Team name: MMU Racing
University: Manchester Metropolitan University
Class: Class 1
Car Number: 161
Country: UK
Technical Specification
Length: 2385
Width: 1210
Height: 1050
Wheelbase: 1525
Track: 1210/1180
Weight – no driver: 200
Weight – distribution including driver: 134/134
Suspension: double wishbone push/pull actuated spring/damper
Tyres: 20/13 Avon P96
Wheels: Compomotive CXR 1365
Brakes: Aluminium 2 piece quad piston 220mm/Aluminium 2 piece dual piston 220mm
Chassis construction: single piece tubular space frame
Engine: Yamaha YZF-R6 2CZ
Bore: 67
Stroke: 42.5
Cylinders: 4
CC: 599
Fuel Type: 99 ron unleaded
Fuel System: DTA s80 powered electronic fuel injection (EFI)
Max Power: 63.4kW@10,000rpm
Max Torque: 43Nm@8,900rpm
Transmission: constant mesh 6 speed chain
Differential: Torsen
Final Drive: 6.2:1
Team Profile
MMU Racing is a team of passionate and ambitious university students who choose to represent Manchester Metropolitan University in designing, building and ultimately racing our formula student car. From our base at the Manchester Metropolitan University School of Engineering, a team of over 60 undergraduate and postgraduate students will be working on this year’s car for the UK event.
This year’s entry, the MMUR/12 sees MMU Racing’s return to a fully mechanical vehicle entry. The car focuses on advanced driver aids including paddle shift gears, improved visual readout and live telemetry data.
MMU Racing are please to have Zircotech Heat Management as this years major sponsor. Zircotech are providing their world class thermal heat barrier coatings for the MMUR/12 exhaust system. HMG Paints have once again renewed their partnership with MMU Racing to ensure the best paint job at the competition hails from Manchester.
Website: www.mmuracing.co.uk
