De Montfort University

DMU MK.V is De Montfort Universities fifth entry into Formula Student.

The team is aiming to follow on from its most successful year ever, with another year of personal records being broken. The team is comprised of around 30 members from all over the globe, all with a keen interest in motor sport. DMU MK.V is another steel space frame car that is based around the previous year’s success with some performance upgrades. These upgrades include a lighter and more efficient differential along with a motorised paddle-shift gearing system of their own creation. This year’s car aims to be lighter, faster and more reliable than any of its predecessors. The team divides into several divisions to produce the car, each headed by a final year student with younger members in a supporting role, the aim of this system is to enable the transfer of both knowledge and skills so each year the team can improve. The team wish to thank their sponsors; Northampton Motorsport, Demand engineering and Caterpillar UK along with De Montfort University for their initial funding.