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References

Sakkis, Tony, Anatomy & Development of the INDY CAR,(c) 1994 Motorbooks International.

Incandela, Sal, The Anatomy & Development of the Formula One Racing Car from 1975, (c) 1990 Haynes Publishing Group.

Beckert, Beverly A., Indy Car Chassis Shape Up with CAD, May 1993, Computer-Aided Engineering. 38-47

Hucho,Wolf-Heinrich, Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles, (c) 1993 Fluid Mechanics Annual Review 25: 485-537

Dominy, R.G., Aerodynamics of Grand Prix cars. Proc. Instn. Mech. Engrs. 1984 198D 1-7

Dominy, R.G., The influence of slipstreaming on the performance of a Grand Prix racing car. Proc. Instn. Mech. Engrs, 1990 143 35-46.

Tuttle, Tim Survival of the Fittest. On Track Vol. 14 No. 16 1994 30-38.

Flax, Arthur, Engineering the Indy Car,1992 SAE International.

Shaw, C.T., Predicting Vehicle Aerodynamics Using Computational Fluid Dynamics-A User's Perspective. Automotive Aerodynamics 1988 Society of Automotive Engineers. 119-133

Martin, Bruce, New Beginning. Indy Car Racing Magazine June 1994 ICR Publications. 30-34

Lis, Allan, Lola T94/00 Ford XB.Race Car Engineering 1994 Vol.3 No.6 Q Editions Ltd.

Lis, Allan, Follow the Fox, Reynard's Indy Debut. Race Car Engineering 1994 Vol.4 No.2 Q Editions Ltd.

Elshoff, David, 1994 IndyCar Rule Book 1994 Cart Publications.

Image Sources

Black and white technical illustrations provided by 1994 IndyCar Rule Book. 1994 Cart Publications.

Indy Car Photos provided by Viewpoint Data Labs, Orem Utah.

F-1 Color Images provided by Racers Archive Index.

Wind Tunnel model illustration, Automotive Aerodynamics 1988 Society of Automotive Engineers 1988.

Nordic Ski Jumper photo provided by Fluent Inc. Lebanon, N.H.

Simpson Helmet, Race Car Engineering1994 Vol.4 No.2 Q Editions Ltd.

CFD Shuttle NASA Spinoff 1991


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Credits

Thanks to those listed below for their assistance in this project.
    Scott Reisz, Rahal/Hogan Racing
    Billy Kamphausen, Cart Technical Director
    Jim King, Championship Auto Mechanics
    Steve Rozov, Fluent Inc.
    Craig Simmons, ViewPoint Data Labs Int.
    Dr. William Borland, UMD Glen Martin Wind Tunnel
    Dave Keenan, MIT
    Joe Barile, Ralston Middle School
    Vee Hirsch, Sterling Software at NASA Ames Research Center
    Chris Gong, Sterling Software at NASA Ames Research Center
    David Yip, NASA Ames Research Center
    David Kenwright, Computer Sciences Corporation at NASA Ames Research Center
    Chris Beaumont, Computer Sciences Corporation at NASA Ames Research Center
    Mehrdad Farhangnia, University of Colorado at NASA Ames Research Center
    Al Globus, Computer Sciences Corporation at NASA Ames Research Center
Return to Aerodynamics In Car Racing

Author:Bryan Yager, Ralston Middle School, Belmont, CA (12/94)

Curator: Jill Dunbar
Last Update: August 27, 2001
NASA Official: Walt Brooks