Team name: FSBizkaia
University: Universtity of the Basque Country
Class: Class 1
Car Number: 36
Country: Spain
Technical Specification
Length: 3035
Width: 1245
Height: 1204
Wheelbase: 1610
Track: 1220/1160
Weight – no driver: 270
Weight – distribution including driver: 157/176
Suspension: Double Unequal length A-Arms. Front push/ Rear pull rod actuated Öhlins TTX25 FSAE Dampers
Tyres: Hoosier 43162 R25B 20.5″x7.0″ 13″
Wheels: Braid Formrace 13″x7″ 3 piece Aluminium Rim
Brakes: Floating discs, AISI420, hub mounted, 220 mm dia. Drilled
Chassis construction: AISI 4130 Steel tubing spaceframe
Engine: 2008/ Kawasaki ZX-6R four stroke in line four
Bore: 67
Stroke: 42.5
Cylinders: 4
CC: 599
Fuel Type: 98 RON unleaded
Fuel System: Kawasaki multi point fuel injection
Max Power: 64.9 kW @ 11500 rpm
Max Torque: 45 Nm @ 8000 rpm
Transmission: Single 520 chain
Differential: Drexler limited slip differential
Final Drive: 3.5:1
Team Profile
We base our strategy on being serious and respectful to the competition, training our pilots and testing the single-seater as much as we can before competition (reliable cars beat fast cars) and making a thorough preparation of the static events. To do so, the group leaders of the team meet at least twice a week, to keep everybody on the same page, and team members work on the car every single day.
Since most of the new team members have only a basic understanding in design and manufacture (our program is completely voluntary, not a class or any kind of graded activity), we make a strong point of organizing internal training, like CAD tutored sessions, basic manufacturing hands-on workshops, etc. Practice is everything. This is often misquoted as “Practice makes perfect”.
As we have no (reasonable) way of taking the monocoque route, we have to rely on a high powered engine, while reducing weight by other means such as diminishing thickness and volume of the bodywork, or using lighter materials such as aluminium.
We also take advantage of FEM analysis while designing every part, so we can optimize their geometry. When the parts are manufactured, it is vital to validate that data.
Of course, year by year we try to improve the car design, and this year we are introducing several improvements such as a pneumatic shift(faster tan mechanical), limited slip differential (improved behaviour in curves), and also we are focused in introducing more environmentally friendly materials all around, minimizing the trade-offs in performance.
We are always eager to walk on the edge of technology and what is possible to achieve, so this season we have built two cars, going electric in the other one. All with a budget similar to last year’s! That has been a really serious exercise of extreme-budgeting.
80 students have been involved in this season’s effort. That’s a record for us and provably one of the highest headcounts ever for a FS team.
Website: www.fsbizkaia.com
