Team name: City Racing
University: City University London
Class: Class 1
Car Number: 99
Country: UK
Length: 2603
Height: 1270
Width: 1326
Wheelbase: 1575
Track: 1200mm/1150mm
Car Weight: 240
Weight Distribution: 113kg/195kg
Suspension: Double Unequal A-Arm, Pull Rod actuated spring and damper/ Double Unequal A-Arm, Pull Rod actuated spring and damper
Tyres: 20.5 x 6.5 x 13 R25B Hoosier / 20.5 x 6.5 x 13 R25B Hoosier
Wheels: 184mm Wide, 3 Piece Al Rim / 184mm Wide, 3 Piece Al Rim
Brakes: Student Designed, Hub mounted slotted Cast Iron Discs / Student Designed, Hub mounted slotted Cast Iron Discs
Chassis: One Piece Tubular Steel Spaceframe
Engine: 2004 Yamaha RZF-R6
Bore: 65.5
Stroke: 44.5
Cylinders: 4
CC: 598.8
Fuel Type: 99 RON Unleaded
Fuel System: City Racing designed multi point fuel injection system
Max Power: 70 kW @ 13000 RPM
Max Torque: 63 Nm @ 8000 RPM
Transmission: Chain Drive 520 Pitch
Differential: Drexler Formula Student 2010 V3
Final Drive:3.384:1
Team Profile:
City Racing, the Formula Student Team of City University London, is made up of 25 3rd and 4th year Engineering students, and for the first time in City Racing’s history, the team this year contains Aeronautical Engineering Students. In 2012, the Team made a conscious effort to start again after disappointing results in previous year’s events. As a result, last year’s vehicle, the CR13, was by far the best vehicle produced by City Racing, which has allowed the team to now focus on refining the vehicle performance, rather than a complete vehicle redesign.
The Team is split into 5 subgroups, Chassis & Suspension, Powertrain, Drivetrain and Ergonomics, and this year, progress has been made in all of these areas. In the Chassis Subgroup, design effort has been centred on improving the driver cell and suspension geometry. Further to this, large weight reductions have been achieved, reducing the un-sprung mass of the vehicle. The addition of a Drexler differential and extensive Ricardo Wave analysis on the Powertrain has also brought about significant performance improvements. All of this design effort and hard work means that the CR14 will be the best vehicle in City Racing’s history.
