Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Torque or Horsepower? Finding the Shift Points -- 1.1 Acceleration and Newton's Second Law -- 1.2 Velocity, Speed, Rotation, and Engine rpm -- 1.3 The Car, Horsepower, and Torque -- 1.4 Tire Markings -- 1.5 Calculations -- 1.6 First Gear, It's All Right. Second Gear... -- 1.7 Summary -- Chapter 2 Horsepower, 0 to 60 mph, and the Quarter Mile -- 2.1 Horsepower -- 2.2 How Does Drag Force Affect Shift Points? -- 2.3 Gear Ratios -- 2.4 Calculating 0 to 60 mph Times -- 2.5 Assumptions and Results -- 2.6 What Is the Limit for 0 to 60 mph? -- 2.7 Aerodynamic Drag -- 2.8 Correction Factors -- 2.9 The Quarter Mile -- 2.10 Flat Torque Curves -- 2.11 Top Fuel Dragsters -- 2.12 Summary -- Chapter 3 Finding the Racing Line: Road Racing -- 3.1 The Traction Circle -- 3.2 Ninety Degree Right-Hand Turn -- 3.3 General Turn -- 3.4 Constructing a Track Model -- 3.5 Types of Turns -- 3.6 Type 1 Turn -- 3.7 Type 2 Turn -- 3.8 Type 3 Turn -- 3.9 Turning While Speeding Up -- 3.10 Summary -- Chapter 4 Basic Vehicle Dynamics: Load Transfer and Tires -- 4.1 Center of Gravity -- 4.2 Longitudinal and Lateral Center of Gravity -- 4.3 Height of the Center of Gravity -- 4.4 Load Transfer and the Static Stability Factor -- 4.5 Tires and Forces -- 4.6 Tire Construction -- 4.7 Wheels -- 4.8 Tires |