Car | WS-11 |
Class | Class 1 |
University | Universty of New South Wales at the Australia Defence Force Academy |
Car Number | 151 |
Country | Australia |
Length, width, height, wheelbase | 2696mm/1469mm/1192mm/1616mm |
Track (front/rear) | 1232mm/1219mm |
Weight of car (no driver) | 235kg |
Weight distribution including 68kg driver (front/rear) | 147kg/149kg |
Suspension (front/rear) | Peg and slot beam axle front, deDion twist axle with watts linkage, direct acting dampers. |
Tyres (front/rear) | R25B 19.5×6.5 hoosier |
Wheels (front/rear) | 7″ 3 pc Al rims -46mm offset |
Brakes (front/rear) | Slotted floating K1045 steel rotors, 200mm OD 132mm ID, 5mm thick |
Chassis construction | One Piece Tubular Steel Spaceframe |
Engine | 2003 Suzuki GSX-R600 |
Bore/stroke/cylinders/cc | 67mm bore/42mm stroke/4 cylinder/599cc |
Fuel | 99 RON Unleaded |
Fuel system | Custom fuel rail with Bosch injectors |
Max power/max torque | 53kW @10500RPM/49Nm @9700 |
Transmission | Single 520 Chain |
Differential | Drexler LSD |
Final drive | 3:1 |
In 2011, ADFA Racing is proud to present WS-11. WS-11 is the 6th FSAE car from ADFA Racing and features a semi-stressed engine, steel space frame chassis, beam axle suspension, a naturally aspirated inline four cylinder engine, on 10 inch aluminium wheels. WS-11 was designed using a top-down systems engineering approach, striving for superior dynamic performance, reliability, simplicity, maintainability, and manufacturability. In order to produce a car representing these qualities, ADFA Racing have conducted a period of extensive testing including measurement of the CG, compliance testing, tensional stiffness from hub to hub, and extensive dynamic testing using MoTec data logging of tyre temperatures, suspension position, accelerometers, gyroscopes, and various other sensors. The 2011 Formula Student competition is the first overseas event for ADFA Racing (based in Canberra, Australia), but we hope to make an appearance at future overseas events.