Comments on: Book ’Em, Dario

By: Lyubomir Simeonov

Lyubomir Simeonov — Fri, 27 May 2011 04:08:05 +0000

Thank you for the great article. I am short of few books, but soon will fill my collection too

Here are some interesting books/articles/video that i have found asking Google nicely:
http://s2racing.yuku.com/topic/3140

The sub forum itself is also worth it.

Jorge Segers, Doug Milliken – thank you for sharing you knowledge!
Chris Hall – i don’t think Ross Bentley’s book are not worth it too. I personally like them and have 5 of them.

By: Mark A Carpenter

Mark A Carpenter — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:33:13 +0000

I’d also like to add Circle Track Magazine’s “Chassis and Suspension Handbook” into the mix on the oval side. It’s a collection of articles that have appeared in the magazine. Unfortunately I think it’s now out of print, but I thankfully most (all?) of the articles that would apply to sim racing are also on the website, plus more.

I found the concept that a neutral handling car isn’t necessarily a balanced car especially important in building sets that last and stay neutral through a long tire run.

http://www.circletrack.com/index.html

I also found a couple new tidbits in Larry McReynolds “How to Become a Winning Crew Chief” that I hadn’t seen yet. I think it’s an easier introduction to oval setups for those new to them.

By: Doug Milliken

Doug Milliken — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:01:30 +0000

Ha!! Great picture of our book, thanks for posting. I always suggest caution when reading in bed– “Race Car Vehicle Dynamics” weighs nearly five pounds (~two kilos) and could do some serious damage if you doze off and let it drop.

Best wishes to the iRacing community,
– Doug Milliken
www (dot) millikenresearch (dot) com/books.html

By: Jorge Segers

Jorge Segers — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:30:21 +0000

Thanks for the review of my book! I’m glad that it’s proving helpful for the simracing community as well. I guess SAE didn’t foresee this as a potential group of interest, so this is a nice surprise!
And by the way, this is an excellent blog! Many interesting articles!

Best regards,
Jorge Segers

By: Chris Hall

Chris Hall — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:49:40 +0000

Some great material you selected there Ray Glad you never mentioned Ross Bentley’s book… I turned up to a race meeting with a fresh copy in hand, my team manager grabbed it, had a read, and told me ‘Never bring that book to a race meet again; it’s just wrong’… Needless to say I never did use it again (for sale nearly new copy of Speed Secrets by Ross Bentley )

By: David

David — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:32:31 +0000

Great article, you got me thinking about studying! When I was a kid my Dad built us “Microd” (lawn mower engine) race cars that we raced while he built and raced dirt track modifieds. So I have always wanted to build a race car! Maybe iRacing needs to have a Library?