The document provides an update on the activities of the LJMU Racing Team. It introduces their new manager, David Pettit, and summarizes their successes from last season. It discusses updates to their electronics system including a new partnership with National Instruments. Several team members have been busy with welding training, visiting conferences, and thanking sponsors. The team has also been visiting industry events and competing in go-kart races against other universities.

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A New Year A New Manager
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26 November 2013
RACING TEAM
Before introducing our new manager we
students studying web-Design, Media,
our partner universities in Shanghai.
would like to thank Dan Withers for
Business, and Computing as well as
They worked with the team as
managing the team over the last year
Engineering.”
preparation for their own university’s
and ensuring that both the team and car
made it to Silverstone and Hockenheim.
entry into FS China in 2014.”
"Last season’s car was the most
advanced the team has produced to
LJMU graduates from the team have
LJMU Racing Team’s new manager
date. It featured many new
also had a very successful year
David Pettit launched preparations for
developments including: a more fuel
securing jobs with leading employers
the 2013-14 Formula Student
efficient powertrain; a lighter chassis
including Aston Martin, Bentley,
competition with a series of meetings
with carbon fibre reinforcing bars; and
Mercedes, McLaren, Jaguar Land Rover
with team members and a round-up of
specially designed uprights and wheel
and Sellafield.
the previous season’s achievements.
hubs. It proved to be extremely capable
in competition producing successes in
The design and build of LJMU 2014 is
David said:"I am really excited about
the dynamic events including the fastest
currently underway, the team is hoping
this year. We have a good team and
UK finish in the skid pad, and scoring
to be racing at Silverstone in July and
fantastic car and we are really looking
highly in static events, notably second
Hockenheimring in August. In addition,
forward to competing. We are still
place in the special costing task. This
the team hopes to have an electric
recruiting though, and need more
year, the team was joined by a group of
vehicle design ready for a Class 2 entry
graduate students from USST, one of
at Silverstone.!
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We have a new
partnership!
importantly, when to shift. The wheel
part is being closely documented for
will no longer have a coiled cable
the design report and presentation.
By David Petit
connected in order to connect
Following much thought and
electronically to the car, instead the
feedback about previous years cost
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LJMU Racing Manager
splined steering connector supplied
LJMU Racing Team is proud to
by Lifeline has an eight pin electrical
announce a new partnership with
connector embedded within it,
Pensby Young Engineers. This Team
meaning that the wheel will effectively
of high school pupils competes in the
be fully implemented in the very near
future.
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side pod on the right of the car, to
This year we have taken an approach
make way for a lower seating position
to the statics that focuses greatly
for the driver and curved firewall.
what we want as our end outcome,
Further additions to the wheel will be
be it a complete and accurate cost
a PTT (push to talk) button, allowing
report, or, a business presentation
the driver to communicate with the
competition teams must design and
build a vehicle powered by an
electric motor and compete to travel
the furthest distance in the gruelling 4
hour endurance event. LJMU Racing
Team hopes to provide the young
engineers with knowledge from our
worthy of any professional
race engineer / pit wall over radio,
own car and to grow their enthusiasm
towards formula student in the future.
organisation plans which are due to
from underneath the driver to a new
be wireless. The ECU will be moved
Greenpower challenge. In this
so that they can hopefully develop
reports, we have established new
and a paddle shift system for the
gears, rather than buttons. Position
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sensors will be used to measure
suspension travel, pedal use and
presentation in industry.
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We have a busy year ahead, but if we
have the same commitment to statics
steering angle with thermal sensors
as last year, then it could be the most
being used to monitor brake
successful yet.
temperature. Overall the new
Lets Weld…
electronics system will be a lot more
technologically advanced than the
previous years, and will provide us
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Updates to our
electronics system
By Christopher Jones
Having always been interested in
improve the car further.
learning how to weld Sarah Edgar
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So what is going on
with the statics?!
This year a number of components
By Stephanie Hines !
and systems are going to be
2nd Year Mechanical
overhauled for LJMU 14. The most
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2nd Year Mechanical
with with the information required to
3rd Year Electrical
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By Sarah Edgar!
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recently enrolled on a TIG (Tungsten
Inert Gas) Welding course at St
Helens College. An 18 week, parttime course which emphasises on the
practical applications of welding as
well as understanding the function of
The year has got off to a busy start in
the equipment including the health
all of the statics disciplines; Design,
and safety aspects of welding. A
us with the technology to produce our
Costing and Business. We have
range of welded joints in various
own ECU and data logger. In LJMU
made good progress in improving on
14 the driver information display will
our business concept and are
be manufactured in house, as part of
already ahead of schedule. As more
our own custom steering wheel,
designs are being finalised for LJMU
providing the driver with reliable
14, the progress from drawing to
significant is a working partnership
with National Instruments, providing
information such as rpm, current
gear, general warnings and most
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materials and thicknesses are required
fame, whilst mentioning LJMU racing of
continuing help and support with our
to pass the course and aid the student
course!
business case.
to a better understanding of TIG
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Finally we would like to thank Diane
Morgan also recently spoke at a
Meehan (Dean, Faculty of Technology
conference in Cardiff about women in
Having enjoyed the course immensely
and Environment) for all of her support
engineering and whats happening in
Sarah continued to practise her newly
over the years.
Liverpool at the moment, once again she
found welding skills in the Formula
mentioned LJMU racing!
welding.
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Student workshop and was finally
persuaded to assist with welding the
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LJMU Racing has been
busy, but what have we
been up to?
2013’s chassis along with the wishbones
LJMU Racing says thank
you !
and anti-roll bars. Compared to the test
By Morgan Marren-Arnull!
3rd Year Mechanical
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Since the start of the new year the whole
By Morgan Marren-Arnull!
3rd Year Mechanical
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car was a particular challenge for our
LJMU Racing would like to say thank
team has been very busy both in the
team member but she thoroughly
you to all of our sponsors for your
workshop and working on the static
enjoyed the experience and continued
continual support in making sure we
events, but we have also been visiting
to learn further techniques and
remain competitive. We would like to say
and attending events around the UK.
applications of welding.
a big thank you to TeXtreme for
Our first visit of the year was to the
pieces required for the course, welding
around small and awkward areas on the
supplying us with new carbon fibre for
graduate fair in Derby, which was
Sarah hopes to continue to help with the
this years car, to National Instruments for
quickly followed by a visit to Formula
welding on this years race car to
all their help with the ECU, to Varley Red
Students Learn to win event in London
improve on the skills gained from the
Top for the batteries, to Graham
where we picked up some helpful tips
course.
Engineering for agreeing to cut our
for this years competition.
BBC Radio Merseyside
says hello to two of our
team!
chassis jigs, to WEC for agreeing to cut
By Morgan Marren-Arnull!
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3rd Year Mechanical
our chassis tubes, to Spontex for new
team t-shirts, to Aintree for once again
letting us use their track for testing, to
Fuchs for the supply of Lubricants, to
Sanctuary students for the summer
On Monday November 4th Stephanie
accommodation, to ABC for their
Hines and Morgan Marren-Arnull arrived
continual support, to Aspect
early at the BBC Radio Merseyside
Construction and Hightown Construction
studios to be interviewed on their
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for the monetary donations and to Lotus
More recently we enjoyed some friendly
breakfast show about women in
F1 for giving some of us a tour of their
competition with University of Liverpool
engineering. The interview went well and
facilities. A massive thank you goes to
at Hooton Park Circuit for an afternoon of
the girls enjoyed their five minutes of
Duncan Stock and Taylor Fox for their
racing go-karts and quickly followed it
up by a factory tour at Lotus F1.
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