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Competition Car Aerodynamics: A Practical Handbook |
Author: Simon McBeath
Published: 2006-05-31 |
List price: $44.95
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Customer comments on this selection.
 Excellent overview and introduction
Jack Olsen and João Carlos Matoso are both correct: this book has some excellent information aimed at the person who does not have any specialized knowledge of aerodynamics. I'm a track car driver and aeronautical engineer, and I found the book to be a little too simplified for my background. But I've recommended it to a lot of non-aerodynamicists as an introductory work, and they have all loved it.
If you are a racing fan who wants to understand the aero packages, or if you are a racer or track driver who wants to know which aero options will be appropriate for your needs, this is a great place to start educating yourself. Even if you are an airplane engineer (like me), this does give you some insight into the differences between car and airplane aerodynamics. But if you are looking for a technical discussion on boundary layer models and doing CFD gridding, this isn't the book you are looking for.
 Competition Car Aerodynamics
I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED THIS BOOK! SHOULD I CANCEL IT?
I wanted to give a zero rating but was not allowed to do this.
 The way for beginners to know something about cars aerodynamics
It is rather interesting especially for someone who is a beginner in the subject. Not so much for those who already bear some competency in the area.
These will have learnt aerodynamics applied to airplanes and I was especially interested in learning all the "twicks" of underbody / tunnel air routing but I was somehow deceived.
João Carlos Matoso,
Mechanical Engineer (59)
A good introduction to car aerodynamics
The book was well written in a very British style. It covers most aerodynamic devices on modern competition cars and gives a few examples focusing on a Nascar study and a Formula-1 BAR Honda study. I would have liked to have seen more original work from the author to specifically and graphically detail each component that goes into the aerodynamics of a competition car instead of just reproducing other studies. However, as an introduction to the field of aerodynamics of cars this book is easy to understand and fairly informative.
 A terrific introduction for the racer who doesn't have a PhD
This book is very specific in its approach. It goes over the broad theory of aerodynamics as it applies to racing, and then explains each component of a contemporary race car, covering the front end (airdams, splitters and spoilers), the back end (wings), the underside (underbody aerodynamics), and other miscellaneous aero aids. In each chapter, he walks through a host of different tests to show not just which configurations are going to work best, but also why they are going to work best.
For drivers of open wheeled or production-based race cars, this is a great handbook to use in formulating your approach to the often misunderstood world of aero.
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