Aerodynamics of Race Cars

Keith Herring

Physics 211 Fall 2004

Photo courtesy: Ferrari / Shell racing

The main focus in building and designing a successful race car is making it aerodynamically efficient. However, at the same time, the car must be versatile, durable, safe, and most important, fast. The challenge for the design team is to create car that can race on any type of track, weather it be on tight corners or long straight-aways. This site will explain how these cars are designed for optimum performance in terms of their aerodynamics.

Contents:

Car Developement and

Racing Physics

Front & Back Wings

Chassis

Picture Gallery

References

Web Links

 

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