Shape supports top UK Formula Student team
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TeXtreme supported team wins Formula Student Germany
TeXtreme supported DUT Racing from Delft University, Netherlands, won the electric category with their electric driven car. The Formula Student Germany 2013 competitions took place at Hockenheim race circuit from 30 July – 4 August. Marius Knol, Team Manager of DUT Racing commented: “As a team we are known for our lightweight and integrated design. This year we managed to build a winged, four-wheel driven, electric race car weighing only 175 kg. And with that it is one of the lightest cars of the competition. This could only be achieved with TeXtreme Spread Tow carbon fibre fabrics, which make up the majority of the primary structure of the car, as well as the majority of the aerodynamic package on our car.” “The TeXtreme fibres enabled us to reduce the mass of our composite parts with at least 10%. The use of TeXtreme has definitely contributed to the overall win at FSG and we are very grateful for this support.”
9th August 2013
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TeXtreme supported DUT Racing from Delft University, Netherlands, won the electric category with their electric driven car. The Formula Student Germany 2013 competitions took place at Hockenheim race circuit from 30 July – 4 August.
Marius Knol, Team Manager of DUT Racing commented: “As a team we are known for our lightweight and integrated design. This year we managed to build a winged, four-wheel driven, electric race car weighing only 175 kg. And with that it is one of the lightest cars of the competition. This could only be achieved with TeXtreme Spread Tow carbon fibre fabrics, which make up the majority of the primary structure of the car, as well as the majority of the aerodynamic package on our car.”
“The TeXtreme fibres enabled us to reduce the mass of our composite parts with at least 10%. The use of TeXtreme has definitely contributed to the overall win at FSG and we are very grateful for this support.”
Formula Student
Formula Student is the educational motorsport competition in Europe, run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. It challenges student engineers to design, build and race a single seat racing car in one year. The competition aims to inspire and develop enterprising and innovative young engineers.
Henrik Blycker, CEO of Oxeon, said: “Our continuous support to these teams and the students that are working hard to make these cars is a given action for us. It is with joy we can watch our TeXtreme Spread Tow carbon fabrics make a difference in the result lists and also see how the students learn more and more each year. Steps that we hope will lead the composites industry forward in the future when these students start their professional working life”.
Three out of five top teams at the Formula Student competitions at Silverstone earlier this summer were using TeXtreme carbon fabrics. The electric category at Hockenheim also consists of three TeXtreme teams among the top five. These results follow recent year’s trend of great performances by TeXtreme supported teams.
TeXtreme
According to Oxeon, its Spread Tow reinforcements are the ultimate choice for making ultra light composites and its technology is flexible and tow-size independent, which enables development of optimised reinforcement solutions tailor-made for specific application needs.
Utilisation of TeXtreme Spread Tow carbon fabrics and carbon UD tapes by manufacturers of advanced aerospace, industrial and sports products confirms that 20-30% lighter composite parts can be produced with improved mechanical properties and superior surface smoothness.
TeXtreme Spread Tow reinforcements have been used on Formula 1 for many years. Other applications where TeXtreme composite reinforcements can be found include Americas Cup and NASCAR.
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