Competition Car Composites: A Practical Handbook - Hardcover

McBeath, Simon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844257010 ISBN 13: 9781844257010

Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK, 2010

Synopsis

Today, most competition cars have at least some components made from composite materials. Fully updated to include the latest developments in material and techniques, this book explains how to exploit composites technology in the home workshop. It covers all the main materials and methods, from ‘wet lay-up’ glass fiber to pre-preg carbon fiber, together with core materials and resin systems. The extensively illustrated, down-to-earth text will appeal to anyone who builds, repairs or develops competition cars or components, as well as to motorsport enthusiasts who seek a better understanding of composite materials.

About this title

About the Author

Simon McBeath is a life-long motorsport enthusiast and has been a competitor for over 30 years. Press officer for Gurston Down Speed Hillclimb, where he is also a Hillclimb School instructor, Simon also regularly contributes as a freelance writer to Racecar Engineering and other magazines.

Aerodynamics articles have always been a speciality of Racecar Engineering, with its monthly column, 'Aerobytes,' launched in 2003, carrying out wind tunnel and CFD studies on a wide range of competition cars.

Simon also provides an aerodynamics advisory service, SM AeRo Techniques.

Edition details

• Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844257010
• ISBN 13: 9781844257010
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 208