The Delft Bulletin 04.08.13 by Formula Student Team Delft

FSFS UNITED KINGDOM UNITED KINGDOM THURSDAY, JULY 4,4, 2013, ISSUE 22 THURSDAY, JULY 2013, ISSUE WWW.DUTRACING.NL WWW.DUTRACING.NL

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Check it out in this newsletter of the last FSG day. Enjoy! Thanks, the DUT Racing Team.

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What

did we do?

Photo by Lennert van den Boom. All photos in this magazine without further indication are taken by Daniel Muusers.

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13:58 The last day of FSG:Sunday. On this important day, 425 out of 1000 points still can be earned. These 425 points are split up into 325 points for endurance and 100 for efficiency. While in the morning and in the early afternoon the car was prepared to perform best by a group of members of the team, others tried closing the budget gap. Roy and Max here sold so many “Limited edition collecters item super anti-UV DUT Racing eye protection glasses” that they lost count! 04

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Photo by Marius Knol.

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DUT Alumni Story

The first podium

Photos by The Smig.

DUT Racing FSG 04•08•13 During the 2006 Formula Student Germany Competition we really wanted to put in a good result. We had failed to finish (or even start) in the last 4 endurances of previous competitions and we finally wanted to show the true potential of our extremely lightweight car. The car was only 135kg as we sacrificed engine power to save weight. We were convinced that this was the way to go, but we couldn’t prove it yet. A couple of weeks earlier, during Formula Student UK, we didn’t finish endurance due to a leaking brake caliper. Between the competitions we had some issues with cracks in our engine mounting as well, so we were quite worried that something might happen again. The static events went quite well and we even won the Presentation event, which boosted our morale. A day later Age (one of our drivers) managed to take 1st position in the Skidpad event, making it the first dynamic event we had ever won. On average he was 0,005 seconds faster than TU Munich. He didn’t mind the small gap and during the award ceremony he showed up with a big cigar in his mouth. Later that day I was beaten in the Autocross event by my teammate Senne. Just before he went out for his stint (I had already driven my laps), I told him to go allout and not to care about any cones. My proudest moment was when he thanked me for those encouraging words after he drove an amazing lap. He had put our team in a very decent 7th position, which gave us a good chance for our first podium.

Our competition could not have started better, but we were still hoping we could end our non-finishing series in the endurance. The team mechanics worked almost all night to check every little part of the car and they even fitted an extra battery to make sure we could restart during the driver change. Just as we were getting ready for our endurance, a huge rain shower flooded the track. The organization did their best to clean up the track, but as I went out it was still wet. I had the biggest scare when I almost flew off the track and the end of the straight. It did result in a very cool photo, which I still have framed.

As I finished my stint and Martijn was strapped in, I was relieved that the car started without a problem and as Martijn drove very constant lap times, we were getting closer and closer to the finish flag. Finally the checkered flag was there and we had finished endurance! We were so happy we never even bothered to calculate our points. So imagine our surprise when we were called to the podium as being 3rd overall! We couldn’t believe it at first, but that didn’t stop us from celebrating all night long. Later I found out the our engine mounting was cracked all the way through and only a very small piece a metal was holding the engine in the car. A couple more laps and it would have fallen out, causing a serious incident. So in a way we were lucky during FSG 2006. But we had deserved it for never giving up, for never stopping believing in our ideas. Just as all the Delft teams that would follow. - The Smig

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The whole afternoon was filled with endurance already. The faster you were on autocross, the later you will start at endurance. Since we got the sixth overall autocross position, we started in the late afternoon.

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The endurance event is the hardest event on FSG. Only around 50% of the cars crossing the start line actually also cross the finish line. The track is almost the same as the autocross track. Some sharp edges have been cut out and some lanes for overtaking have been added. Up to six cars can be on the endurance track at the same time. Each car has to race 22 km long. After 11 km, the car has to go into the pit for a driver change. We started with our driver Tim, and finished with Erik.

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17:21 When we finished the endurance, we set these times: Fastest lap

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Photo by FSG Photographer Hirvonen.

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DUT Alumni Story

Half a lap away from home

Photos by The Smig.

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DUT Racing FSG 04•08•13 At the time of the Formula Student Germany competition of 2008 we had gained several podium finishes during previous FSUK and FSG competitions. However the one thing missing, was the overall win, which we wanted so much. We knew we had an excellent car and an excellent team. We had more testing done than ever and we were ready. But so were Rennteam Stuttgart and surprisingly, Braunschweig. Stuttgart had dominated FSUK (we were second by a big margin) and they were even more motivated to win in their home competition.

The statics, skidpan and acceleration delivered no clear front runner and it was all up to the Autocross and Endurance. During the Autocross we chose to wait as long as possible. Our first driver Jodi had put in a very good 55,53 sec on the tight and bumpy track and all the top teams were waiting for the track to get faster. When we finally decided to go, so did Braunschweig and Stuttgart! My first lap was a good one (54,59) and I had gotten the signal from my race engineer Frank that my lap was clean, which meant no penalties for cones. So the second lap I took every risk I could. In the last corner before the last straight I had much more grip than I had anticipated and hit a cone with my rear tyre. After the finish, as some of my team members were celebrating by hitting my helmet, I saw my time being 53,272. But almost immediately Braunschweig’s second driver put in an amazing 53,196 and not much later Stuttgart’s second driver put in a 53,223! I was in the assumption that we would get a penalty for the hit cone, until one of the track marshals told us what happened. Unbelievably the cone jumped up about half a meter and landed standing, still touching the box it was supposed to be in. This meant no penalty and the best Autocross result for our team so far! The competition just got even more exciting as the top 3 teams were within 0,08 seconds of each other. The next day it was time for the endurance and as the day progressed the tension was rising to an unbelievable level. Then the team from Turin blew an engine, spilling oil in the last part of the track! The organization stopped the event to clean up the track. Only Braunschweig, Stuttgart and we were remaining for the (unintentional) big final! As we drove our endurance, Stuttgart was the fastest car on the track. As always, I waived to my team on my first lap as I passed the grandstand. 17 laps later I had finished my stint and Jodi was driving towards the finish. Stuttgart were going into their last lap. I looked at Frank and said: “Well we did our best, second is a good result….” Just as I had said that I heard the commentator (Craig Dawson) shouting: “Oh no!! Stuttgart is slowing! Half a lap away from home….!” Stuttgart had broken their chain and never finished. That evening we found out that we had won the competition by 9 points from Braunschweig. It was our first victory and I will always remember it. Especially those epic last words from Craig: “Half a lap away from home...!” We really didn’t mind. The Smig

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All we can do now, is wait. Wait for the award ceremony to begin.

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Also we made a nice teamphoto for a succesful end of the week.

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22:04 The truck, being packed with the pit and the mobile workshop, left the paddock. The award ceremony has begun!

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FSE Acceleration Winner

Photo by FSG Photographer Kroeger.

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FSE Endurance Winner

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Photo by FSG Photographer Kroeger.

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Formula Student Electric Champion

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