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UPDATED 3/12/2008

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NEW! Goodyear's NASCAR tires at Atlanta caused problems. As usual Paul has an opinion and an explanation of "give-up". Read more.

Formula 1 Tires: Graining Explained and More

SEMINARS

Special Event in West Springfield, MA Saturday, March 1.

SpeedEXPO is a gathering of pavement oval track racers and anyone else interested in racing in the Northeast. They asked me to present a short seminar on tires and how they work on a car. About 60 people showed up for my talk including about a dozen drivers. As usual they were surprised at how much they had to learn about tires. Racers gather experience using tires but they don't know why they work like they do. It's always fun to since some light on such a complex topic.

TIRES & MORE: The seminars at Morse Measurements were a great success.

Morse Measurements specializes in Kinematic and Compliance testing. They asked me to be available Tuesday through Thursday, Sept 25-27, 2007 and present a series of 2-hour seminars. We offered one free public seminar on Tuesday, September 25 at 9 am. and seven free events exclusive to specific organizations by reservation only. About 30 people showed up for the open seminar and several racing organizations booked private time slots. This was an experienced group of people. They asked some good questions and I had some answers. The general feedback was they learned a lot about tires and how they work on a car.

What We Covered in the Morse Seminars

Tire Mechanics: Rubber Friction, Surface Effects, Load Sensitivity, Myths and Popular Misconceptions.

Vehicle Dynamics: Load Transfer Timing, Balance (Reality vs. What the Driver Feels, Trade-offs, Rig Testing.

Contact Morse Measurements for more info on K&C testing. 704-638-6515. Or visit their website: morsemeasurements.com .

Seminars on Tires & Handling: Read the event reports. Seminar content continues to expand as I learn more about tires and racecar handling.

Don't you need to know more about tires and how they work on a car? Call or email Paul to schedule an event.

TIRE BOOK

Paul's book, The Racing & High-Performance Tire, is the best source of information for racers and engineers.

More book detail on this page. Including three excerpts that appeared in Sports Car magazine.

Book order information on this page.

Tire Book Errata: Yes, there were mistakes but not many.

SITE CONTENT

IRT Contents Page: Updated 7/25/2007. Trip reports and articles. This is the majority of content on the site.

Links Page: Updated 7/25/2007. A selective list of web pages I find interesting and informative.

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