Team name: BCU Racing
University:Birmingham City University
Class: Class 1
Car Number: 18
Country: UK
Length: 2725
Height: 882
Width: 1310
Wheelbase: 1600
Track: 1200mm/1140mm
Car Weight: 200
Weight Distribution: 70kg/130kg
Suspension: Unequal length Double A-Arm Wishbones with Pullrod actuated horizontally oriented Dampers (Front and Rear)
Tyres: 18.0 x 6.0-10 LCO Hoosier
Wheels: 6″ Width, 10″ Diameter Braid Tenrace+
Brakes: Single Pot Wilwood PS-1 calipers, 195mm diameter Stainless Steel discs -Hub mounted
Chassis: One piece tubular Steel spaceframe
Engine: Husqvarna SM610e
Bore: 98.0
Stroke: 76.4
Cylinders: 1
CC: 575
Fuel Type: 99 RON Unleaded
Fuel System: Custom Fuel Injection
Max Power: 44kW @ 8500rpm
Max Torque: 58Nm @ 6000rpm
Transmission: Single 520 Chain
Differential: Drexler V1 LSD
Final Drive: 3.5:1
Team Profile
The team consists of around 30 students from 12 countries; we have expanded from previous years bringing on board students from across the engineering courses within the faculty, as well as from across the wider university.
The team uses a three phase process – Design, Production and Race – which is then sub-divided into six systems per phase. Consequently individuals will not be in one job permanently, so they can each use their own personal strengths to benefit the team – thus we operate more efficiently as a group. The overall Team Manager meets with the Faculty Advisor and System Leaders once a week to feedback on progress and assign tasks for the coming period.
Through keeping the management team from the previous year, a more evolutionary approach has been taken to the design of the current vehicle – something previously never achieved.
The vehicle is designed around a low weight, low centre of gravity ethos. Everything has been optimised in terms of placement, but also of how many functions it can provide to the vehicle.
A massive thank you to JORacing.dk and OBR for supporting our vehicle electronics, and to our other partners who have helped make this car possible!
