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The Physics of NASCAR |
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How to Make Steel + Gas + Rubber = Speed
Diandra Leslie-Pelecky - Author
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| eBook: Microsoft Reader | 8.26 x 5.23in | 304 pages | ISBN 9781429597340 | 14 Feb 2008 | Plume |
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A physicist explores the science of speed racing
With 75 million fans, NASCAR is the #1 spectator sport in America. Now, in The Physics of NASCAR, a scientist explains the intricate and complex way the sport works, in terms that anyone who drives a car—or maybe occasionally looks under the hood—can easily comprehend. Based on her extensive access to NASCAR race shops, drivers, crew chiefs, engine builders, and pit crews during races, Diandra Leslie-Pelecky traces the life cycle of a race car from its creation at top race shops to competing in the door-todoor action of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
“NASCAR fans will flock to this book.”
—Booklist
“To understand what is happening on the track… you need The Physics of NASCAR.”
—The New York Times
“Language sports fans can understand… You’ll be as entertained as you are informed.”
—The Sporting News
“The people she encounters are fascinating... Even if you are not a NASCAR fan, read The Physics of NASCAR.”
—Physics Today
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