the reporters came to a shabby workshop in the school of mechanical engineering, Chongqing University, and the students were busy working to debug. The reporter saw that the formula racing car was about 3 meters long with a red and black steel structure. "In addition to the engine, exhaust, shock absorber is the finished product, the car's fuel tank, seat and so on are processed by ourselves." Ren Yue, the captain of a student and equation racing leader in the school of mechanical engineering, told reporters that the team was formed this year, and the new car has lasted for half a year, and the real assembly began in July.
"for example, the car seat, to make a mold first, and then the carbon fiber layer by layer, a total of six layers." Ren Yue said the formula racing car was built in strict accordance with the standards of the American Society of motor engineers. Qualified car racing, fire safety, multi point seat belts, anti-collision buffer structure and other safety devices can not be less. "If a vehicle fires, it is necessary to ensure that the driver can run out in five seconds, which is one of the main points of the seat design."
debugging, the engine makes a strong horse power, so that the players are very excited, "there is a race Benz taste." Speaking of the performance of the car, Ren Yue, captain of the team, is proud of his low profile. He told reporters that the college students' equation racing car was limited by safety considerations. "But the car has an excellent acceleration, and it is tested, 0~100 km / h acceleration (that is, 100 kilometers acceleration) only takes just 5 seconds, even a number of 500 thousand Yuan passenger cars."
this car, according to the introduction, weighs about 260 kilograms, the volume is 0.6 litres, the design speed is up to 130 kilometers per hour, cost about 200000 yuan, partly from the school funding, partly from the sponsorship of the manufacturer. "200 thousand yuan is mainly spent on some components, for example, the bare metal of the engine is 30 thousand yuan, and the ECU electronic controller is about 30 thousand yuan."
it is understood that the Chinese University equation racing car started late. The school of mechanical engineering, Chongqing University, has set up a racing team since 2011, and began a Formula Racing Tour for university students in Chongqing. Ren Yue said that in addition to racing cars, the team should train its own drivers. The formula racing driver needs a C1 driver's license, which is light weight and rich driving experience. The four year old student of the school of mechanical engineering was lucky to be chosen as the driver of the car. He came from Heilongjiang and weighed 120 Jin.