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Welcome to Full Blue Racing
The home of Cambridge University's Formula Student team.
Established in 2006, Full Blue Racing is a team of University of Cambridge students who take part in the international Formula Student competition. Formula Student challenges teams of students to design and build a small formula-style race car, with the design brief that the car is a prototype for a 1000 unit-per-year production run for a vehicle intended for amateur autocross racers. With this in mind, teams are assessed not only on the speed and handling of the car, but also on business, cost and design presentations; thus the competition provides a good all-round representation of a real design challenge.
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Sparks, fuel and an engine which does more than just crank
We've had a great couple of days progress wise. The body work is steaming ahead with the plug wood cutouts having been flying off the jigsaw now we have access to it, and can be glued and sanded over the next couple of days. All that with (as of yet) no loss of limbs/ appendages.
The chassis is essentially completely welded now, and we owe a great deal of thanks for the assistance and space given to us by the lab technicians who (as ever) have been amazing. Check the gallery for pictures.
Yesterday afternoon we ordered some replacement spark plugs and they were already waiting this morning in my pigeon hole (!). Conclusion- NGK are amazing, and many thanks to them for being partners for the 2010 season. Looking forward to using their Iridium electrode plugs in competition.
After a spark plug change and a drain of the historic fuel that had been left in the tank since Hockenheim, the engine fired better but was still not running under its own steam. Not until a software update from EFI did we finally have it fired up for the first time, and it seemed to be running pretty well. Tomorrow we can take the car outside for a proper engine test, hopefully the weather will hold.
A Guide to Student Car Insurance
Finances are notoriously tight for most students - and so finding car insurance at the right price is crucial (Read more).