The how's, why's and wherefore's of punting a car around a track... the entire Physics of Racing Series (PhoRS) by Brian Beckman, PhD, reproduced here with permission. The articles are available in both Adobe® Acrobat® (PDF) form, suitable for printing and HTML suitable for reading online.
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