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The Isaac Newton School of Driving: Physics and Your Car

For some people, driving is an art; for others, it’s a science. At the Isaac Newton School of Driving, though, every car is a laboratory on wheels, and every drive is an exciting journey into the world of physics. A car’s performance and handling relies on fundamental concepts such as force, momentum, and energy. Its ignition system depends on the principles of electricity and magnetism. Braking relies on friction―yet another basic scientific concept―and if the brakes fail, the resulting damage, too, can be predicted using physics.

Auto Math Handbook 

A completely revised edition of the bestselling guide includes updated photographs, math equations, formulas, and new chapters on computer technology, racing, aerodynamics, suspension, and chassis dynamics.

Road & Track Illustrated Automotive Dictionary

Contains over 1,300 definitions and 437 photographs and illustrations.

Perfect Control: A Driver’s Step-by-Step Guide to Advanced Car Control Through the Physics of Racing

Learn how to identify and prioritize the different visual, auditory, and tactile car control cues, plus the optimal driver inputs needed to extract %100 from practically any vehicle.

We will also look in-depth at the Universal Cue. The driving cue that directly represents the physics of racing and provides the final layer of car control precision. Learn how world-class drivers use it to self-evaluate and perfect their on-track performance.

Bosch Automotive Handbook – All about automotive engineering in a pocketbook

This book has been my guide for decades. The first incarnation of the Automotive Handbook was published in 1932 by Robert Bosch GmbH. The book is considered to be an indispensable reference source of precise information on the subject of automotive technology. 

Physics for Gearheads

An Introduction to Vehicle Dynamics, Energy, and Power with Examples from Motorsports

4-Wheel Freedom: The Art of Off-Road Driving 

A guide to owning a 4WD vehicle. The book covers learning how to drive on snow, ice, rocks, mud, and hills, plus how to choose and use off-road tires, winches, and other specialty gear.

Drive to Survive 

Evasive driving techniques include the legendary bootlegger hairpin, J-turns, and how to run your assailant off the road. It is filled with combat survival and race car driving techniques that are crucial for keeping your options open in life-threatening situations.

The Lost Art of High-Performance Driving: How to Get the Most Out of Your Modern Performance Car 

With the promise of autonomous vehicles in our near future and current cars equipped with “driver aides,” it’s not hard to feel like the art (and science) of performance driving has been all but lost. Don’t lose hope! For every device designed to take the act of driving out of your hands, the desire to actively participate in driving a car becomes even stronger for driving enthusiasts.