~ The Physics of Racing ~
By Brian Beckman
The
how's, why's and wherefore'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 reading online.
(.pdf files = Right click and "Save as")
| View | Title | Download PDF's |
| Intro | Introduction to the PhoRS article series | Scanned |
| Part 1 | Weight Transfer | 
(904k) |
| Part 2 | Keeping Your Tyres Stuck to the Ground |
(792k) |
| Part 3 | Basic Calculations |
(786k) |
| Part 4 | There Is No Such Thing as Centrifugal Force |
(898k) |
| Part 5 | Introduction to the Racing Line |
(953k) |
| Part 6 | Speed and Horsepower |
(903k) |
| Part 7 | The Traction Budget |
(1019k) |
| Part 8 | Simulating Car Dynamics with a Computer Program |
(815k) |
| Part 9 | Straights |
(996k) |
| Part 10 | Grip Angle |
(904k) |
| Part 11 | Braking |
(427k) |
| Part 12 | CyberCar, Every Racer's DWIM Car? |
(832k) |
| Part 13 | Transients (The missing episode) |
(943k) |
| Coming Soon |
Why Smoothness? | (1099k) |
| Coming Soon |
Bumps In The Road | (1229k) |
| Coming Soon |
RARS, A Simple Racing Simulator | (1104k) |
| Coming Soon |
"Slow-in, Fast-out!" or, Advanced Analysis of the Racing Line | (955k) |
| Coming Soon |
"Slow-in, Fast-out!" or, Advanced Analysis of the Racing Line, Continued | (1031k) |
| Coming Soon |
Space, Time, and Rubber | (635k) |
| Coming Soon |
Four-Point Statics | (981k) |
| Coming Soon |
The Magic Formula: Longitudinal Version | (1093k) |
| Coming Soon |
The Magic Formula: Lateral Version | (1026k) |
| Coming Soon |
Trail Braking | (856k) |
| Coming Soon |
Combination Slip | (781k) |
| Coming Soon |
Combination Grip | (1021k) |
| Coming Soon |
The Driving Wheel, Chapter I | (1108k) |
| Coming Soon |
Four-Wheel Weight Transfer | (973k) |
| Coming Soon |
Hazards of Integration | (1152k) |
| Coming Soon |
A Magical Trick | (1501k) |
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