Tune to Win

by Carroll Smith

Carroll Smith (1932–2003) was a successful professional race car driver, engineer, and author. Carroll's books are highly regarded among amateur race drivers and engineers. He was representative of the club racing spirit: learning a craft and bringing together several disciplines in order to participate in a dangerous and often misunderstood sport. His "To Win..." series includes PREPARE TO WIN (1975), TUNE TO WIN (1978), ENGINEER TO WIN (1985), and DRIVE TO WIN (1996).

Genres: Engineering, Racing, Cars, Nonfiction, Technical

173 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1978

Reviews

[Erick Corona · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative on how racecars are tuned. I read it to make better setups in simracing. Many of the things explained are complicate, and only useful when building a real car. In simulators, a smaller percentage of the book is useful. It's very interesting, however, to know the work involved in setting up a real car.

The book is old, but most of what it says is still good advice today. Carroll is also fun to read.

[Ariel Gil · Rating 5 out of 5]

The first thing to read when designing racecars.

[ShadierRook · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super dense, but fantastic for tuning knowledge. Feel way more prepared for FSAE and have been successfully using the advice to tune in Assetto Corsa.

[Shubham Saurav · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great read for racing enthusiast.