Car: –
University: Loughborough University
Country: England
Class: 1
No.: 20
Length: 2758mm
Width: 1487mm
Height: 1005mm
Wheelbase: 1547mm
Track (front/rear): 1300mm / 1150mm
Weight: 220kg
Weight distribution: 143/145
Suspension: Double unequal length A-Arm. Pull rod actuated horizontal Cane Creak dampers and springs
Tyres (front/rear): 20.5 x 7.0 R13 Hoosier R25B
Wheels: Braid 2-piece alloy 13″x8J 45mm Negative Offset
Brakes: Discs all Round, Outboard Calipers, AP Racing 4-pot Front, 2-pot Rear
Chassis: One Piece Tubular Spaceframe
Engine: 2005/Honda CBR600RR Four Stroke in-line four
Bore: 67mm
Stroke: 42.5mm
Cylinders: 4
Capacity: 599cc
Fuel: 99 RON Unleaded
Fuel system: Bespoke 4 Point Sequential Injection
Performance: 63 kW @ 10,500rpm / 60Nm @ 9500rpm
Transmission:Single 520 chain
Differential: Drexler Formula Student Differential
Final Drive: 3:1
The University of Nottingham’s 2011 FS car has been developed by 7 post graduate enthusiasts as an extra-curricular activity. Working on a strict budget and a very short time scale of just 9 months, the team has focused on delivering a reliable, well prepared car through substantial track testing and systematic improvements on the 2010 platform. The current car will be used as a test bed for drive-train developments, working towards an all-composite chassis design for 2012.
Key design features include an optimised steel space frame (31kg) with full nodal triangulation, enclosed by a hand-made carbon-fibre body. Vehicle components are tightly packaged, achieving a short (1600mm) wheelbase to suit the tight FS track, whilst comfortably accommodating the 95th percentile driver.
The power train features a custom engine-driven dry sump system, 4-2-1 exhaust manifold with stock titanium silencer and an aluminium intake manifold. This, coupled with a new durable wiring loom for 2011, will provide the performance and reliability required to complete all dynamic events and achieve a respectable placing at the competition.
