Team Details
Cardiff Racing
| University | Cardiff University, Wales
GB Cardiff U short 60 |
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|---|---|---|
| Location | Cardiff, United Kingdom | |
| Homepage | https://www.cardiffracing.co.uk/ | |
| Social Media | ||
| Short Link | tid.fsg.one/63 | |
Past Events
2013
Info
17x
Cardiff Racing is a team of multi-disciplined engineering students including first year undergraduates up to final year masters and postgraduate students that returns to Silverstone and Germany this year with their latest concept, CR09, determined to give Cardiff University its best ever result. Due to the lack of dynamic testing time in previous years, the team was determined to ensure that CR09 was finished the earliest of all previous Cardiff Racing cars, and the car, designed by the final-year masters students, reflects this goal. Building upon the previous experiences and skills within the team, an evolutionary design philosophy was adopted; focusing upon simplifying designs to reduce manufacturing time while also removing previously unreliable complexities. The chassis once again uses a combination of an aluminium sandwich panel front monocoque while a rear steel spaceframe houses the Aprilia SXV 550 V-Twin engine, custom SLS intake plenum, exhaust and differential.
Car Specifications
General
| Frame Construction | Aluminium honeycomb sandwich panel front monocoque, steel roll hoops and rear spaceframe |
|---|---|
| Material | 5251 and 6082 aluminium cellite panels (19mm core, 0.5mm and 1mm skins), ERW mild steel tubes |
| Overall L | 2749 mm |
| Overall W | 1341 mm |
| Overall H | 1138 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1610 mm |
| Track (Fr) | 1150 mm |
| Track (Rr) | 1120 mm |
| Weight with 68kg driver (Fr) | 119 kg |
| Weight with 68kg driver (Rr) | 124 kg |
| Suspension | Front and Rear unequal length steel A-Arms. Push rod actuated. Fox Vanilla RC spring/damper units. |
| Tyres (Fr / Rr) | Hoosier C2000 R25B (18x6.0-10/18x7.5-10) |
| Wheels (Fr / Rr) | 7075 Aluminium machined with hard anodize finish (6.0 |
| Drive Type | Single 520 Chain |
| Differential | Student designed, Custom Clutch Pack |
| Cooling | Sidepod mounted, dual 40mm core aluminium radiator |
| Brake System | 4 hub mounted custom steel floating discs, 188.5mm front, 200mm rear diameter. |
| Electronics | Custom wiring loom, Deutsch industrial micro connectors, Race Technology DASH2 and DL1 data logger |
Powertrain
| Engine | 2010 Aprilia SXV 550 V-twin |
|---|---|
| Bore | 80mm mm |
| Stroke | 55mm mm |
| Cylinders | 2 |
| Displacement | 553 ccm |
| Compression Ratio | 12.5:1 : 1 |
| Fuel System | Bosch spark amplifier, external coils, iridium spark plugs |
| Fuel | 99 RON Unleaded |
| Max Power Design | 10750 rpm |
| Max Torque Design | 7960 rpm |
2011
Info
2x
Cardiff Racing is a team of multi-disciplined Engineering students from first year undergraduates through to post graduates. This year's entry, CR07, has been designed mainly by fourth year design students, while the volunteers carry out manufacturing, marketing and dynamic testing.CR07 builds upon the experience gained by the team in previous years. The chassis is a complete monocoque, constructed from lightweight, high stiffness aluminium honeycomb composite panels. The sidepods house cooling and electrical systems allowing space at the rear for more efficient packaging and easier engine maintenance.Power is provided by an Aprilia SXV 550 V-Twin engine with optimised intake and exhaust systems. The engine uses a custom ignition and fuel map developed in-house using the Cardiff University engine dynamometer. Power is transmitted through a student designed aluminium spool.The suspension system is the lightest yet from Cardiff Racing, utilising Fox Van RC dampers.
Car Specifications
General
| Frame Construction | Aluminium Honeycomb monocoque, Carbon Fibre sidepods, nose-cone and firewall |
|---|---|
| Material | 5251, 6082 Aluminium cellite panels with erw mild steel roll hoops |
| Overall L | 2635 mm |
| Overall W | 1325 mm |
| Overall H | 1140 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1550 mm |
| Track (Fr) | 1150 mm |
| Track (Rr) | 1100 mm |
| Weight with 68kg driver (Fr) | 110 kg |
| Weight with 68kg driver (Rr) | 140 kg |
| Suspension | Double unequal length A-Arm. Push rod / Push rod actuated horizontally oriented spring and damper |
| Tyres (Fr / Rr) | Hoosier C2000 R25B (18x6.0-10/18x7.5-10) |
| Wheels (Fr / Rr) | 3pc centre lock wheel, Al rims 6.0"/7.0" wide, 1.25"/2" negative offset, aluminium centres |
| Drive Type | Single 520 Chain |
| Differential | Student designed Aluminium Spool (Live Axle) |
| Brake System | Front: Floating, cast iron, hub mounted. Rear: Single cast iron, Spool mount |
| Electronics | Traction Control, Launch Control, Ignition-Cut Gear change. Data logging via NI CompactRIO |
Powertrain
| Engine | 2010 Aprilia SXV 550 V-Twin |
|---|---|
| Bore | 80mm mm |
| Stroke | 55mm mm |
| Cylinders | 2 |
| Displacement | 553 ccm |
| Compression Ratio | 12.5:1 : 1 |
| Fuel System | Student designed fuel tank and piping, Bosch injectors |
| Fuel | 98 Octane Unleaded Petrol (Shell Optimax) |
| Max Power Design | 10750 rpm |
| Max Torque Design | 7960 rpm |
2006
Info
No media information available for this year.
FS past achievements due to World Ranking Data Base
| Date | Event | Teams | Rank | BP | CM | ED | SP | DV SP | AC | DV AC | AX | EN | EF | Pe | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025.08 | 15 |
6. |
4. |
2. |
11. |
6. |
- |
7. |
- |
5. |
- |
- |
0.00 |
455.11 |
|
| 2025.07 | 59 |
11. |
5. |
7. |
11. |
3. |
- |
14. |
- |
3. |
- |
- |
0.00 |
486.32 |
|
| 2024.08 | 14 |
6. |
4. |
6. |
3. |
4. |
- |
6. |
- |
3. |
- |
- |
0.00 |
488.58 |
|
| 2024.07 | 51 |
2. |
19. |
6. |
14. |
5. |
- |
4. |
- |
3. |
3. |
5. |
0.00 |
714.80 |
|
| 2023.07 | 60 |
6. |
14. |
19. |
57. |
13. |
- |
8. |
- |
10. |
3. |
5. |
0.00 |
565.60 |
|
| 2022.07 | 51 |
5. |
12. |
21. |
12. |
7. |
- |
1. |
- |
5. |
10. |
8. |
0.00 |
495.40 |
|
| 2021.07 | 32 |
4. |
3. |
13. |
7. |
2. |
- |
1. |
- |
7. |
11. |
- |
0.00 |
519.80 |
|
| 2019.07 | 64 |
18. |
14. |
39. |
12. |
22. |
- |
4. |
- |
17. |
27. |
- |
0.00 |
366.70 |
|
| 2019.07 | 28 |
14. |
8. |
9. |
6. |
- |
- |
9. |
- |
12. |
- |
- |
0.00 |
290.47 |
|
| 2018.07 | 70 |
13. |
27. |
48. |
20. |
28. |
- |
3. |
- |
31. |
14. |
14. |
0.00 |
474.40 |
|
| 2017.08 | 33 |
4. |
7. |
16. |
8. |
15. |
- |
7. |
- |
19. |
8. |
6. |
0.00 |
716.11 |
|
| 2017.07 | 62 |
1. |
4. |
11. |
7. |
4. |
- |
4. |
- |
1. |
2. |
8. |
0.00 |
855.60 |
|
| 2016.08 | 21 |
20. |
14. |
18. |
8. |
20. |
- |
- |
- |
18. |
- |
- |
0.00 |
247.90 |
|
| 2016.07 | 106 |
38. |
11. |
12. |
36. |
27. |
- |
39. |
- |
33. |
51. |
- |
0.00 |
354.30 |
|
| 2015.09 | 43 |
14. |
5. |
14. |
18. |
15. |
- |
9. |
- |
6. |
21. |
7. |
0.00 |
527.34 |
|
| 2015.09 | 22 |
4. |
1. |
4. |
14. |
12. |
- |
6. |
- |
6. |
5. |
5. |
0.00 |
727.93 |
|
| 2015.07 | 92 |
36. |
29. |
26. |
34. |
27. |
- |
33. |
- |
27. |
- |
- |
0.00 |
270.90 |
|
| 2014.07 | 90 |
8. |
35. |
5. |
14. |
16. |
- |
22. |
- |
16. |
6. |
13. |
0.00 |
649.10 |
|
| 2013.08 | 74 |
53. |
19. |
67. |
42. |
47. |
- |
59. |
- |
30. |
- |
- |
-5.00 |
258.20 |
|
| 2013.07 | 83 |
26. |
19. |
2. |
30. |
23. |
- |
36. |
- |
33. |
40. |
- |
0.00 |
392.60 |
|
| 2012.07 | 97 |
61. |
26. |
54. |
56. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
29. |
59. |
- |
0.00 |
181.00 |
|
| 2011.08 | 74 |
41. |
59. |
18. |
28. |
48. |
- |
38. |
- |
38. |
- |
- |
0.00 |
284.34 |
|
| 2011.07 | 77 |
19. |
36. |
20. |
33. |
25. |
- |
29. |
- |
10. |
24. |
6. |
0.00 |
486.80 |
|
| 2010.07 | 72 |
35. |
52. |
47. |
29. |
20. |
- |
25. |
- |
35. |
- |
- |
-4.00 |
252.50 |
|
| 2008.07 | 72 |
38. |
13. |
18. |
28. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.00 |
217.37 |
|
| 2006.08 | 38 |
11. |
12. |
19. |
7. |
22. |
- |
20. |
- |
20. |
10. |
16. |
0.00 |
677.49 |
|
| 2006.07 | 58 |
19. |
2. |
16. |
9. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
30. |
16. |
18. |
0.00 |
485.50 |
|
| 2005.07 | 57 |
8. |
2. |
23. |
13. |
26. |
- |
23. |
- |
21. |
8. |
17. |
0.00 |
623.40 |
|
| 2004.07 | 53 |
26. |
21. |
21. |
46. |
30. |
- |
21. |
- |
25. |
- |
9. |
0.00 |
278.77 |
|
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