Team Name | : | Lancaster Racing Team |
University | : | Lancaster University |
Class | : | Class 1 |
Car Number | : | 52 |
Country | : | UK |
– Team of 18 MEng final year students.
– First year for front and rear multi-element wings for Lancaster.
– Novel chassis design with composite structural underfloor, front and rear aluminium suspension mounting plates.
– Highly converging, double A-arm wishbones, maximising cornering ability, whilst minimising effects of roll.
– Semi-automatic transmission.
– Wireless telemetry system.
Main objectives:
1) Car weight to be under 190kg
2) Place amongst top ten UK based teams
Sponsors:
– Lancaster University
– Shermaynes
– Burge Hughes Walsh
– United Oil
– K Cut
– JD Mototech
– Trelleborg
– Altair Hyper works
– MSC Software
– Ricardo
– Easy Composites
Length, width, height, wheelbase | 3058mm 1175mm 1200mm 1647mm |
Track (front/rear)1200mm/1100mm | 1200mm/1120mm |
Weight of car (no driver) | 190kg |
Weight distribution including 68kg driver (front/rear) | 116/142 |
Suspension (front/rear) | Highly converging, double unequal length A-Arm, push rods. |
Tyres (front/rear) | Hoosier 460mm diameter, 236mm width slicks R25B |
Wheels (front/rear) | 10’’ diameter wheels, 7’’ wide (Front and Rear) 3pc aluminium |
Brakes (front/rear) | Self developed, hub mounted, mild steel brake discs. Front 1.12” pistons, rear 1” pistons |
Chassis construction | Aluminium plate reinforced, tubular steel space-frame, with composite structural underfloor. |
Engine (Electric motor for alternatively fuelled vehicles) | KTM 500 EXC. Single cylinder, 4 stroke |
Bore/stroke/cylinders/cc (Electric motor spec for alternatively fuelled vehicles) | 95mm 72mm 1 510cc |
Fuel type (Type of Energy Storage for alternatively fuelled vehicles) | 99 RON unleaded. |
Fuel system (Accumulator Spec for alternatively fuelled vehicles) | Low pressure, direct fuel injection. |
Max power/max torque | 58 bhp @ 10000rpm 48Nm @ 7000rpm |
Transmission | Single 520 chain |
Differential | Drexler FSAE LSD |
Final drive | 3.84:1 |