Team name: PWR Racing Team
University: Wroclaw University of Technology
Class: Class 1
Car Number: 124
Country: Poland
Technical Specification
Length: 2750
Width: 1470
Height: 1140
Wheelbase: 1610
Track: 1230/1130
Weight – no driver: 180
Weight – distribution including driver: 112/136
Suspension: Double unequal length A-Arm. Pull rod actuated horizontally oriented spring and damper
Tyres: 508 x 182-330 A45 Avon
Wheels: 13×6, 3 pc Al Rim
Brakes: Cast Iron, hub mounted, 200 mm dia. Drilled
Chassis construction: Carbon fibre with aluminum honeycomb Monocoque
Engine: KTM 450SX
Bore: 97
Stroke: 60.8
Cylinders: 1
CC: 449.3
Fuel Type: E85
Fuel System: Student design fuel injections (two injectors)
Max Power: 45kW @ 9,000rpm
Max Torque: 48 Nm @ 7000
Transmission: Single 520 chain
Differential: Drexler Differential
Final Drive: 2,38
Team Profile
PWR Racing Team is proud to present RT03 – third car of the team. This build was a great breakthrough for the team. Main area of interest was weight reduction and new materials. For the first time steel frame was replaced with monocoque. Honda CBR600RR engine was dropped in favor of KTM 450SX, which is half as heavy. Turbocharger introduction, together with E85 fuel, provided competitive amount of torque and power. Further weight optimization was done on all elements. These new technologies were challenging but helped to reduce vehicle weight below 180kg.
The team consists of 30 students from several faculties at Wroclaw University of Technology and a designer from Academy of Art and Design. Divided into technical and marketing/financial teams, PWR Racing Team members have worked hard to design and build a competitive race car. Group of curious and open-minded people from different backgrounds again, have proven that competitive race cars can be built in such immature track-racing environment as Poland.
In 2011, at FS UK – during first attempt to Sprint RT02 broke down. Under heavy breaking and turn into the harpin – right front hub broke – wheel fell off and the car landed on the ground. Luckily nothing happened to the driver.
The team decided to fight and disassembled the whole suspension, repaired the hub (thanks to the help of TU Delft) and managed to start in the endurance the follwing day. The repair took almost 24h of constant work – but we made it.
Website: http://www.racing.pwr.wroc.pl/
