| Team Name | : | Newcastle Racing |
| University | : | Newcastle University |
| Class | : | Class 2 |
| Car Number | : | 166 |
| Country | : | United Kingdom |
NRX is Newcastle Racing’s 10th entry into Formula Student and third electric car. The team consists of 9 4th year and 12 3rd year students from the School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering. NRX has been redesigned to focus on reducing cost and ease of manufacture, whilst maintaining high performance in all dynamic events. To achieve this, the team has focused on cost effective manufacturing techniques to design mass optimised parts. With Class 1 entry planned for 2016 NRX is set to be Newcastle Racing’s most competitive EV entry to date.
| Length, width, height, wheelbase | 2512mm, 1538mm, 1217mm, 1550mm |
| Track (front/rear) | 1350mm/1250mm |
| Weight of car (no driver) | 220kg |
| Weight distribution including 68kg driver (front/rear) | 109/178 |
| Suspension (front/rear) | Transverse CFRP leaf spring, Double unequal length A-Arm |
| Tyres (front/rear) | |
| Wheels (front/rear) | Force Racing V5, 178mm wide, 3 pc Al Rim |
| Brakes (front/rear) | Ap Racing CP4227-2S0, Cast Al, hub mounted, 220mm |
| Chassis construction | Aluminium Sandwich Panel Monocoque |
| Engine (Electric motor for alternatively fuelled vehicles) | Emrax 228 |
| Bore/stroke/cylinders/cc (Electric motor spec for alternatively fuelled vehicles) | |
| Fuel type (Type of Energy Storage for alternatively fuelled vehicles) | Electric |
| Fuel system (Accumulator Spec for alternatively fuelled vehicles) | 600V 6kWh Lithium Polymer |
| Max power/max torque | 100kW / 240Nm |
| Transmission | Gates Carbon reinforced toothed belt |
| Differential | Quaife ATB Helical LSD differential |
| Final drive | 3.5:1 |
