Team name: UBR Racing
University: University of Birmingham
Class: Class 1
Car Number: 123
Country: UK
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Length: 2692
Height: 1078
Width: 1318
Wheelbase: 1590
Track: 1180/1110
Car Weight: 205
Weight Distribution: 150/123
Suspension: Double unequal A-Arm, pull/push rod actuated horizontal/near-vertical oriented spring+damper
Tyres: 520.7 x 177.8 – 330.2 / 508 x 190.5 – 330.2, Hoosier, R25B compound
Wheels: 172mm/198mm wide, 2pc Al rim
Brakes: Stainless steel, hub mounted, 230mm/196.5mm diameter, drilled, button mounted
Chassis: Steel single piece tubular spaceframe
Engine: Yamaha YFZ-R6 four stroke in line four cylinder
Bore: 65.5
Stroke: 44.5
Cylinders: 4
CC: 599.8
Fuel Type: 99 RON Unleaded
Fuel System: ECU controlled multi-point injection system
Max Power: 51kW @8000rpm
Max Torque: 53Nm @12000rpm
Transmission: Single 520 chain
Differential: Drexler Limited Slip Differential
Final Drive: 3.9:1
Team profile
UBRacing is based just 50 miles up the M40 from the heart of British motorsport. 2014 brings the 17th University of Birmingham Formula Student car, the team having competed in each FSUK since it began in 1998.
This season’s team consists of around 50 students in various stages of their university careers, with a dedicated core team of 15 second and third year students. As an extra-curricular activity, this project is fuelled purely by the team’s enthusiasm and passion for design and engineering.
The design aims for our 2014 challenger are reliability, speed and manufacturing ease. The foundation of our aims lies with our heavily upgraded Yamaha R6 powertrain featuring new student designed intake and exhaust manifolds, further optimised by new cams and a range of engine maps. This combined with our space-frame chassis design equipped with full carbon fire bodywork and structural floors is looking to be a highly competitive car.
UBRacing would like to thank all of our sponsors, without whom we could not have achieved any of this seasons progress. For more information about the team, the car and our sponsors please visit our website at www.ubracing.co.uk.
Additional information
UBRacing is older than the FSUK competition; competing originally in FSAE we helped bring the competition to the UK and gain the support of the IMechE.
Both drivers Sam Brown and Andy Glencross are up and coming drivers in the British University Karting Championship.
20% of UBRacing members are women, which is one of the highest male-to-female ratios of all UK Formula Student teams.
Carl Hingley, our senior technician has been with the team since the start in 1997 and confidently tells every new team -in front of old members- that they are much better than th last years team!
