Brookes

University Oxford Brookes University
Car Number 59
Country England
Length, width, height, wheelbase 2677mm/1422mm/1016mm/1600mm
Track (front/rear) 1150mm/1100mm
Weight of car (no driver) 175kg
Weight distribution including 68kg driver (front/rear) 117kg/126kg
Suspension (front/rear) Double unequal length A-Arm.  Push rod actuated horizontally oriented spring and damper
Tyres (front/rear) 508 x 182-330 A45 Avon
Wheels (front/rear) 202 mm wide, 3 pc Alu Rim
Brakes (front/rear) ISR 4 pot calipers front, AP 2 pot calipers rear, hub mounted, 220 mm  dia. Drilled
Chassis construction Aluminium Honeycomb cockpit with tubular spaceframe for modular powertrain rear end
Engine KTM 530 / four stroke single
Bore/stroke/cylinders/cc 95mm bore /  72mm stroke  /   1 cylinder  /  510 cc
Fuel 99 RON unleaded
Fuel system Motec M800
Max power/max torque 30.5 kW @ 8,600rpm / 41.7 Nm @ 6,500rpm
Transmission Single 520 chain
Differential Drexler Limited Slip differential
Final drive 7:2

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Oxford Brookes Racing is a diverse multinational team supported by both undergraduates and postgraduates. Just to mention a few, team members originate from England, Scotland, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Zimbabwe, Canada, India, China and America.  This will be the second of three competitions that the team will attend this year, whilst being the only UK team to attend the Michigan event. This year’s car has been a radical change to previous evolutions resulting in a car far different to those previously produced by Brookes. Sticking with the usual Oxford Brookes Racing’s design philosophy, the KTM 530 EXC has been retained to produce a light weight car designed within the manufacturing scope of the team members. Emphasis has been placed upon ease of manufacture and drivability.
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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