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Newsletter
November - December 2010
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FOYER REDESIGN Tbr11 is pleased to announce that the refurbishment of the foyer display area has now been completed. Custom made display boards proudly display our sponsors alongside information about the international events and the history of TBR. The centrepiece remains our complete 2007 car, which placed 6th overall and was the top UK team at FS Silverstone. Seen by over 8 000 students, academics and visitors to the department each year, the foyer display area is the team’s best point of contact on campus, and represents a great opportunity to increase brand awareness for our sponsors and publicise the competitions and our highly suc-
NEW COMERS Tbr11 would like to thank all sponsors and supporters for continuing to make our project possible, and this month are proud to present our 2 newest sponsors, Barden Bearings and RS Components. We would like to thank Barden Bearings for agreeing a full sponsorship deal for wheel bearings, and for helping the team to source smal ler bearings for use al l o ver the car, particularly for inboard and outboard suspension assemblies. RS components have agreed to supply us with electrical and electronic components for use all over the car, and have helped our electronics team to deliver light weight, high performance solutions.■
cessful team. We are also pleased to have added several new awards to our trophy cabinet, including the prestigious design award won by the current team at Silverstone 2010 for the best class 2 entry, and look forward to adding to our trophy display cabinet this summer with more awards from California, Silverstone, Germany and Austria. ■
LIGHT WEIGHT BATTERY Having previously recognised the use of a lightweight lithium ion battery as an effective means of weight reduction, we are pleased to announce that Tbr11 has invested in a super light Brille m17s, the lightest available starter battery, weighing in at 0.9Kg. The investment, made possible by the generous donations of our sponsors, has allowed us to achieve a 70% reduction in weight over our previous 3.2Kg battery despite an 80% increase i n c a p a c i t y, a n d i s consistent with our lightweight, compact d e s i g n philosophy. ■
DYNO SET UP Tbr11 is finalising the in house dynamometer set up for engine testing and development work. Having purchased a complete engine with ancillaries in September, the engine has been installed and is being modified for testing with the required instrumentation. The dyno facilities will be used for validation and development of optimisation work previously carried out using 1-D engine modelling software, and to test different power train concepts and modifications. Development work will include optimisation of cam timing and intake geometry, and will help us to deliver a
reliable and thoroughly tested powertrain package for the summer events. ■