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Race and Rally Car Source Book: The Guide to Building or Modifying a Competition Car (Hardcover)

by Allan Staniforth (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: J H Haynes & Co Ltd; 4th edition (7 Jan 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1859608469
  • ISBN-13: 978-1859608463
  • Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 21 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 84,759 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Product Description
This guide has been updated to include recent developments in competition car technology. It gives detailed advice on all aspects of building or modifying competition cars, including suspension and steering, tools and construction techniques, tyres and aerodynamics. This guide also includes full descriptions of push and pullrod suspension, bump-steer and corner weighting.

About the Author
Allan Staniforth was originally a news reporter but is now a racing car consultant, applying lessons learned in 45 years as a successful competitor and car constructor. He lives in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Your competitors pit-pass.- Step one., 22 Nov 2001
In my quest for knowledge relevant to designing, building and driving a light-weight, high-performance sportscar, I have bought and borrowed numerous books, magazines, plans and workshop-manuals.
This book has been one of the best of my many purchases.
My one regret is that I didn't have this book much earlier; I very nearly did, but when I began my project, "Race and Rally Car" looked wrong to my novices' eyes. I hadn't realised then that my planned sportscars were so closely related to Formula racecars in all their systems and dynamics.
Now, with the benefit of my researching/learning experience, I am able to appreciate just how valuable a source Mr Staniforths' book is!
This is a truly great picture/storybook for us petrol-heads, a practical guide, and a comprehensive reference, all based on the authors' own extensive experience as a race-car designer, builder, and driver.
Those years of hard-won experience left an empathetic awareness of the broad-ranging requirements of a novice. He has created this book with just the right mix of wit and serious technical detail to inspire and encourage the reader with doubts about their own ability to "give it a go".
It encompasses all that is important in building a fast sports or racecar, thoroughly covering topics like planning, design, building techniques, technology, testing and development, with some very helpful appendices. It features excellent illustrations, really inspiring photographs, and includes historical and anecdotal material of considerable value to any aspiring Murrays, Tauranacs or Schumakers among us.
And if you feel there are processes or subjects that aren't covered in sufficient depth by Mr Staniforth, he has included a comprehensive index of the better reference books for more complete descriptions.
Overall, it's an enjoyable read and a sound investment. I suspect that the more sophisticated features of my ultimate design will owe more to this than any other single book.
It deserves a place in your library.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best single reference for car chassis dynamics, 23 Jan 2003
By G. Jones (West Yorkshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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... All the theory included applies equally well to circuit racers, hillclimbers, rally cars, road cars or any other discipline. The author used mostly hill climb cars as case studies, because that is his own area of experience, but any intelegent and competent reader should be able to apply the theory to any car. If you are unable to do that I suggest you start with a more basic book.

This book isn't "how to build a competition car" instruction manual that gives step by step instructions. It is, as the title suggests, a source of information for you to take and use in your own projects.

Staniforth designed and built a hillclimber in the late sixties (detailed in his book High Speed - Low Cost) and much of the text in The Race and Rally Car Source Book is based on experience with the Terrapin and it's many derivatives. The very fact that derivatives of the Terrapin are still winning championships today is proof (if proof were needed) of Staniforth's knowledge of competition car design, and in this book he does a very good job of passing it on.

It has inspired me to build my own car, which hopefully should be enough recommendation to buy this book.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A good read for those wanting to understand the basics..., 25 Feb 2001
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This review is from: Race and Rally Car Source Book: The Guide to Building or Modifying a Competition Car (Hardcover)
I found this book to be very helpful in my understanding of various parts of race car engineering. Indeed, the book covers the majority of areas that you may want to know about concerning the construction of a competition car, and then some. I highly reccomend this book to anyone thinking of designing their own chassis as it eased me into the development of my very own so that I could immediately concentrate on more advanced matters found in other books.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
Too much history and too much about building cars from scratch and not enough on handling or set up. Also, I think the writing and illustrations are very poor. Not recommended.
Published on 27 Nov 2003 by Mr. S. Devlin

1.0 out of 5 stars "Competion cars" does not include rally cars
My low rating is purely because I found the title and synopsis misleading in that it alludes to covering different competition cars, specifically race AND the rally car category... Read more
Published on 30 April 2001 by heini.nel@diamondcluster.com

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