Team name: SU Racing
University: University of Sunderland
Class: Class 1
Car Number: 109
Country: UK
Technical Specification
Length: 2660
Width: 1439
Height: 1030
Wheelbase: 1750
Track: 1439/1459
Weight – no driver: 220
Weight – distribution including driver: 116kg/172kg
Suspension: Double unequal length wishbone with push rod actuated GAZ springs and dampers
Tyres: 7.2″ / 20″ R13 A45 Avon Slicks F&R
Wheels: 7″ wide 13″ dia Compomotive CXR light weight alloy wheels
Brakes: AP Racing/Brembo calipers, ISR 240/220mm drilled, Hub Mounted Discs
Chassis construction: One piece tubular spaceframe
Engine: 2011 suzuki ltr 450 single cylinder
Bore: 95.5
Stroke: 62.8
Cylinders: 1
CC: 450
Fuel Type: 99 RON unleaded
Fuel System: Suzuki fuel injection
Max Power: 40kW@9000rpm
Max Torque: 49Nm@7000Nm
Transmission: single 530 chain
Differential: Quaife automatic torque biasing differential
Final Drive: 2.8:1
Team Profile
SU Racing has been attending Formula Student since 2004 and since then has improved with every car.
SU Racing 2012 is a brand new team made up of students from all year groups within the university.
The team is made up of students from many different subject areas within the university and is led by
a 3rd year BEng Automotive Engineering and two additional team captains heading up construction and
body design. As the team is from various subjects we can draw on different areas of experiences and
expertise which allows the team to focus on other areas of the competition.
The team’s new chassis design is build using a lightweight tubular steel space frame which is shorter and
lighter to previous years. To further lighten the car we have designed a more aero dynamic fibre glass
body and have also reverted back to a single cylinder engine to reduce weight but keep performance.
The team main focus is to address any reliability issues from previous cars and to achieve better
results within the completion overall this is achieved with the continued sponsorship and support from
DynoBike, Avon Tyres and AMAP.
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Website:
www.centres.sunderland.ac.uk/formula-student
