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DATA ACQUISITION: 6 REASONS TO USE AND THE FUNDAMENTALS YOU MUST KNOW

October 4, 2014January 24, 2015 Rodrigo de Oliveira Santos 12 Comments Data Acquisition

Imagine you are a race engineer on a high-level motorsport team. You are responsible for the development of the vehicle on the track and you must give your blood and sweat to make sure your driver can squeeze the last bit of speed out of the car […]

THE ABSOLUTE GUIDE TO THE RACING TYRES – PART 1: LATERAL FORCE

October 4, 2014July 14, 2021 Rodrigo de Oliveira Santos 34 Comments Vehicle Dynamics

This is it! The first post on Racing Car Dynamics. There is just no better way to start a discussion on race car dynamics than beginning by the tyres. Those small rubber components are the only contact the car has with the track […]

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DATA ACQUISITION: 6 REASONS TO USE AND THE FUNDAMENTALS YOU MUST KNOW

THE ABSOLUTE GUIDE TO THE RACING TYRES – PART 1: LATERAL FORCE

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A DISCUSSION ON STEADY-STATE LATERAL WEIGHT TRANSFER AND HOW TO USE IT IN SETUP

UNDERSTEER AND OVERSTEER BALANCE: THE MECHANICS BEHIND IT, AND 3 WAYS IN WHICH IT IS AFFECTED BY SUSPENSION

THE ABSOLUTE GUIDE TO THE RACING TYRES – PART 1: LATERAL FORCE

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