- 1. Book recommendation needed (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 12:42:32 -0400
- The recent thread on camber has shown me just how weak my understanding of the concepts behind great handling really is. Can anyone suggest a good book to help me get up to speed on handling, roll c
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- 2. Re: Book recommendation needed (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl6n@server1.mail.virginia.edu>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 13:00:26 -0400
- Hi Jack, The first book that I'd suggest is Fred Puhn's book "How to make your car handle" (or something like that). Then there are the Carroll Smith books. I like Alan Standiforth's book "Competitio
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- 3. Re: Book recommendation needed (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 13:14:45 -0400 (EDT)
- Ave! Ooops... must be those three years of Latin and the new Gladiator thing going on in the theatres right now... but I digress (still). Without a doubt the Bible of the topic: How to Make Your Car
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- 4. RE: Book recommendation needed (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 10:24:02 -0700
- I learned everything I know about car handling from Fred Puhn, I don't know whether that's a reccomendation or a condemnation. Ave! indeed. Here's my favorite latin poem. Read it out loud to understa
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- 5. Re: Book recommendation needed (score: 1)
- Author: jmwagner <jmwagner@greenheart.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 12:00:25 -0700
- I just did a little surfing on this... I only have experience with AMAZON... which was all positive... but some of these sites look useful... check them out. --Justin This page lists a lot of books a
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- 6. RE: Book recommendation needed (score: 1)
- Author: "Barr, Scott" <sbarr@mccarty-law.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 14:13:59 -0500
- And don't forget the world-renowned Motorbooks International at Scott
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- 7. Re: Book recommendation needed (score: 1)
- Author: Ted Schumacher <tedtsimx@q1.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 16:37:25 -0400
- bob and list. go buy the books by caroll smith - engineer to win, fasteners, best in the business. ted -- Ted Schumacher tedtsimx@q1.net http://www.tsimportedautomotive.com Fax: 419/ 384-3272 (24 hrs
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- 8. Re: Book recommendation needed (score: 1)
- Author: "jaboruch" <jaboruch@netzero.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 16:48:40 -0700
- Another book that I have found helpful is Chassis Engineering by Herb Adams. It should be available at all the regular sources. Joe (B) -- Original Message -- From: Jack Brooks <brooks@belcotech.com>
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- 9. Re: Book recommendation needed (score: 1)
- Author: jmwagner <jmwagner@greenheart.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 13:38:48 -0700
- yep...that's one's already on my link's page... --Justin
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- 10. RE: Book recommendation needed (score: 1)
- Author: "James F. Libecco" <jfl@neoucom.edu>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 16:51:35 -0400
- I agree with Ted on this one. Having just read all three of these book mentioned, I think the Smith books are far and above better. Although "making you performance car handle" has good info in it, i
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- 11. RE: Book recommendation needed (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 17:12:15 -0400 (EDT)
- I concur that the "* to Win" series is very excellent and full of useful stuff. Of course, I still haven't finished "Nuts, Bolts and Fasteners" yet, so "Engineer to Win" and the others are on the "u
- /html/fot/2000-05/msg00226.html (8,271 bytes)
- 12. Re: Book recommendation needed (score: 1)
- Author: WEmery7451@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 08:35:56 EDT
- << And that page has a link to the Fred Puhn book on Amazon... which is this link below: >> My boy gave me a book as a gift on making the car handle many years ago. I finally found it again and first
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- 13. Re: Book recommendation needed (score: 1)
- Author: WEmery7451@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 12:19:14 EDT
- << Plus all the other distractions - like WORK. >> I can identify with this statement. Now that I am retired, I can't understand how I ever had time to go to work (for 38 years). This week was wasted
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- 14. RE: Book recommendation needed (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 13:58:05 -0700
- I used that software to design my suspension. works great. I agree with Ted on this one. Having just read all three of these book mentioned, I think the Smith books are far and above better. Although
- /html/fot/2000-05/msg00242.html (12,121 bytes)
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