Principles of driving physics - any resources out there?

Due to all the discussions on the merits of certain game physics over other games, I was wondering whether there were any sites out there that discussed the fundamentals of modelling the physics of a racing car - either general or specific to a particular game. Anyone got any advice? Cheers, Carl

Check this out... http://members.home.net/rck/phor/ >Due to all the discussions on the merits of certain game physics over other >games, I was wondering whether there were any sites out there that discussed

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>the fundamentals of modelling the physics of a racing car - either general >or specific to a particular game. >Anyone got any advice? >Cheers, >Carl

Thanks! > Check this out... > http://members.home.net/rck/phor/ > >Due to all the discussions on the merits of certain game physics over other > >games, I was wondering whether there were any sites out there that > discussed > >the fundamentals of modelling the physics of a racing car - either general

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> >or specific to a particular game. > >Anyone got any advice? > >Cheers, > >Carl

Vehicle dynamics is an engineering discipline unto itself. Web page coverage simply doesn't do it justice. Search for SAE's website, and order Milliken's "Racecar Vehicle Dynamics" book. As with almost everything else, about all you can model without a good understanding of the subject is your own misunderstanding. Get the book. Michael.

Another excellent book (a bit more approachable with more discussion of the basics) is: Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics, Thomas Gillespie, SAE, Danvers, MA, 1992. ISBN 1-56091-199-9 http://www.sae.org -- Matthew V. Jessick Motorsims Vehicle Dynamics Engineer (972)910-8866 Ext.125, Fax: (972)910-8216

> Vehicle dynamics is an engineering discipline unto itself. Web page coverage > simply doesn't do it justice. Search for SAE's website, and order Milliken's > "Racecar Vehicle Dynamics" book. As with almost everything else, about all > you can model without a good understanding of the subject is your own > misunderstanding. Get the book. Michael, Thanks for the plug -- the URL is: <http://www.sae.org/products/books/R-146.htm> -- Doug Milliken

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> > Due to all the discussions on the merits of certain game physics over > other > > games, I was wondering whether there were any sites out there that > discussed > > the fundamentals of modelling the physics of a racing car - either general > > or specific to a particular game. > > Anyone got any advice?