Team name: UCL Racing
University: University College London
Class: Class 1
Car Number: 91
Country: UK
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Length: 2700
Height: 1110
Width: 1430
Wheelbase: 1553
Track: 1188/1208
Car Weight: 205
Weight Distribution: 131/142
Suspension: Double unequal length A-Arm, Pull rod, spring and damper oriented horizontally
Tyres: Hoosier 6.0/18-10
Wheels: 178 mm wide, Keizer Steel Rim, Aluminium Centre
Brakes: Floating 190mm dia. Drilled Medium Carbon Steel, Hub Mounted
Chassis: One piece tubular steel spaceframe
Engine: 2008 Honda CBR 600RR four stroke in line four
Bore: 67
Stroke: 42.5
Cylinders: 4
CC: 599
Fuel Type: 99 RON unleaded
Fuel System: Single stage multi point fuel injection
Max Power: 65 kW @ 12,500rpm
Max Torque: 58 Nm @ 9,000
Transmission: Single 520 chain
Differential: Drexler Limited Slip Differential
Final Drive: 3.6:1
Team profile
UCL Racing is a 13-person team made up of 4th year Mechanical Engineering students from UCL. The team has started from scratch and decided to build the entire car in one year as such the main goals have been to produce simple and easy to manufacture designs whilst keeping the weight as close to 200kg as possible.
The team is subdivided into three teams made up of 4-5 people: 1) Chassis, Suspension and Steering team, 2) Finance, Sponsorship and Engine Systems and 3) Drivetrain, Diffuser and Electronics.
