BUILD TO WIN: COMPOSITE MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY FOR COMPETITION CARS AND MOTORCYCLES
Written by Keith Noakes
Published by Osprey Publishing
in 1988
ISBN: 0850458269
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- MOTOR SPORT
- CARS
BUILD TO WIN: COMPOSITE MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY FOR COMPETITION CARS AND MOTORCYCLES
Written by Keith Noakes.
Stock no. 1818709
1st.
1988.
Softcover.
Nearly fine condition.
An outline history of the use and development of composite materials, such as carbon and glass fibres, and Kevlar, in competition cars and motorcycles. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and a few colour. 127 pages including index. ISBN: 0850458269. Remains of a label to front cover. Light foxspots to text block.
Front cover
Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- PART ONE - THE HISTORY AND USE OF COMPOSITES
- 1. Early developments
- 2. Phenolic - and epoxy-resin systems
- 3. Fibre technology
- 4. Process methods
- PART TWO - COMPOSITES IN COMPETITION CARS
- 1. Summary
- 2. Benetton Formula
- 3. Cooper
- 4. Ferrari
- 5. Ford UFO 2 Project
- 6. TWR Jaguar
- 7. Lola Cars
- 8. Team Lotus
- 9. McLaren
- 10. Motor Racing Developments (Brabham)
- 11. Reynard Racing
- 12. Williams GP Engineering
- PART THREE - COMPOSITES IN COMPETITION MOTORCYCLES
- 1. Summary
- 2. Armstrong Competition Motorcycles
- 3. Ducati
- 4. Honda
- 5. Gallina Suzuki
- 6. Heron Suzuki
- 7. A European composite motorcycle project
- 8. The Wheatley Lingham 500
- PART FOUR - POSTSCRIPT
- 1. Composite structure safety
- 2. Conclusion
- Index