{"id":16,"date":"2021-03-09T09:37:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T09:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/newcastleracing\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2021-03-15T12:30:03","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T12:30:03","slug":"history-of-newcastle-racing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/newcastleracing\/history-of-newcastle-racing\/","title":{"rendered":"Previous Race Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You don’t become one of the leading electric\u00a0Formula Student teams overnight. This is why we have a long, rich history with student-designed racing\u00a0cars, having started first with internal combustion engine cars, before moving\u00a0onto electric vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ICE Vehicles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

NR1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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NR1 featured a mild steel tubular spaceframe, TIG welded together. It made it all the way to the endurance event of FSUK 2004, where it had to take early retirement due to dirt in the fuel system.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NR2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NR2 featured a Honda motorbike engine, nestled in a mild steel space frame chassis. Whilst\u00a0reliable, it lacked handling finesse.\u00a0
As with every successful race team, this car was used as a base from which to improve on, and was therefore a key step in the journey to where we are now.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NR3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2006 was the year when the word “JUST” echoed through the bay. We “JUST” have to finish a car.\u00a0We “JUST” have to manufacture\u00a0a car.\u00a0We “JUST” have to design\u00a0a car.
As such, it was a no show, NR2 was re-entered as a “200” (second entry) car where it put in a commendable performance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NR4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NR4 chassis\u00a0was constructed from 3mm thick aluminium sheet and powered by an air-cooled 600cc Ducati Monster Engine.\u00a0This gave it a power to weight ratio higher than a contemporary Aston Martin DB9, and a top speed in excess of 100mph.\u00a0NR4\u00a0made it to the endurance event of the FSUK 2007, before the clutch gave in,\u00a0a not uncommon occurrence with ICE cars of this performance.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NR5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A development of NR4, it featured upgrades including a carbon fibre\u00a0intake plenum. Unfortunately as is often the case with FS cars, a small niggle stopped it achieving greatness, this time being a tricky\u00a0hand operated clutch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NR6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of our most successful FS cars ever, NR6 reused the rear of NR5, with a new sandwich panel monocoque front. This was employed with the aim of\u00a0
increasing\u00a0stiffness while reducing mass.
Both steering and suspension were overhauled to improve handling.
Silage wrap proved an effective method of waterproofing against the torrential rain experienced at the event.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NR7<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NR7 was destined to enter the\u00a0FSUK 2010 event, but despite being fully assembled, it unfortunately\u00a0never made it to the event. You’ll have to take our word for it as we have no photos, due to it being disassembled shortly after completion for research purposes. It was powered by a Honda CBR-RR600 engine, featured a bell-crank\u00a0suspension system and 10 inch wheel rims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electric Vehicles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

NR8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NR8 was the first electric NR car. It was developed over an extended period of time, due to\u00a0the steep learning curve involved. Not only was NR8 our\u00a0first EV, it was also our first venture into a sandwich panel monocoque chassis. Powered by a 3-phase AC synchronous brushless motor, NR8 was a valiant first attempt. However, along with every other EV produced by a UK team that year, it failed to pass scrutineering and compete in the dynamic events.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NR9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prior to NRX, this was the closest we had\u00a0come to competing dynamically at Formula Student with an electric car. It passed all of electrical scrutineering, something we believe no other UK electric team\u00a0had\u00a0done at that time.\u00a0However, NR9\u00a0was not allowed to compete as the brakes could not be locked without assistance from the regenerative braking system.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NRX<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NRX was the first UK-built electric car to pass Formula Student scrutineering.\u00a0Weighing in at 314kg it\u00a0featured an aluminum honeycomb sandwich panel monocoque and was powered\u00a0by an EMRAX\u00a0228 motor.\u00a0With it, Newcastle Racing\u00a0set the fastest UK electric vehicle sprint time\u00a0of\u00a0FSUK 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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You don’t become one of the leading electric\u00a0Formula Student teams overnight. This is why we have a long, rich history with student-designed racing\u00a0cars, having started first with internal combustion engine cars, before moving\u00a0onto electric vehicles. ICE Vehicles NR1 NR2 NR3 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10160,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/newcastleracing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/newcastleracing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/newcastleracing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/newcastleracing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10160"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/newcastleracing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/newcastleracing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/newcastleracing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions\/115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/newcastleracing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}