We were recently visited by the Loughborough University Formula Student Racing Car Development Team (LUMotorsport) at our Slinfold Lodge, manufacturing facility in Sussex. We are sponsoring LUMotorsport for the 3rd year running, providing technical support on connector selection and implementation, and offering supported pricing and FOC interconnect solutions utilising their many franchised suppliers such as EATON Souriau and Hellermann Tyton.
LUMotorsport has a team of around 50 members working on funding, design, build, testing, racing and promotion of a single seat racing car to compete in the Formula Student UK (FSUK) racing series, Europe’s most established educational engineering competition. 80% of students involved in the project go on to work in motorsport in areas such as aerodynamics and battery design. The 2024 FSUK racing series starts at the Silverstone racetrack on 17th July.
This is the first year they are looking to race their newly designed all-electric single seat race car in the FSUK Competitions. The new chassis development has brought about a large redesign of wiring looms throughout, requiring more lightweight and reliable interconnect solutions.
The 2024 electric racing car has a number of innovative features including a tubular steel and carbon composite spaceframe chassis with a composite floor, 54V, 5.7kWh Accumulator, EMRAX 228 HV LC Motor, 10” Braid Sturace wheels with Hoosier Slick and Wet tyres and AP Racing 2-piece billet brakes with laser cut steel discs.
During their visit to Slinfold Lodge the LUMotorsport team had a company tour, met the Lane Motorsport support team, and were shown the Souriau VAD and Weald Electronics assembly facilities, where they were able to experience hands-on exercises with Souriau 8STA connectors, ELIO Fibre Optic connectors and motorsport accessories. At the end of the visit the full FC Lane connector and accessory portfolio was showcased to support the final design of on car electronics.
Backed by industry and high-profile engineers such as Ross Brawn OBE, Formula Student challenges enterprising and innovative young engineers to grow their skills by developing, building, and running a single-seater race car. Over 130 university teams from more than thirty countries participate in the racing series, with all the cars built entirely by students who are hoping to go on to design, build or race cars of the future.
