On 17 Sep 96 at 17:16, Silikal@aol.com wrote:
> >Does anyone know of a good reference for the physics of trailing
> >throttle oversteer? (Not, of course, that any of us has ever experienced
> >the phenomenon first hand!) I'm particularly interested in references that
> >explain TTO in terms of polar moment of inertia, slip angle, tire sidewall
> >flex, etc.
> Try Fred Puhn's "How to Make Your Car Handle" (ISBN 0-912656-46-8,
> HP Books) for a start, someone else might know if the Milliken & Milliken
> or Valkenburgh (sp?) books go into further detail.
Another source which might contain information is "The Physics of
Racing" available at:
http://reality.sgi.com/employees/rck/PhOR/
-HTH-
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