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Car FSM-500-4
Class Class 1
University MADI
Car Number 75
Country Russia
Length, width, height, wheelbase 2717mm/1283mm/1144mm/1690mm
Track (front/rear) 1140mm/1140mm
Weight of car (no driver) 250kg (have not made measures yet)
Weight distribution including 68kg driver (front/rear) 150kg/190kg (have not made measures yet)
Suspension (front/rear) Double unequal length A-Arm.  Push rod actuated horizontally oriented/direct acting spring and dampe
Tyres (front/rear) 155×60 R13, Hoosier  R25A C2000
Wheels (front/rear) 5.5×13, 35mm offset, 3 pc Al Forged Rim
Brakes (front/rear) Fixed, hub mounted, 230mm outer diam., 174mm inner diam., drilled
Chassis construction Tubular space frame
Engine 2009 Yamaha Phazer GT PZ50 RT-X
Bore/stroke/cylinders/cc 77.0mm bore /  53.6mm stroke  /   2 cylinder  /  499 cc
Fuel 99 RON
Fuel system Yamaha, fuel injection, sequential
Max power/max torque 11,250rpm/9000rpm (manufacture’s data)
Transmission 35mm x 15mm v-belt
Differential Torsen T-2, 30Nm preload
Final Drive 4,0:1

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Students’ Engineering Group (SEG) is the first Russian team in the history of FS. SEG was founded in 2005 and since then the team have released three concepts FSM-600-1, FSM-500-2 a.k.a. “Adrenaline” and FSM-500-3 a.k.a. “IndiGO!”. During these years, team members learned how to survive in complicated conditions. For the last year, the team has done great management work and obtained more support from the university and sponsors. Absolutely, the team has proved its right to existence. So now the team is ready to show a higher quality level.

This year SEG presents a new concept: FSM-500-4. The team applied the whole accumulated experience and tried to improve most shortages and defects of previous concepts. The main idea of the project includes simplicity of construction and simplicity of vehicle operation that allows low-experienced racers to drive and maintain the car.
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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