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Race Car Chassis and Aerodynamics

Design, Building, Tuning, and Repair for High Performance Race CarsBy Gareth Lindqvist

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Length10h 56m

About this audiobook

A fast car is a set of decisions you can check. This book gives you the numbers behind each one. Race Car Chassis and Aerodynamics is a practical engineering manual for anyone who wants to stop guessing and start measuring. It begins at the contact patch, where load sensitivity and slip curves determine how much grip your tyres actually deliver, then works through the chassis as a system: torsional stiffness, roll centres, camber gain, spring and bar choices converted into ride frequencies through the motion ratio, and brake bias and rotor thermal capacity set before you touch the aero. Four dedicated aerodynamics chapters cover wings in ground effect, diffusers and underbody flow, cooling drag, and how your centre of pressure moves with ride height. Fabrication, welding and crack inspection follow, then a testing chapter on skid-pad runs, damper histograms and setup logging. Every topic is tied to numbers you can check, record and adjust at the track. What you will learn: • Read load sensitivity and slip curves to understand what the contact patch is really doing • Measure chassis torsional stiffness and use it as a setup baseline • Set roll centres and camber gain deliberately rather than by habit • Convert spring and anti-roll bar choices into ride frequencies through the motion ratio • Get brake bias and rotor thermal capacity right before adding downforce • Design wings in ground effect and manage diffuser and underbody flow • Reduce cooling drag and predict how centre of pressure moves with ride height • Fabricate, weld and inspect chassis structures for cracks and repairs • Run skid-pad tests, read damper histograms and log setups that transfer between sessions Written for racers, race engineers, fabricators and student formula teams, this book assumes you want the reasoning behind each adjustment, not just a list of settings. If you build, tune or repair high-performance race cars and need the numbers to back your decisions, this is your working reference.

Audiobook details

GenreTechnology, Other

Length10 hrs 56 mins

Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateSep 27, 2026

LanguageEnglish

1Foreword

2Preface

3About This Book

4Chapter 1: Loads, Weight Transfer and the Tyre

51.1 The Contact Patch and the Friction Circle

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61.2 Load Sensitivity and Why Stiff Is Not Always Fast

71.3 Longitudinal Weight Transfer Under Braking and Traction

81.4 Lateral Weight Transfer and the Roll Moment

91.5 Slip Angle, Slip Ratio and the Shape of the Curves

101.6 Vertical Load Variation and the Real Contact Patch

111.7 Tyre Data You Can Actually Use

12Chapter 2: Chassis Structures

132.1 Load Paths and the Job of the Chassis

142.2 Space Frame Geometry and Triangulation Rules

152.3 Tube Selection and Section Properties

162.4 Monocoques, Tubs and Bonded Structures

172.5 Measuring Torsional Stiffness on a Rig

182.6 Attachment Stiffness and Local Details

192.7 Structural Targets and Weight Budget

20Chapter 3: Suspension Geometry

213.1 The Suspension’s Three Jobs

223.2 Roll Centres and the Roll Axis

233.3 Camber Gain, Instant Centres and Link Lengths

243.4 Caster, Kingpin Inclination and Scrub Radius

253.5 Bump Steer and Toe Change in Roll

263.6 Anti-Dive, Anti-Squat and Geometry Under Braking

273.7 Geometry Targets and a Setup Sheet

28Chapter 4: Springs, Dampers and Anti-Roll Bars

294.1 Wheel Rate, Spring Rate and Motion Ratio

304.2 Ride Frequency and Flat Ride

314.3 Damper Basics and the Velocity Histogram

324.4 Damper Curves, Adjustment and Matching to the Spring

334.5 Anti-Roll Bars and Roll Stiffness Distribution

344.6 Platform Control: Pitch, Roll and Heave

354.7 Choosing Springs and Bars: A Worked Setup

36Chapter 5: Steering and Ackermann

375.1 Rack Geometry, Steering Ratio and Lock

385.2 Ackermann, Anti-Ackermann and Turn Radius

395.3 Steering Effort, Kingpin Moment and Feel

405.4 Self-Aligning Torque and What the Driver Feels

415.5 Dynamic Toe, Compliance Steer and Bump Steer in the Corner

425.6 Steering Feedback and What to Change First

43Chapter 6: Brakes and Balance

446.1 Brake Torque, Pedal Ratio and Line Pressure

456.2 Brake Bias, Weight Transfer and Lockup Order

466.3 Bias Adjustment, Balance Bar and Proportioning Valves

476.4 Thermal Capacity, Pad and Rotor Temperature

486.5 Cooling, Ducting and Fade

496.6 Pedal Feel, Master Cylinders and Residual Pressure

50Chapter 7: Vehicle Dynamics in the Corner

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