Oxford Brookes Racing

Oxford Brookes Racing chassis

The Oxford Brookes Racing chassis for the 2009-2010 Formula Student competition is of a steel space frame design. In order to keep weight to a minimum as much of the chassis as allowed by regulations is made using tubes with 0.9mm wall thickness.

This is possible because of the excellent properties of alloy steel 4130 which is used throughout the structure. The entire chassis is TIG welded together by Oxford Brookes students on site in order to achieve both an extremely strong structure and an opportunity for students to hone their skills.

Continuing from the excellent groundwork laid by last years team the Oxford Brookes Racing car should once again be one of the lowest in the competition, roll hoop height being minimised by clever packaging of the driver area.

Using an evolution of the 2008-2009 chassis has enabled us to build on what we already know and iron out the reliability issues experienced last year. We know that our chassis is exceedingly good; now that our teething problems have been solved we are ready and able to be very competitive this year.

Titan Motorsport Supply Steering Racks in return for Sponsorship deal.

The steering racks for both the Class 1 and Class 1A cars were supplied by Titan Motorsport last week in return for their logo taking a percentage of surface area on our cars.

The advice provided by Titan has already proved invaluable and we look forward to developing on the relationship with Titan in the future.

Titan Motorsport contact details are listed below:

T: +44 (0)1480 474402
W: www.titan.uk.net

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.

P.WEBB Roofing Sign as Sponsors of Oxford Brookes Racing

Paul Webb Roofing and Building Services have signed as sponsors of the team with a contribution towards the budget for 2011. They are a small, family company able to carry out all types of roofing and associated building works to an exceptionally high standard. The company has been established for over 20 years, providing a prompt, reliable and high quality service to companies, public organisations and private householders alike. Based in Datchet, Berkshire they carry out new projects, restoration and maintenance works throughout Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey and the whole of London.

As well as financial support, we hope this partnership will benefit both of our organisations with a large amount of positive exposure for Paul Webb through the events that we are attending in return for continued support and advice from his business.

The contact details for P.Webb Roofing are listed below:

T: 01753 544854
M: 07973 198 696
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W: http://www.lead-roofing.com/

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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