Car: UH14
University: University of Hertfordshire
Country: England
Class: 1
No.: 5
Length: 2820mm
Width: 1425mm
Height: 1055mm
Wheelbase: 1540mm
Track (front/rear): 1200mm / 1150mm
Weight: 200kg
Weight distribution: 132/136
Suspension: Double unequal length A-Arm Pull rod actuated spring & damper/Push rod actuated spring & damper
Tyres (front/rear): 20.5 x 7 – 13 R25B Hoosier
Wheels: 177.8 mm wide, 2 pc Al Rim
Brakes: Stainless Steel, hub mounted, 220 mm dia. Drilled
Chassis: Two piece tubular steel spaceframe
Engine: 2009 / Yamaha YZF-R6 four stroke in line four
Bore: 67mm
Stroke: 42.5mm
Cylinders: 4
Capacity: 599cc
Fuel: 99 RON Unleaded
Fuel system: Multi point fuel injection system
Performance: 12,500rpm / 8,500rpm
Transmission: Single 520 Chain
Differential: Student design Salisbury limited slip differential
Final Drive: 3.818:1
For the 2011 competition UH Racing have for the first time combined final year MEng/MSc students with level 4 BEng/BSc to build a single Class 1 car. This combination will give the team the opportunity to design, test and develop a much wider range of concepts in a detail never before achieved, as well as having a broader and stronger knowledge base.
The team has already set this into action having completed a kinematics and compliance test, a 7 post rig test along with fully testing last year’s car UH13 to gain valuable data from the brand new electronics system which is being developed for UH14.
The 2011 competition truly has the potential for one to be remembered. The combination of the merger of all our FS activities into one team and the knowledge and extra team personnel this brings. As well as the return of many team members from the highly successful UH12 team from industrial placements. Our continued focus on the static events which have previously been a weak area and our thorough testing plan will all combine to create the best opportunity UH Racing has had to finally be the first British team to win FS outright.
