Mystery Steve wrote:Are there any specific topics that you take issue with in Haney's book? Better yet, when you refer to "misleading or incorrect information," do you mean entire topics in a broad sense or are you referring to the details of the book?
The reason I ask is because Haney's book is not so much a technical book, but rather a layman's description of what tires are and how they work. I'm looking at it more as a primer just to get my brain churning before I dive into more detailed material. So far, I feel it has been useful in accomplishing that simple goal. However, if there are gross errors with the book, I'd like to hear about it now before I head too far down the wrong path.
Eh, some of the specifics I'm not gonna publicly disclose. Others I'd rather have the book in front of me to reference. Like I said, it's been a while since I've even looked at it.
Paul does a good job of collecting information regarding race tires from various people. The issue though, is that by the time it's in the book it's already a 2nd- or 3rd-hand story based on someone's own personal experience or speculation. Some is close, some is way off target.
Depends what you want to know. Since there are few global truths to this stuff, I always encourage people asking specific questions. Good to discuss at FSAE events.
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