Team name: Team Surtes
University: University of Surrey
Class: Class 1
Car Number: 93
Country: UK
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Length: 2750
Height: 1050
Width: 1370
Wheelbase: 1595
Track: 1202/1165
Car Weight: 210
Weight Distribution: 131kg/147kg
Suspension: Double Wishbone Unequal Length
Vertically actuated pull-rod / Longitudinally actuated pull-rod
Tyres: 20.5 x 7 – 13″, R25B Hoosier / 20.5 x 7 – 13″, R25B Hoosier
Wheels: 6.5” wide, 3 pc Al Rim,/ 6.5 inch wide, 3 pc Al Rim
Brakes: ISR cross-drilled floating discs, steel 220mm 5mm thick/190mm 5mm thick
Chassis: CFRP aluminium honeycomb front monocoque and 4130 steel space frame rear chassis
Engine: Honda CBR 600 RR 07
Bore: 67
Stroke: 42.5
Cylinders: 4
CC: 599
Fuel Type: 99 RON unleaded
Fuel System: Vipec V44, Sequential fuel injection, Denzo injectors
Max Power: 60.4kW @ 10500rpm
Max Torque: 50.6Nm @ 9300rpm
Transmission: Single RK 520 Chain Drive
Differential: Drexler limited slip differential
Final Drive: 3.38:1 (44:16)
Team profile
In previous years the SURTES team has been let down by car reliability in the dynamic events. This year a simply designed car built early will allow us to carry out more testing, improving reliability. The main focus of this year’s car has been to improve the handling and driveability.
The suspension geometry has been optimised using IPG Carmaker, giving a more balanced, driveable car.
A Drexler limited slip differential will improve traction during launches and in the corner exits. The Honda CBR 600 engine has an intake and exhaust optimised with Ricardo WAVE software.
The optimisation was aimed at an increase in power across the whole rev range making the car more driveable in the tight and twisty sprint and endurance circuits. Our carbon fibre monocoque front tub integrated with a steel space frame rear gives the best of both worlds, keeping an open, easy to access engine area while maintaining high torsional stiffness in the front part of the chassis.
With these improvements in the car handling and more testing and driver training the SURTES team hopes to improve in last year’s dynamic events hopefully placing top ten overall.
