UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL

MOTORSPORT

2016

FOREWORD

MOHAMMED ZINGA

TEAM LEADER 2016

Formula Student has provided the team with experience of the complete design process. As the leader for the current season, I have the task of managing a group of 30 engineering students with the aim

of producing a successful race car in time for the annual competition at Silverstone.

Last year’s design was the most ambitious to date, with an emphasis placed on integrating a stable aerodynamics package and the implementation of advanced composite materials to produce the bodywork. As a result the team produced one of the most aesthetically pleasing cars at Silverstone and were subsequently nominated for the ‘Outstanding Style Award’ at Formula Student Germany. The team looks to continue the progress this year designing the new car to be the best yet.

The role of sponsors is vital, the project simply wouldn’t

be able to run without help. The team relies on the

provision of funds, materials, manufacturing and expert

advice in order to be successful. Effort would be for

nothing without this very valuable support.

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INTRODUCTION

Formula Student is Europe’s biggest educational motorsport event. It challenges student engineers to innovate, design, build and compete as a team with their own single seat racing car. The annual event is run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and was first held in the UK in 1998. The competition aims to inspire and develop enterprising and innovative young engineers, by promoting the skills required in industry; creativity and technical ability; teamwork and communication; logistics and the ability to manage budgets and time. The competition starts at the beginning of the university year when teams start to design their cars. They are to assume that a manufacturing firm has commissioned them to produce a prototype car for the non-professional autocross or sprint racer sales market with the intention of selling 1000 units per year. The team’s hard work culminates in July at the annual event, which has been held at the famous Silverstone

Racing Circuit since 2007. It’s here that the teams demonstrate to the judges through a series of events, that

their car is fit for purpose, as well as presenting a business plan that sells their concept to potential investors.

INNOVATE, DESIGN, COMPETE

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Hugh Dunphy, Yassin Said, Holly Bradshaw, Tomas Wolfe, Dhyan Tailor, Ben Charnock, Mo Zinga, Matthew Jones Dave Buchan, Jake Richardson, Jay Conlon, Alex Richards, Ed Morris, Thomas Galea, Sean Crockwell Anthony Kakoulli, Jake Beard, Matthew Mackenzie, Will Kewn, Joe Dunn, Adam Timney, Sophie Hanson India Phillips, Dhani Noerachman, Ben Thwaites, Adrian Bell, Matthew Gilby, Serena Yeats, Emily Rainford

THE TEAM

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ULM001 2005-2006The first car to be produced by the

students. It has a steel space frame and a 4

cylinder Triumph motorcycle engine. Now

retired this historic machine has been put

to rest in the university archives. This car

sported a blue livery to reflect the colour

of the University Crest.

ULM002 2006-2007 The first use of an ambitious aluminium

monocoque design and an Aprilia engine.

This significantly reduced the weight of the

car in comparison to ULM001. In 2006/07

the decision was taken to produce cars to

match the School of Engineering’s

graduation colours.

ULM003 2007-2008 Featured a shorter more compact

monocoque chassis aiding acceleration

and manoeuvrability. The reduced wheel

size from 13 to 10 inch improved

suspension dynamics. The car performed

well but didn’t finish the final endurance

test.

ULM004 2008-2009 Saw the most developed iteration of the

monocoque chassis design. ULM004 was

the lightest car ever produced, weighing

significantly less than the 200kg limit set

by the 2008/09 team. Overcoming

adversity, the car completed the entire

endurance event.

ULM005 2009-2010 Marked a shift in the design vision of the

ULM cars, returning to a steel space frame

chassis. ULM005 aimed to be simple, low

cost and reliable. This focused design

vision resulted in a highly developed car

while still reflecting times of economic

austerity.

ULM006 2010-2011 Continued the design vision of ULM005,

once more using a steel space frame

chassis. ULM006 aimed to develop and

build upon the simplicity, low cost and

reliability of ULM005. 10 inch wheels

minimized the unsprung mass and

improved its handling and acceleration.

ULM007 2011-2012 Featured a high strength, light weight, low

cost steel space frame construction with

user-adjustable suspension geometry. The

car had high manoeuvrability and

responsive handling achieved through high

track/wheelbase ratio. Having successfully

completed all events, ULM007 was the

best car to date finishing 4th out of the UK

universities.

ULM008 2012-2013 The first of our cars to introduce carbon

fibre bodywork, which has been used as a

template ever since. The Aprilia was up-

graded to a race prepared Yamaha R6, a

more reliable engine with a higher power

output. In addition, this team also focused

on driver integration by including a be-

spoke seat placing the driver in a more

comfortable, reclined racing position.

ULM009 2013-2014 The first car to consider full aerodynamics,

including initial design work done on the

integration of wings, the bodywork

produced through the use of CFD analysis

and an undertray designed to reduce drag.

The car also included a revolutionary

removable rear sub-frame on the chassis

for easy engine maintenance.

EVOLUTION

ULM010

DIMENSIONS L 3180mm W 1355mm H 1115mm Wheel Base 1550mm

TRACK 1200mm Front and 1150mm Rear

WEIGHT 249.5 kg (Wet weight)

SUSPENSION Double, unequal, non-parallel A-Arm suspension, pullrod/pushrod-actuated Ohlins shock absorbers

TYRES Avon A92

WHEELS 13” Magnesium OZ Racing Rim, custom AI 2014 centre

BRAKES AP Racing, double POT front, single POT rear, 220mm diameter

CHASSIS Steel tubular spaceframe with removeable rear subframe

ENGINE 2008 Yamaha YZF R6 4 cylinder / 599 cc / 67mm bore / 42.5mm stroke

FUEL 98 RON unleaded

FUEL SYSTEM Multi-point injection system with Cosworth SQ6 ECU

PERFORMANCE Max power 60kW @ 11,500rpm and max torque 57Nm @ 9,000rpm

TRANSMISSION Single 520 chain

DIFFERENTIAL 2010 FSAE Drexler LSD

FINAL DRIVE 3.46:1

ULM010 is our latest car and most ambitious build to date. It features: lightweight magnesium rims, upgraded data acquisition

equipment (including a CompactDAQ unit provided by National Instruments), a state of the art Pectel SQ6 ECU provided by Cosworth, a

full aero package including stable front and rear wings and an innovative triple diffuser undertray. The bodywork of the car has also

attracted a lot of attention from around the formula student community with ULM010 being nominated for the ‘Style Award’ at Formula

Student Germany.

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As Formula Student aims to develop well rounded engineers, each team is assessed not only on their car’s performance and their understanding of the engineering behind their design, but on their overall business proposal. This is done in a series of static and dynamic events.

DESIGN 150 POINTS

Students must be able to explain how and why the different materials, components, and systems have been chosen and assembled, and how their design meets the needs of the intended market. The car must illustrate the best use of engineering to meet design goals, while the whole team must show a full understanding of the design.

COST 100 POINTS

Here teams provide an accurate estimate of the cost of their car in a limited production. They should be able to show the judges where they’ve spent the money and added value.

BUSINESS 75 POINTS

In this event, each team has to present a business case that sells their concept. They must identify the Key features of the car, the design process, the manufacturing feasibility, and a business proposal.

FUEL ECON 100 POINTS

Due to the rise in fuel prices, and the reduction of fossil fuels, potential customers will expect their car to be as green and fuel efficient as possible. To avoid penalties cars must achieve a corrected mileage of 26 litres per 100km during the endurance trial.

MAXIMUM POSSIBLE POI

STATIC EVENTS

THE EVENTS

MAXIMUM POSSIBLE POINTS: 1000

As Formula Student aims to develop well rounded engineers, each team is assessed not only on their car’s performance and their understanding of the engineering behind their design, but on their overall business proposal. This is done in a series of static and dynamic events.

ACCELERATION 75 POINTS

This event focuses on the car’s engine performance and

drivability As well as the suspension’s ability to provide

maximum tyre grip. Each car’s acceleration is measured

as the total time it takes to travel down Silverstone’s pit

straight from a standing start.

SKIDPAD 50 POINTS

In motorsport straight line speed isn’t everything so the

skid pad lets teams show how well their car corners. Cars

need to have good lateral grip to complete a figure of

eight in the quickest possible time.

SPRINT 150 POINTS

This tests the car’s manoeuvrability and handling

qualities on a tight 800m course. To do well, cars have to

be quick as well as nimble around the corners.

ENDURANCE 300 POINTS

The biggest test of the teams is the 22km endurance race

where cars have to prove their durability. There is also a

mandatory stop, driver change and hot restart that really

tests reliability and the team’s ability to efficiently make

changes to pedal positions, seats etc.

DYNAMIC EVENTS

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Each year the team has competed at Formula Student UK held at the prestigious Silverstone circuit.

This year FSUK celebrated its 18th year. Over 2000 students from 28 countries attended the event in

July.

Upon arrival to Silverstone, the car immediately caught the attention of other teams as well as the

FSUK sponsors. Its bright blue metallic paintwork caught the sunlight and its elegant design meant

people couldn’t help but stop and admire the bodywork. ULM010 was hands down the best looking

car in the pits (if the team doesn’t say so themselves)!

RUSSELL GROUP UNIVERSITY

PLACE BUSINESS EVENT

OVERALL STATICS POSITION

SILVERSTONE

3rd

4th

3rd

In recent years, the team has chosen to participate in an international event in addition to FSUK. This year the choice was to attend Formula Student Germany (FSG) at the Hockenheimring. On the 27th July, the journey began by setting off from Liverpool to start the 1400 mile trip to Hockenheim, Germany. Upon arrival it was clear that competition would be fierce. A total of 110 teams were competing in

the event including the elite from around the world. This was unlike anything experienced before, a

new challenge that was exciting to take on.

TO COMPLETE ENDURANCE

STYLE AWARD NOMINEE

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1st

BEST PLACED UK TEAM 5th

The team is actively looking for partners and sponsors to help make this year’s Formula Student entry

possible.

Potential future employees, publicity, brand awareness, and relationship building with the society are

just a few of the benefits you can receive for being partnered with the team. As a sponsor,

acknowledgement of your generosity will be displayed to the world with a personalised logo on the

completed car for your company. You will also be frequently kept up to date with the team’s progress

and latest news and will receive invitations to functions throughout the year as well as to the unveiling

of ULM011.

The benefits to students involved in Formula Student are immeasurable. They can develop experience,

skills and professionalism as hands on engineers with an awareness of the pressures and requirements

of modern day industry. Companies involved can benefit in a number of different ways and help

develop engineering excellence in the most exciting and competitive student event in the world

through simply becoming a sponsor.

The team must raise sponsorship every year to be able to go to the formula student competition. The

team are offering the opportunity to join an established group of partners who can not only help the

team achieve success but who can also benefit from involvement with the team.

To learn more about University of Liverpool Motorsport or to request information on becoming a

sponsor, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

CONTACT

BECOME A SPONSOR

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