*way* off topic - chassis design

[Andrew W. Macfadyen]

Never seen the Costin book  -- sounds interesting  -- the Len Terry (designer of the
Lotus 38 Indy Car) book  has a very similar title.
Another good read is  the Tony Rudd autobiography  " It was fun" which gives real
insights in to how  BRM & Lotus worked.
I can also recommend the Nicki Lauda  book "The Art & Technicalities of Grand Prix
Racing2

Michael D. Porter wrote:

> Andrew W. Macfadyen wrote:
> >
> > Ex Lotus F1 and Indy designer wrote a good primer  on the basics of chassis
> > design 25 years or so ago I can't remember the exact name but it should still be
> > available from the some of the companies that specialise in old motoring books.
>
> I believe the book to which you refer is _Racing and Sports Car Chassis
> Design_ by Michael Costin. The book is published by Robert Bentley
> [Cambridge, MA], and amazon.com currently states that the publisher is
> out of stock, so it may be a hard find until the next reprint. The book
> is _very_ worthwhile. Lots of good anecdotal information, and a healthy
> appendix of formulae for calculation of lots of statics and dynamics
> related to racing. Has lots of that very good British line art and
> plenty of photographs, illustrating, principally, innovative Lotus
> chassis designs over the years which showed excellent stiffness at very
> low weight. Lots of detailed information on chassis and suspension.
>
> Cheers.
>
> --
> My other Triumph runs, but....