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18/06/09 Final Assembly

Having received the carbon fibre chassis back from the autoclave at Bombardier, the floor and rear chassis can now be bonded in. Following this, the final push will then begin to attach all the major sub assemblies and the finishing touches applied to the car.

29/03/09 Chassis Update

Having verified our design with the competition judges, we have started the manufacture of the chassis. We have completed the plug and are currently laying up the fibre-glass mould. We hope to have completed this before the Easter break, after which we will start laying up the carbon-fibre.

03/03/09 Kirkistown Testing

The team has completed a detailed test of the handling of the 08 car. The 3rd year project to aquire this data will prove vital in the setup and running of both cars in this years competition.

23/12/08 Design Review

QFR09 have successfully passed its 90% Design Review. At this stage 90% of this years car has been modelled using CAD and drawings have been submitted to the workshop for manufacture. The team is now working hard to meet the manufacturing review deadline.