29th Oct

BR-X Tyre Testing Session

After its mass audit BR-X was put back together and the team completed their shakedown of BR-X around Brunel University’s campus. The engine started successfully for the first time since returning from Formula Student Germany in August.
After the successful shakedown the team packed up BR-X and went to Bruntingthorpe Proving Grounds for some comparative testing between Avon and Hoosiers tyres. The team performed several data acquisition runs which included acceleration, brake and sprint tests. Unfortunately, the testing session was cut short before the team managed to get data for an endurance run due to a brakes failure. The data collected will be invaluable to the team’s suspension design and the development of the driver aide systems. Completion of the endurance testing will be taking
place over the coming weeks.

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