Team name: University of Liverpool Motorsport Society
University: University of Liverpool
Class: Class 1
Car Number: 24
Country: UK
Technical Specification
Length: 2600
Width: 1350
Height: 1245
Wheelbase: 1595
Track: 1220/1150
Weight – no driver: 180
Weight – distribution including driver: 120/128
Suspension: Double unequal length A-Arm. Front Push rod and Rear Pull rod actuated laterally mounted Fox DHX 5.0 Shocks and Dampers
Tyres: 505 x 183-330 A45 Avon
Wheels: 152.4 mm wide, 2 pc KEIZER Al Rim/shell, Student designed Al centre.
Brakes: Front/Rear AP Racing CP4227/CP4226 Callipers, Ground Stainless Steel Disks, Hub mounted, 220mm dia.
Chassis construction: One piece tubular steel spaceframe with Al rear plate
Engine: 2010 / Aprilia SXV Van Den Bosch 550 V-Twin Four Stroke
Bore: 80
Stroke: 55
Cylinders: 2
CC: 549
Fuel Type: 99 RON unleaded
Fuel System: Aprilia multi point fuel injection with DTA Fast S60 ECU
Max Power: 41kW @ 9400
Max Torque: 68Nm @ 7200
Transmission: Tsubaki 520 XRG chain
Differential: Zexel Torsen T-1 University Special, Student designed housing and armature
Final Drive: 3.3:1
Team Profile
The University of Liverpool Motorsport team began life in 2005 and is now entering its seventh year in the UK Formula Student Competition. The team comprises of 35 final year and penultimate year Mechanical and Product Design with Engineering MEng engineering students.
The team’s strategy for the 2012 competitions is one of consistency with design of ULM007 focused on reliability, driveability, serviceability, weight reduction and low cost manufacture.
An all new Unsprung Suspension system based on 13” rims features custom wheel centres, all aluminium stub axles with integrated tulip joint housing, ultra-stiff uprights and light weight AP Racing callipers. The combination of low profile tyres and custom wheel centres has resulted in significant reductions in compliance while keeping weight to a minimum.
With focus on drive integration, the ULM007 chassis has an improved driver position, with adjustable pedal box and a student designed vacuum formed ABS seat.
A revised bodywork methodology has resulted in a light weight shallow draw vacuum formed ABS panels design with significant cost and manufacture lead time gains over glass/carbon fibre equivalents.
Finally, the team wishes to thank all of our sponsors this year, without them the construction of the car would not have been possible.
The University of Liverpool Motorsport team started in 2005 and is now entering its seventh year in the Formula Student.
This year’s entry, ULM007, sees a return to the blue, white and gold colours of the University of Liverpool, last used in the team’s first entry ULM001.
Considerable effort has gone in to racing preperation this year and the team hope not to crash out on the only section of gravel again! This year the car is driven by John Church and Harry Eyre, both experienced drivers, who we hope will give the team there most successful result ever!
Website: www.formulastudent.liv.ac.uk
