Reproduced here, with permission.
by Pierre Martins
The how’s and why's of punting a car around a track.
The entire Physics of Racing Series (PhoRS) by Brian Beckman, PhD, reproduced here with permission.
The articles are available in both Adobe® Acrobat® (PDF) form, suitable for printing and HTML suitable for viewing online.
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Introduction to the Physics of Racing
Weight Transfer
Keeping Your Tyres Stuck to the Ground
Basic Calculations
There Is No Such Thing as Centrifugal Force
Introduction to the Racing Line
Speed and Horsepower
The Traction Budget
Simulating Car Dynamics with a Computer Program
Grip Angle
Braking
CyberCar, Every Racer's DWIM Car?
Why Smoothness?
Bumps In The Road
RARS, A Simple Racing Simulator
"Slow-in, Fast-out!" or, Advanced Analysis of the Racing Line
"Slow-in, Fast-out!" or, Advanced Analysis of the Racing Line, Continued
Space, Time, and Rubber
Four-Point Statics
The Magic Formula: Longitudinal Version
The Magic Formula: Lateral Version
Trail Braking
Combination Slip
Combination Grip
The Driving Wheel, Chapter I
Four-Wheel Weight Transfer
Hazards of Integration
A Magical Trick
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Cheers,
Pierre.
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