I especially like Carroll Smith's book, as well as his other books on
fasteners and plumbing. "Must Reads" for the fabricator/racer. Puhn is also
quite good, but he just doesn't have Smith's dry wit.
Rob Robinson
CSP 67 2000
Roanoke, VA
> Best definition I've heard is:
> Oversteer is that which scares hell out of the passenger.
> Understeer is that which scares hell out of the driver.
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> Here are several books. They all say basically the same thing in
> slightly different ways.
> "How To Make Your Car Handle" by Fred Puhn
> "Chassis Engineering" by Herb Adams
> "Performance Handling" by Don Alexander
> "Prepare To Win" by Carroll Smith
> "Race Car Engineering & Mechanics" by Paul Van Valkenburgh
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> Gordon Glasgow
> http://www.gordon-glasgow.org
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