Team Details

Ben-Gurion Racing

University Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
IL Be'er Sheva BGU short 708
team logo
LocationBe'er Sheva, Israel
Homepagehttps://www.bgracing-il.com/
Social Media
CV Team Ben-Gurion Racing
Short Linktid.fsg.one/748
Event Details car 155 - withdrawn

Team Description

Ben-Gurion Racing is the first FSAE team in Israel, and the first Israeli team with electric racing car


Past Events

Car 55 – 2022
2022
Car #55
Info
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The "BGRacing" team is the longest active FSAE team in Israel. We come from Ben-Gurion University, which is located in the Israeli Negev desert, and present the fourth electric vehicle we developed. There are 70 students in our team who are all in different stages of doing their B.Sc degrees. The vehicle we present has two Emrax 208 engines and is powered by Samsung 40T batteries. The vehicle design was made in collaboration with students in the Israeli academy of arts "Bezalel".
Engineering Design Priorities:
Tube_Chassis Carbon_Fiber_Bodywork 3D_Printed_Titanium_Alloy Dual_Motors 21700_Li-ion_Batteries Active_Fan_Radiator
Car Specifications
General
Frame Construction Steel tube chassis and roll bars
Material Chromaly 4130 steel
Overall L 2860 mm
Overall W 1469 mm
Overall H 1177 mm
Wheelbase 1630 mm
Track (Fr) 1260 mm
Track (Rr) 1220 mm
Weight with 68kg driver (Fr) 135 kg
Weight with 68kg driver (Rr) 190 kg
Suspension Double unequal length A-Arm. Push rod actuated horizontally oriented spring and damper
Tyres (Fr / Rr) Hoosier 6
Wheels (Fr / Rr) Hoosier 6
Drive Type D.I.D 520 VO chain and sprockets
Differential electronic differential
Cooling Rear mounted 1470cc Mini radiator and 432.5mm electric fan
Brake System 4-Disk, EBC md6187cx O.D 185 mm, adjustable brake balance, Wilwood PS1 25.4mm calipers
Electronics Driver Monitor, 2x CAN buses, Self Developed data logging system, 4G LTE telemetry
Powertrain
Number of Motors 2
Motor Location Rear Right and Rear Left
Max Motor Power (per motor) 40kW, 40kW kW
Motor Type RR, RL: Emrax 208HV LC
Max Motor RPM (highest) RR, RL: 6.000 rpm
Motor Controller UniTek Bamocar D3 00-160
Max System Voltage 554V V
Electrode Materials NMC: LiNiMnCoO2 - graphite
Combined Accumulator Capacity 8,87kWh kWh
Transmission Ratio (Primary) 1:3,7 : 1
Transmission Ratio (Secondary) N.A : 1

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
23
23.
18.
22.
21.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
117.50
2023.08
35
33.
29.
32.
33.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
118.00
2022.08
25
20.
20.
23.
24.
16.
-
17.
-
14.
10.
-
-11.00
155.60
2022.08
63
49.
36.
45.
45.
-
-
29.
-
29.
-
-
0.00
186.11
2019.07
25
23.
22.
-
11.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
149.03
2016.08
29
26.
22.
25.
27.
20.
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
161.10
2015.09
20
15.
13.
7.
12.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-10.00
213.35
2015.09
13
13.
6.
13.
13.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
166.05
x 8

DV Results

Date Event Teams Rank BP CM ED DV SP DV AC AX EN EF Pe Total
2025.08
8
7.
-
-
7.
-
-
-
-
-
-40.00
38.00
x 1