Bratislava

Class Class 1
University Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Car Number 89
Country Slovakia
Length, width, height, wheelbase 2700mm/1270mm/1120mm/1600mm
Track (front/rear) 1200mm/1150mm
Weight of car (no driver) 270
Weight distribution including 68kg driver (front/rear) 120/150
Suspension (front/rear) Double unequal length A-Arm.  Pull rod actuated horizontally oriented spring and damper
Tyres (front/rear) Braid 7″ x 13″ / Braid 7″ x 13″
Wheels (front/rear) Goodyear Eagle 20.0″x7.0″ R13
Brakes (front/rear) Brembo, 240/230 mm diameter, drilled
Chassis construction one piece tubular spamerom
Engine (Electric motor for 1A) 2008 / Aprilia RXV 550, 77-degree V-twin 4-stroke
Bore/stroke/cylinders/cc 80 mm bore /  55 mm stroke  /   2 cylinder  /  549 cc
Fuel Natural 95
Fuel system Aprilia original inserted into air intake
Max power/max torque
Transmission Chain ČZ 520
Differential Drexler Slip differential
Final drive 4:1

Bratislava

We will be honoured to participate at the competition in Silverstone to compare our qualities and capabilities with the best designers of student formula racing cars. We are a team from the country which produces the highest amount of cars per person and it obliges and motivates us to show  that we have a creative strength and development potential, as well. Therefore we look forward to meeting the teams from other universities at the Silverstone ring in July. The team has been combined with a view to the future. This year we are competing with our second car in Silverstone and we are bringing some news: new materials (aluminium alloy, carbon), a lighter and efficient engine and a new telemetric system, to keep up with our traditional strengths as are near cost, useful construction of all the parts and a trendy design of the bodywork.Thanks to the support from the faculty, university and the team‘s pedagogical advisors we succeeded in getting over the most difficult problem – filling up the team budget at the time of the financial crisis. Applying the advanced methods of production for all parts of the car, and also applying the advanced software systems CATIA, ANSYS and ADAMS help us to design the second team car, optimized in all its parts. We hope for a successful start and a suitable weather for all the teams during the competition!
Bratislava

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