Team Details

Centaurus Racing Team

University	University of Thessaly GR Volos U short 849
Location	Volos, Greece
Homepage	https://centaurusracing.gr/
Social Media
EV Team	Centaurus Racing Team
Short Link	tid.fsg.one/655

Team Description

Centaurus Racing Team was founded in 2009 from 6 students of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of University of Thessaly. Since then the team has designed and manufactured 9 race cars, with its last PYRIUS, being the end result of all this experience. Main objective behind the team's design procedure is to minimize the divergence between simulation-reality and to eliminate the need of trail&error during construction. General team goal is to try and lower the cost of non critical components in order to invest the money/sponsorships in parts that can guarantee better track time.

Past Events

2022

Car #277

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Centaurus Racing Team was founded in 2009 from students of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of University of Thessaly. Since then the team has designed and manufactured 6 race cars, with its last Amphion, being the end result of all this experience. Main objective behind the team's design procedure is to minimize the divergence between simulation-reality and to eliminate the need of trail&error during construction. General team goal is to try and lower the cost of non critical components

Engineering Design Priorities:

Decoupled suspension sys Elops on fire #not lousame testing on italy

Car Specifications

General

Frame Construction	Tubular spaceframe, Welded
Material	4130 steel with 304L hoops
Overall L	2895 mm
Overall W	1360 mm
Overall H	1213 mm
Wheelbase	1540 mm
Track (Fr)	1180 mm
Track (Rr)	1150 mm
Weight with 68kg driver (Fr)	140 kg
Weight with 68kg driver (Rr)	158 kg
Suspension	Double unequal converging A-Arm, Push rod actuated decoupled damping system
Tyres (Fr / Rr)	185/40 R13, Pirelli /185/40 R13, Pirelli
Wheels (Fr / Rr)	13'' (Diameter), 7" (Width), OZ magnesium
Drive Type	Chain driven, #520 chain, 7075-T6 Al rea
Differential	Adjustable limited slip diff, Clutch style, 42% acc, 60% dec, 35Nm preload
Cooling	1 radiator located at the left sidepod, 45 mm Al core water to air radiator
Brake System	4 semi floating disk system,adjustable brake balance,4piston caliper (fr) and 2piston (re)
Electronics	electropneumatic shifting sys,analog sensors PCB,GPS,custom fusebox PCB and Telemetry sys

Powertrain

Engine	Honda CBR600RR 2007-2008
Bore	67.0 mm
Stroke	43 mm
Cylinders	4
Displacement	606 ccm
Compression Ratio	12,2:1 : 1
Fuel System	Oem fuel injection rail, 4 injectors, Denso 178cc each
Fuel	98 octane unleaded gasoline
Max Power Design	10300 rpm
Max Torque Design	8000 rpm

2019

Car #377

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Centaurus Racing Team was founded in 2009 from a group of 6 students with on goal in mind, to achieve the best of their capabilities. Since then 5 race-cars came to life and the last of them Amphion is the result of two years of research, validation, manufacturing and track testing.

Engineering Design Priorities:

Amphion Black edition 10YearsCRT make it feel nothing

Car Specifications

General

Frame Construction	Tubular steel frame
Material	4130 Chromoly, 304L Stainless Steel
Overall L	2959 mm
Overall W	1361 mm
Overall H	1190 mm
Wheelbase	1540 mm
Track (Fr)	1180 mm
Track (Rr)	1150 mm
Weight with 68kg driver (Fr)	135 kg
Weight with 68kg driver (Rr)	153 kg
Suspension	Unequal and non-parallel double A-Arm, pull-rod actuated spring and damber, ARB, Fr & Rr
Tyres (Fr / Rr)	7x20.5 R13, Hoosier R25B/7x20.5 R13, Hoosier R25B & Hoosier Wet Compound (Fr&Rr)
Wheels (Fr / Rr)	7x13 Magnesium OZ, 30mm offset/7x13 Magnesium OZ, 30mm offset, 4 bolt
Drive Type	Chain drive though 2 sprockets
Differential	Clutch type LSD, internal preload adjustment
Cooling	Side mounted 2 radiators, 140mm ID electric fans, enclosed in sidepods
Brake System	4 floating disk system, 240mmFr-220mmRr OD, 4-piston Fr-2-pistonRr, adjustable balance
Electronics	Electropneumatic Shifting System - BSPD self developed, wiring harness sealed to IP64

Powertrain

Engine	Honda CBR 600RR (PC40)
Bore	67 mm
Stroke	42.5 mm
Cylinders	4
Displacement	599 ccm
Compression Ratio	12.2:1 : 1
Fuel System	DTA S80, fully sequential inj.-ign., separate inj-ign mapping per 2cyl, 2 lambda sensors
Fuel	98 octane unleade gasoline
Max Power Design	10000 rpm
Max Torque Design	9000 rpm

2016

Car #277

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Centaurus constitutes a team which operates according to the fundamentals of team management. Main priority is to build a team with members that willingly espouse its’ goals, as long as team spirit predominates. Our philosophy is that a competitive car can be built without a lot of resources, as long as a solid design process is implemented. All our racecars are named after mythological Centaurs, thus we present our third racecar "Thireus"

Car Specifications

General

Frame Construction	Tubular Spaceframe
Material	4130 (25CrMo4) , AISI 304/304L
Overall L	2880 mm
Overall W	1287 mm
Overall H	1174 mm
Wheelbase	1540 mm
Track (Fr)	1105 mm
Track (Rr)	1150 mm
Weight with 68kg driver (Fr)	140 kg
Weight with 68kg driver (Rr)	157 kg
Suspension	Unequal length double wishbones, Pull-rod actuated with ARB.
Tyres (Fr / Rr)	7.0x20.5 R13, Hoosier R25B
Wheels (Fr / Rr)	7.0x13, ET22, Forged aluminum
Drive Type	Chain Driven, 520 Chain
Differential	Adjustable Limited Slip Differential Clutch Style
Cooling	320mmx290mmx35mm al radiator, 1200 cfm thermostatic fan, inside left sidepod
Brake System	4-Disk system, semi floating rotors, 4 piston caliper front, 2 piston caliper rear, balance 60-40
Electronics	Electropenumatic shifting system, student built circuit boards with Can Bus

Powertrain

Engine	Honda CBR 600RR
Bore	67.2 mm
Stroke	42.5 mm
Cylinders	4
Displacement	603 ccm
Compression Ratio	13:1 : 1
Fuel System	OEM fuel injection rail, controlled by Megasquirt ECU
Fuel	98 octane unleaded gasoline
Max Power Design	10600 rpm
Max Torque Design	8900 rpm

2015

Car #57

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Centaurus Racing Team is the FSAE team of University of Thessaly in Greece. The team was established in 2009 and since then it has participated in four FSAE competitions over the last four years. The founding basis of the team was innovation in racing technology and engineering, while creating a knowledge base from which all students could benefit. The team is participating in FSG for the first time with it's 2nd racecar, Nessus R, and is represented by 15 members.

Engineering Design Priorities:

Manufacturability Cost Effectiveness Reliability

Car Specifications

General

Frame Construction	Tubular Space frame
Material	4130 steel tubing w/ 1020 steel brackets
Overall L	2250 mm
Overall W	1400 mm
Overall H	730 mm
Wheelbase	1555 mm
Track (Fr)	1236 mm
Track (Rr)	1168 mm
Weight with 68kg driver (Fr)	144 kg
Weight with 68kg driver (Rr)	176 kg
Suspension	Front: Double unequal length A-arm, Pushrod / Pullrod actuated
Tyres (Fr / Rr)	Avon 7.2/20.0 R13 A45
Wheels (Fr / Rr)	7.0x13 , ET22, Forged aluminum
Drive Type	Stock
Differential	Quaife ATB helical LSD differential
Cooling	Rear mounted, 390 mmx270 mm x35 al radiator, 800 cfm thermostatic fan
Brake System	4-Disk System, Vented rotors w/ 223mm diam front & 206 rear, brake bias & Proportioning valve
Electronics	Student Built Harness, Flatshift & Launch Control Module, Electropneumatic Shifting.

Powertrain

Engine	CBR600RR '07
Bore	67 mm
Stroke	42.5 mm
Cylinders	4
Displacement	599 ccm
Compression Ratio	12.2:1 : 1
Fuel System	CBR's stock fuel injection rail, controlled by Megasquirt ECU
Fuel	98 octane unleaded gasoline
Max Power Design	12000 rpm
Max Torque Design	8500 rpm