Grip Angle
Part 11: Braking
Part 12: CyberCar, Every Racer's DWIM Car?

Part 13: Transients - "The Lost Episode" (pdf, djvu)
Part 14: Why Smoothness? (pdf, djvu)
Part 15: Bumps In The Road (pdf, djvu)
Part 16: RARS, A Simple Racing Simulator (pdf, djvu)
Part 17: "Slow-in, Fast-out!" or, Advanced Analysis of the Racing Line (pdf, djvu)
        Associated Spreadsheets (xls, pdf)
Part 18: "Slow-in, Fast-out!" or, Advanced Analysis of the Racing Line, Continued (pdf, djvu)
        Associated Spreadsheets (xls, pdf: 1, 2, 3)

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