The Original Online Racing Reference.

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Below, there are several groups of pages.  The first group is the Combustion-Bytes section covering engines in race cars, hot rods, Ford Mustang, Chevy Camaro and Corvette, Jeeps, trucks, roadsters and just about anything with piston engines.

 

Section 2 is the Circle Track Suspension and Chassis Setup section and is applicable for everything from  stock car racing on pavement tracks to dirt track modifieds and just about anything else that races on oval tracks.

 

Section 3 is full of helpful charts and tables

 

Section 4 is The Physics of Racing Series by Brian Beckman, PhD and returning soon the Chassis Newsletters by Mark Ortiz.

 

COMBUSTION - BYTES

These pages have many racing tips, and tech info for performance engine parts.

Engine Science

Engine Science 2 Basic induction

Camshaft Fundamentals

Cam Specs and Affects

Valve Timing and Performance

Short Block Fundamentals

Pressure Volume Diagrams

Power Goals

Tips to Change Power

How Accurate are Engine Simulators

 

CIRCLE TRACK SUSPENSION & CHASSIS SETUP

These pages provide chassis and suspension setup info covering everything from weight transfer to suspension geometry and other items to improve you race car's handling.

Handling Trouble shooting Guide

Chassis Setup at the Rear for Cornering

Dirt Track Chassis Setup at the rear for Cornering

Front Suspension Setup for Cornering

Front Suspension and Slip Angles

Ackerman Steering and Racing Circle Tracks

Reading and Analyzing Camber Curves

Friction Circle (The Basic Theory)

Slip Angles and Handling

Toe-out and Handling

Understeer (push) in the Middle of a Corner

Weight Distribution and Cross Weight

 

The tables below are helpful for race car, hot rod, custom car builders, professional fabricators and home mechanics.

Bolt Torque

Brake Fluid Boiling Temperatures

Brake Pad Temperature Ranges

Chevy Block Casting Numbers

Drill Size For Tapping Threads

Drill Sizes; Numbers, Letters, and Fractions

Drill Speeds For Various Sizes and Materials

Fractions To Decimals

Heat Treatment For Steel

Jet Size and Area

Melting Temperatures of Metals

Quick Change Gear Sets

Rear End Gear Ratios

Small Block Chevy Head Casting Numbers

Standard Transmission Gear Ratios

Strength of Materials

Weight of Sheet Metal

Weight of Tubing; Round & Square

Wire and Sheet Metal Gauges

 

THE PHYSICS OF RACING

The following pages provide a scientific glimpse of racing and should be enjoyed by Engineers and a must read for all students in the FSAE program.

Intro to Physics of racing Series PhoRS

Part 1 Weight Transfer

Part 2 Keeping Your Tyres 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 missing episode)

Part 14 Why Smoothness?

Part 15 Bumps in the Road

Part 16 RARS, A Simple Racing Simulator

Part 17 "Slow in, Fast out!" or, Advanced Analysis of the Racing Line

Part 18 "Slow in, Fast out!" Advanced Analysis continued

Part 19 Space, Time and Rubber

Part 20 Four-Point Statics

Part 21 The Magic Formula: Longitudinal Version

Part 22 The Magic Formula: Lateral Version

Part 23 Trail Braking

Part 24 Combination Slip

Part 25 Combination Grip

Part 26 The Driving Wheel, Chapter 1

Part 27 Four-Wheel Weight Transfer

Part 28 Hazards of Integration

Part 29 A Magical Trick

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