Chassis Progress 12/09

Since the last update, the chassis has been completed, with only small mounts left to be added. The finished chassis came together just after Christmas, then suspension and engine mounts were added. The complete frame weighed in at 30kg, with mounts, an decrease of 8kg over last year.
The process of welding the chassis continued, with a number of different jigs being used:

With the frame complete, the suspension mounts had to be added. These were set at angles specified by the suspension team and welded to the frame.

And then engine mounts.

The next stage for us is to paint the chassis once the final mounting points are on, and then assemble the car

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2009 Car Specs

The Finished Car

Finished Car at Launch Event

The Chassis

The Chassis provides the foundations of the car, to which all sections of the car are integrated. A space frame chassis has been designed, the three most important goals being stiffness, being as light weight as possible and remaining within the rules and regulations. As a result of these demands, compromises may have to be made in achieving this. Futher more, an impact attenuator is required and must meet deceleration requierments to ensure driver safety.

Chassis

Electronics

The main engine control unit is an S80 Pro ECU supplied by DTA that allows full sequencial control of injectors and spark plugs and also incorporates built in traction and launch control. The car will be fitted with a fully digitised dash board and remote telemetric control through WiFi link.

Electronics

Body

The body is made from light weight carbon fibre, and is split into four sections; the nose, the cockpit, undertray and side pods. The livery will be made up of Mobil1 colours and will display our sponsors logos

Driver Control

This primarly includes the brake and steering system. The braking system comprises two Willwood brake discs at the front and one at the rear. A pedal box will be custom made to fit every driver hight. The steering system will incorporate geometry to provide optimal handling during cornering to ensure driver confidence.

Power train

The maximum angine capacity permited in the competition is 610cc whilst the inlet is also restricted to just 20mm. The engine being implemented is the Yamaha R6 YZF which, without restrictions, would provide an impressive 135Bhp. It is predicted that after extensive tests with a dynomometer and producing successful engine maps, that the restricted engine will still produce over 80 Bhp.