Brookes

Class Class 1A
University Oxford Brookes University
Car Number 592
Country England
Length, width, height, wheelbase 2531/1244/864/1525mm
Track (front/rear) 1244/1203mm
Weight of car (no driver) 230kg
Weight distribution including 68kg driver (front/rear) 143/155kg
Suspension (front/rear) Double unequal A-arm. Pull rod actuated
Tyres (front/rear) 20.5 x 7.0 – 13 Hoosier
Wheels (front/rear) Oxford Brookes Racing 3 pc Al Rim 330mm diameter
Brakes (front/rear) AP Racing hydraulic calipers. Steel floating discs 220mm diameter
Chassis construction One-piece tubular spaceframe
Engine 2010 Oxford Yasa Motor
Bore/stroke/cylinders/cc Oxford YASA electric motor
Fuel Electric
Fuel system 216V 15Ah LifeBatt Lithium Ion Batteries
Max power/max torque 32kW/800Nm
Transmission Single chain direct drive
Differential Drexler Limited Slip Automatic Torque Biasing Differential
Final drive 1.65:1

Brookes

We are a small team of students from Oxford Brookes University who have built a sustainable, lightweight, safe and low cost electric car and hope to challenge the top FS teams in Class 1A. The fundamentals of the car are largely based on last year’s Oxford Brookes entries, such as the chassis, which has been adapted from the 2010 Class 1 entry to fit the electrical drivetrain. We aim to prove that a race car can be competitive and fun to drive, whilst also being made from sustainable materials so that the impact on the environment is minimised.
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Sam Collins has worked for Racecar Engineering for more than a decade. His passion for racing began during his work experience in the loom shop of Williams F1 aged 16 and he has been involved in the sport ever since. Sam attended Oxford Brookes University to study Automotive Engineering and has written for many publications since, including Motorsport News and Autosport. He is Associate Editor of Racecar Engineering