Team name: UH Racing
University: University of Hertfordshire
Class: Class 2
Car Number:
Country: UK
Technical Specification
Length:– 2657
Width:– 1479
Height:– 1060
Wheelbase: – 1550
Track: – 1250/1200
Weight – no driver: – 183
Weight – distribution including driver: – 100.4/150.6
Suspension: – Front – pull rod suspension with anti-roll bar
Tyres: – 475.2 x 152.4-254 R25b
Wheels: – 254mm diameter, 177.8mm wide, 3pc Magnesium Alloy. Same front and rear.
Brakes: – Laser cut, stainless steel, OD 191mm x 4mm thick. Drilled.
Chassis construction: – Cold drawn carbon steel (CDS) space frame. MIG welded.
Engine: – Yamaha R6 2009 four stroke in-line four.
Bore: – 67
Stroke: – 42.5
Cylinders: – 4
CC: – 599
Fuel Type: – 99 RON unleaded
Fuel System: – Multi point fuel injection
Max Power: – 64kW @ 12,500rpm
Max Torque: – 57Nm @ 8,500rpm
Transmission: – Standard R6 transmission
Differential: – Gripper clutch pack with student made housing.
Final Drive: – 3.45:1
Team Profile
As the most successful UK Formula Student team, finishing second last year, the Class 2 entry needed to pick up where they left off. In this years car we aim to achieve an inexpensive and reliable race car, which is easy to maintain and lightweight through simplistic designs and structural analysis. We are improving our car by adding an innovative new aerodynamic upgrade, producing downforce and adding grip in the corners.
Below is a list of our sponsors:
Adwin Spring Co.
Aero Tec Laboratories Ltd – UK
AP Racing
Aurora Bearing Co.
Braille Battery Limited
CD-adapco
Clarendon Engineering
Cosworth
Cruden (UK PR)
Day Media
DC Electronics Motorsport Specialist Ltd
Easy Composites
Evonik
Fairway Tyre and Auto Services
First Sensors Ltd
Flat Shifter
Global TCT
Gold Star Metal Traders
Goodridge UK
Grand Design Systems
Gripper
Henkel Loctite Adhesives Limited
Hoosier Tire UK
IPC Media Ltd
Laranca Engineering Ltd
Life Racing Limited
LS Fabrications
LTI Advanced Systems
Matchtech Group plc
Millbrook Proving Ground Ltd
Morris Lubricants
NGK
Pcubed
Pexhurst
Porsche Hatfield
Primary Designs
Race-tec Sealing
Ravenace
RCS Ringspann
Recoprop
RP Aerosystems
RS Components UK
Santander
Servo Interconnect
SFS performance
SKF (UK) Ltd
Stäubli
Subcon Drilling
Total Restraint Systems
Trident Racing Supplies
TRL
TTI Group
University of Hertfordshire
Visteon
Zircotec
