Race car suspension - How does that work???

[simon t]

Having just moved from a 205 racer to a Radical I find I now have a million different settings to think about. What I need is a book that details what everything does inc wings and how thet all interact with each other. Anyone recommend some bedtime reading?

Cheers

Simon

[ngr]

Maybe not quite what you were looking for but bring it up to north wilts and I will be able to sort it for you.

[Ahonen]

Tune to Win, by Carroll Smith. All you need to know...

[Frik]

Ahonen said:

Tune to Win, by Carroll Smith. All you need to know...

Well it was 20 years ago

Seriously though, Carrol Smith should still be your first port of call.

[ngr]

Don't know the book but does it cover pushrod suspension?

[lanan]

Yes it does. Covers most areas of race car tuning. Pretty well written and not full of buzzwords and Formulae.

[ngr]

Sounds like a good starting point but you can't beat experience.

[Ahonen]

Frik said:

Ahonen said: Tune to Win, by Carroll Smith. All you need to know... Well it was 20 years ago Seriously though, Carroll Smith should still be your first port of call.

It's a good few years behind on dampers and tyres, I agree, but the basics are all still spot on.

[maclf01]

May i give you some advice? I've been trying to tune a go kart chassis for a couple of months now on my own. A weekend ago i said the hell with it and camped out under a tuner's tent to help me out ( with a small sum of course). Now ive been using a book that's told me to do this and that for a basic setup. Well, i was trying to do all of this complicated stuff when what i really wanted was in this little tuner book i had gotten with the go kart. Now the thing is unstoppable and hanldes like a dream. This won't help you much with tuning your radical, but a few things i've learned is usually the most simple things have the greatest impact on a chassis. Sorry for my rabble just thought i could pass on some wisdom.

[anonymous-user]

i dont mean to sound rude but have you contacted radical? a guy in our motor club bought one last summer and is racing at combe this season. he has had loads of support from radical and they have been really helpful..

[jacobyte]

Allan Staniforth's book is also worth a gander:
www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/185960644X/qid=1140603215/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_0_2/026-0177178-5776466

[toweringeagle]

This is an excellent site on the web! Everything you need to know!

The Physics of Racing

John

[Frik]

jacobyte said:

Allan Staniforth's book is also worth a gander.

Usually easier to get hold of a copy too.

[simon t]

Thanks to all, Looks like a couple of books well worth a read

Simon

[RobbieMeister]

If I were you I'd get it done by someone who knows what they are doing.

[LRdriver II]

When I had my Clubsport, I took it down to Radical for a day and spent it with one of their mechanics doing everything from oilchange to a flatfloor setup. Well worth it and Radical are very helpful and take the time out to sort you out. I learnt alot out my car that day.