Oxford Brookes Racing

2009 Results In: A Solid Performance for Brookes

At 179.5kg the car was the lightest OBR has ever built, and the team scored well in the Engineering Design event at Formula Student Germany (FSG), being awarded 100 points along with 16 other teams. The car made it to the penultimate lap of the endurance event before retiring, which dealt a real blow to the teams scores.

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ISIS09 Technical Overview

As the team makes its final preparations to its 2009 challenger, the ISIS09, we are pleased to present a few details of its design which will make it a serious competitor.

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OBR Teams up with Ti-Brake

Oxford Brookes racing is pleased to welcome EDM-TiBrake to our team of partners.

On Tuesday 28th April, Juan our team leader met up with Paul Waldron of EDM Precision Technologies, to establish a mutually benefitting agreement between OBR and TiBrake.

TiBrake is a product developed by EDM Precision Technologies Limited, a proud supporter of Formula Student and OBR. EDM is an engineering company based on the Silverstone Circuit that specialises in EDM (Electro Discharge Machining). 

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Brookes Racing Sponsored by CTG

OBR is pleased to announce a new partnership with Crompton Technology Group Ltd (CTG). CTG are specialists in high performance composites and suppliers to the aerospace, medical and motorsports industries, including Formula One.

CTG have provided Brookes Racing with a filament wound pressure vessel - a vital component in the cars semi-automatic gear shifting system. The outstanding characteristics of the vessel, ranging from its extreme robustness and light weight will ensure maximum performance from the system.

 

ISIS09 Nosecone Testing Sucessful

Impact testing carried out on the nosecone design of "Roxanne" has been sucessful. A 300kg mass was dropped from 2.5m onto the Polyeurethane foam part, and the impact force was measured by an accelarometer.

The requirement was for a maximum average deceleration of 20g, and a maximum peak decelaration of 40g. Average decelaration found during testing of the nosecone was 12g, and the peak was around 30g.

 
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Welcome to OBR

Oxford Brookes Racing (OBR) is a Formula Student team that designs, builds and races a small formula racing car in competitions across the world.

Formula Student "provides students with a real-life exercise in design and manufacture and the business elements of automotive engineering."

Best UK Team: 02, 03, 04, 05, 06