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The latest updates

from behind the

scenes at OBR

‘CARLY’ IS COMING

ISIS XIV LAUNCH NIGHT

CAR BUILD UPDATE

BUMPER SPONSORSHIP NEWS

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Oxford Brookes University will be the host of

the official launch party for ISIS XIV, or

‘Carly’ as she has become known. The

event will take place on the Wheatley

Campus in the R Building, and will feature

an introductary presentation and design

presentation by the design team. This will

then be followed by the unveiling of the car,

and then guests will be able to get a closer

look at the car, meet the team and enjoy a

range of light refreshments.

The event should be a great chance for you

to get to know the team members, get a

closer look at the fine details, and see the

car, parts and systems that you helped us

put together on the car ready for action.

You may bring as many people with you as

you like should you wish to attend, however

we ask that you please let us know how

many of you are coming using the following

email address. This is so that we can gain

an understanding of expected numbers.

The team have been pushing extremely

hard to make sure that the car will be

completed for the event, as we have been

using it as our first major deadline, allowing

a month of testing before Silverstone.

Mark the date for the 2014 ISIS XIV car launch! – June 2nd @ 17:00

Lilley Mitchell from BBC Radio Oxford makes a pit-stop to talk about Formula Student

ROLL-OUT

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After completing the monocoque at the end

of March, the team have since been

working hard to complete the rest of the

components and systems ready to make

sure we can make the launch event on time

on the 2nd of June. With the chassis sat in

the Auto-Lab the rest of the team can jump

in and begin to start the fit and finish of the

car, with the first parts the front and main

roll-hoops. After that the driver controls

assembly went in, with the steering column

and the brake and throttle pedals getting

bolted through the chassis, with extra

mounts to accommodate the smaller

drivers added for comfort.

The fuel system has been taking shape

steadily, with the team currently planning to

revert to the slightly taller, side-mounted

2012 fuel tank to allow for more space in

the engine bay while the 2014 fuel tank

molds wait on the low priority CNC

machining list.

Our off-shelf parts have also been steadily

streaming in, with the new chain, sprocket,

570cc engine kit & shifter system arriving.

With exams creeping up, the team stays late to ‘make car exist’

The wiring-loom build is progressing well, with the front & sensor legs getting closer

BUILD UPDATE

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BUILD UPDATE - GALLERY

Brake light

Front roll hoop Throttle Bodies

Old 510 vs new 570cc pistons

Impact Attenuator

Wishbone tabs Rocker post bearing holders

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This month we would like to express a special thankyou to the following companies:

MAHLE Powertrain UK have joined the team

in a 3 year partnership focusing on

improving engine development and

completing the V-Twin project, more details

included later in the newsletter!

A big thanks goes out to the team at

Primary Designs for completing the

manufacture of our new exhaust pipe.

Sadly we won’t be able to show off the

beautiful workmanship as it will soon be

hidden underneath the layer of thermal

coating.

HellermannTyton have joined us as a

partner, providing the team with much

needed consumeables and fit + fixture

items such as cable ties, fixtures, edging

strip & grommets. Most importantly

however they have agreed to supply all of

the moulded boots for the wiring loom.

Oxford Industrial Finishers took the roll

hoop under their wing over the easter

holiday and powder-coated for us for free.

It’s now got a fantastic and hard-wearing

finish that should keep it looking good.

NGK have joined us as a silver sponsor

after sending us a box full of electronic

hardware that should see the engine boys

through to the end of the year.

SPONSORSHIP NEWS

V-Twin project will see a big boost

Primary’s lovely exhaust pipe

A big box of bits courtesy of HT

Powder coating on the main hoop

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Thanks to TE Connectivity for the supply of

our Deutsch Autosport connectors for the

wiring loom. We are hoping for a reduction

in weight and an increase to reliability using

their lightweight AS & ASU connector range

Thanks once again to RS Components for

the constant supply of components and

materials for the car, we are looking

forward to their support during the final

build stages where quick response is key.

Finally a massive thankyou to Paul Hamlin

and his technicians at Banbury & Bicester

College for their help with this year’s wings

and wing molds. Just after this newsletter is

released we should be receiving the final

wing profiles back from their Autoclave.

Banbury & Bicester College (formerly OCVC)

has been absolutely crucial to the success

of the car this year and we would like to

express our most sincere thanks to all of

the staff and students there who have

helped us out throughout this year.

NGK donated their best plugs & more

Deutsch connectors ready to go

Yet another delivery from RS!

One of the final wing profile faces, cured with the help and expertise of OCVC

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With MAHLE signing up to support Oxford

Brookes racing for the next 3 years, exciting

times are ahead for the OBR team

members and Alumni alike.

Unfortunately with a project that relies so

heavily on company support and donations,

spending a lot of time waiting for higher

priority customers to come and go is just

part of FS, however this may all be about to

change, as MAHLE join the team as a

powertrain partner for 2015-17.

It’s great to see MAHLE taking an interest in

the V-Twin project. It was an ambitious task

to say the least, and it’s important to

mention that OBR is the only team in the

Formula Student competition to design and

manfacture our own engine without

underlying support from an engine

manufacturer.

However against all the odds we are well on

the way to a running engine, with just the

final few percent of the manufacturing

stages to go, and a significant boost

coming to the team from this new

sponsorship agreement.

MAHLE are specialists at manufacturing

new engines and prototype components

extremely quickly, and that suits exactly

what the team are looking for to see the V-

Twin through it’s final build stages.

But it doesn’t stop there, MAHLE are also

able to offer the team state of the art

facilities and experience in calibration and

testing equipment. With their support once

the engine runs, we should be able to make

significant development in a short

timeframe, and hopefully bring success at

the Formula Student competitions.

Soon, with the lift that MAHLE can bring we

will be able to hear the sound of OBR’s V-

Twin blasting through the grandstands. But

for now, it’s just a matter of time.

The agreement with MAHLE could be just what OBR’s V-Twin project needed

MAHLE POWERTRAIN

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