I am very interested in car physics and am searching for a good book on the subject. Can anyone recommend one?

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Race Car Vehicle Dynamics by Milliken & Milliken has a very good reputation. Haven't read it myself yet though.

Interesting bedtime reading! looking forward to streching my brain!

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Race Car Vehicle Dynamics by Milliken & Milliken has a very good reputation. Haven't read it myself yet though.

We have a copy here. It's very hard going

Just ordered Race Car Vehicle Dynamics. Even if it isn't a good book it's still a great weapon! (1000 pages, ugh)

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We have a copy here. It's very hard going

I've had a quick look at a copy and it didn't exactly look like something to read before going to bed. But I do intend to read it properly some day.

Read it anytime, and you'll feel like going to bed!

LOL, probably that's why I didn't read it.

Does anyone know another book. Because the mentioned book looks interesting it might be a bit too much to start with. And i find it to expensive...

The trouble is that if you have a 'simple' book it could well be wrong in certain situations, and if you have a correct book it's very hard going.

I'm honestly recommend the Caroll Smith - ??? To Win series (where ??? can be Tune, Engineer, Prepare and Drive), or Allan Staniforths Racing Vehicle Dynamics (I think it's called, my minds gone blank).

There are others of course, but it depends which bit of automotive physics you want to know about I guess.

OT: Does anyone have a copy of Ayrton Senna's Principles of Race Driving they want to sell to me?