Class | Class 1 |
University | Dublin Institute of Technology |
Car Number | 101 |
Country | Ireland |
Length, width, height, wheelbase | 2800 mm Long * 1450mm Wide * 1238mm High* 1625mm Wheelbase |
Track (front/rear) | 1250mm/1190mm |
Weight of car (no driver) | 220kg |
Weight distribution including 68kg driver (front/rear) | 88kg/132kg |
Suspension (front/rear) | Double unequal length A-Arm. Push rod actuated horizontally oriented spring and damper |
Tyres (front/rear) | Avon 20 * 7.2-13 |
Wheels (front/rear) | Keizer Custom Wheels 3 pc Al Rim 13″ |
Brakes (front/rear) | Cast Iron, hub mounted, 248 mm dia. Grooved. AP Racing Callipers |
Chassis construction | Tubular Space Frame |
Engine | Suzuki GSXR 600 K3 |
Bore/stroke/cylinders/cc | 67 mm / 42.5 mm / 4 Cylinders / 599 cc |
Fuel | Unleaded |
Fuel system | Student designed injector manifold, stock gsxr fuel rail, injection |
Max power/max torque | 83.9kW@ 12700rpm/ 69Nm@10500rpm |
Transmission | Single Chain |
Differential | Quaife, Drg. No. F-7Z5-01 |
Final drive | 3.6:1 |
FormulaDIT was founded in 2008 by the Engineering Department of Dublin Institute of Technology and this year we are entering Class 1 for the first time. In FormulaDIT, there are 15 final year students from Manufacture and Design Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Each student is taking an aspect of the car as their thesis.
Our entry, the only one from the Republic of Ireland, has many exciting and innovative features. Some of these features include a rapid- prototyped air-intake system, custom injector manifolds and tuning-fork styled push rods. We have incorporated a Motec M400 ECU to control a GSXR 600 K3 engine. A Kliktronic flat shifter with steering wheel paddles controls the gears quickly and efficiency.
To transport the team and car over to Silverstone, the lovely people at Irish Ferries have kindly agreed to sponsor our ferry over. The main objective of FormulaDIT is that even with no experience in Class 1 and a tight budget, we can be competitive against the best of the Formula Student teams.