| Car | SU11 |
| Class | Class 1 |
| University | University of Sunderland |
| Car Number | 108 |
| Country | England |
| Length, width, height, wheelbase | 2910/1560mm/1107mm/1750mm |
| Track (front/rear) | 1200mm/1100mm |
| Weight including 68kg driver (front/rear) | 138kg/150kg |
| Suspension (front/rear) | Double wishbone. Push rod actuated, longitudinally mounted Fox Van-R springs and dampers |
| Tyres (front/rear) | 7.2″ / 20″ R13 A45 Avon Slicks F&R |
| Wheels (front/rear) | 7″ wide 13″ dia Compomotive CXR light weight alloy wheels |
| Brakes (front/rear) | AP Racing/Brembo calipers, ISR 240/220mm drilled, Hub Mounted Discs |
| Chassis construction | Aluminium honeycomb monocoque with a tubular spaceframe rear |
| Engine | 2006 /HRC Honda CBR 600-RR four stroke in line four |
| Bore/stroke/cylinders/cc | 67.0mm bore / 42.5mm stroke / 4 Cylinder / 599 cc |
| Fuel | 99 RON Unleaded |
| Fuel system | Honda twin bank multi point fuel injection with HRC Engine management |
| Max power/max torque | 11,000rpm/8,000rpm |
| Transmission | Single 530 chain |
| Differential | Quaife automatic torque biasing differential |
| Final drive | 2.8:1 |
SU Racing has been attending Formula Student since 2004 and since then has improved with every car. The 2011 team is made up of a small team of just 7 highly motivated and driven individuals headed up by two 4th year BEng students and a BSC Chief of Design. The SU11 is the product of three years of development of SU Racing’s series of “Honda CBR600” cars. Being built using lessons learned from cars entered in the ’09 and ’10 competitions, the car is to be the lightest and most powerful Sunderland car to date, with the reliability issues experienced in previous years ironed out. The car is powered by a HRC Honda CBR600 RR lifted from an Isle of Man TT bike, incorporated into an aluminium honeycomb monocoque chassis, a first for Sunderland. The main focus of the SU11 has been to reduce the car’s weight to less than 220kg, to develop a car that has perfect dynamic handling and improved reliability. Improvements have been made in every aspect of the car, including a total redesign of the suspension system, transmission system, induction system and improved purpose made wiring loom and electronics, all to compliment the lightweight aluminium honeycomb chassis.
