Cardiff RacingF1 in Schools – Swansea final

What is engineering?

What is Engineering

What is engineering?

What is engineering?

What is engineering?

What is engineering?

What IS ENGINEERING?

What is ENGINEERING

What is engineering?

Do you have what it takes to be an Engineer?

Are you :-• Creative and innovative ?• Hands on ?• A good team player ?• Enthusiastic ?• A problem solver ?

Cardiff University

Our Workshop

At the moment…• Currently working on

our new car CR10

What is Formula Student?

• A competition for university students to race a self built race car

• Run by the IMechE

At the Events

scrutineering• Brake

• Tilt test

• Design safety

Event breakdown

How we design the car

How we design the car

How we design the car

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Deceleration time

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Data taken from Testing

• Tyre Temperatures

• Track Times

• Tyre Pressures

Lineage

CR01 CR02

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CR03 CR03b

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CR04 CR05

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CR06 CR07

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CR08 CR09

Evolution

Cardiff Racing have recently invested in :-• Use of Carbon Fibre• Electric Paddle shift and dash• From spool to differential

The Future ?• Always looking to excel and be innovative to beat the

competition

• Make new connections with in businesses

• Investing in electric powered race cars for 2015

• Publicize motorsport in our region

• Improve the world via engineering

Why do we do it?

•Brilliant hands on way to learn

•Great team atmosphere

•One of the best ways to get into Formula 1 and other motorsports

Do you have what it takes to be an Engineer?

Are you :-• Creative and innovative ?• Hands on ?• A good team player ?• Enthusiastic ?• A problem solver ?

Any Questions?

Our Drivers

• Karting days to get an idea of who’s fastest

• Have reasonable experience

• Always team members

• Allowed 4-8 drivers