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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Choice Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Chapman, Kit (Science journalist)     Subjects     Motorsports -- Social aspects.     Motorsports -- Environmental aspects.     Motorsports -- Technological innovations.     Climatic changes -- Prevention.     Accidents -- Prevention.     Automobiles -- Environmental aspects.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Chapman, Kit (Science journalist)       by title:      Racing green : how m...       by call number:      796.720286 C466r     Search the Web     Chapman, Kit (Science journalist)     Motorsports -- Social aspects.     Motorsports -- Environmental aspects.     Motorsports -- Technological innovations.     Climatic changes -- Prevention.     Accidents -- Prevention.     Automobiles -- Environmental aspects.       MARC Display

Racing green : how motorsport science can save the world / Kit Chapman. by Chapman, Kit (Science journalist) Bloomsbury Sigma, 2022. Call #: 796.720286 C466r Subjects Motorsports -- Social aspects.   Motorsports -- Environmental aspects.   Motorsports -- Technological innovations.   Climatic changes -- Prevention.   Accidents -- Prevention.   Automobiles -- Environmental aspects. ISBN:  9781472982179 (hc) 9781472982162 (pbk) Description:  320 p., 8 unnumbered p. of plates : ill. (some color) ; 24 cm. Notes:  Includes index. Summary:  Racing Green is the story of how advances in motorsport science are changing the world, helping it become smarter and more environmentally friendly. Motor racing is already one of the most scientifically demanding sports: it involves a combination of peak physical and mental skill, world-class mechanical nous and perennial technological innovations. These innovations, first developed for racing, have been incorporated into everyday car designs to improve their safety -- from ABS brakes to crash helmets -- an ecological impact, via electric engines and more efficient fuels and tyres. Author Kit Chapman is a lifelong motorsport fan who has previously worked with Virgin Racing's Formula E team on the chemistry and material science of their cars. With help from his wide range of contacts in the industry, Kit criss-crosses the globe from Ohio to Monaco, Spain to Bahrain. He steps behind the scenes of current engineering breakthroughs, picking up extraordinary tales along the way, such as that of maverick designer Warren Mosler who designed a car so fast it was banned from racing. Part travelogue, part historical retrospective, Racing Green combines visits to the experts with lively retellings of real-life incidents that became milestones in modern car development. Kit looks at the breadth of racing, both its glories and its tragedies, revealing the industry as a driving force for progress, and where it's on track to take us next. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 796.720286 C466r Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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