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Carroll Smith books
I picked up a few of Carroll's books at a PCA white elephant auction last weekend. Engineer to Win, Tune to Win, and Prepare to Win are the titles.
These are fantastic books. I really like that he wrote it in every day language. While some of it is over my head and will require re-reading, I found tons of useful info. These were written ,I think, in the 80's but physics hasn't changed since then. If you get a chance to check them out, do! 
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My wife calls them dangerous books
'cause they give me all sorts of ideas 
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Great stuff. I continually refer friends to these books.
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I have them all also. Everyone should read them! They provide great info on sound automotive design/fabrication.
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My 6-year-old nephew has "Tune to Win" on his Kindergarden reading list. He reads it with his Dad (long time SCCA racer/sports car guy), and last weekend he was explaining to me that toe-in provides more stability than toe-out. We may have a future F1 engineer on our hands.
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Don't forget the other two Drive to Win and the working title of Screw to Win (Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and Plumbing Handbook)
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2009 Porsche Cayman S
2009 Porsche Cayman S
