Queen's Formula Racing News
QFR08 Shakedown
The shakedown of the all new QFR08 has been scheduled for next week (16th - 20th June). Final preparations are taking place for what will be QFR's longest ever testing phase. The car itself looks good, with a high build quality and impressive design effort.
Initial testing will focus on driver training and reliability, with later tests scheduled for performance improvement and vehicle development.
June 2008 Archive
QFR Excel in Difficult Circumstances
QFR struggled with a serious brake problem during Formula Student 2008 and finally ran out of …
FS08 off to a Slow Start
The first day is a time to get all the formalities out of the way, the …
Final Rebuild Underway
After some very useful and informative testing, the team have now commenced the final rebuild of …
Sunoco sponsor QFR
QFR recently received sponsorship in the form of a quantity of bioethanol (E85) fuel for engine …
QFR08 Shakedown Successful
The initial test of QFR08 has been extremely encouraging. 63 laps of the Nutts Corner track …
New Sponsorship Deal
QFR 08 are pleased to announce a new sponsorship deal with TRED. Trinity Race Engine Development …
QFR08 Shakedown
The shakedown of the all new QFR08 has been scheduled for next week (16th - 20th …
New Sponsorship deal with FG Wilson
QFR are pleased to announce a new sponsorship deal with FG Wilson. FG Wilson is a …
Uprights Arrive
Queen’s Formula Racing were very pleased to accept delivery of the new uprights for QFR08 today. …
Easter Break
As the easter break commences, the QFR08 build will intensify. The team will be working hard …
QFR08 manufacture continues on plan!
The manufacture of the 2008 Queen’s challenger is now strongly underway. With the initial chassis build …
QFR announce new technical partner!
Queen's Formula Racing is pleased to announce a new technical partnership with Doran Precision Engineering. Based …
New engine is go!
Today the new Yamaha R6 engine was running on the dynamometer at the QUB engine test …
QFR08 manufacture is underway
After a lot of hard work and perseverance, the QFR08 design team successfully passed the 90% …
New Sponsorship Deal Announced
QFR are pleased to announce a new sponsorship deal with Perkins Diesel Engines. Perkins Engines Co. …
QFR 08 is go!
QFR 08 is go! Work has commenced on the 2008 car. The aim for the new …
Endurance Event Critical to Success
The endurance event was once again critical to success in Formula Student. With a high attrition …
The Calm After the Storm
After some food, relaxation and packing the team settled down to watch the top seeded teams …
Queen's Exit in a Cloud of Smoke
A difficult end to a difficult competition, when the QFR engine expired in a cloud of …
Static Results Posted
Mixed feelings about the static events after the results were posted. The design event was headed …
Steady Progress on Day 2
Results have now been posted for the skid pad and acceleration run. Queen's finished 33rd in …
Busy Start to Day 2
Time caught up with the team on Friday and the car finished the day still needing …
Ready to Fire-Up the Engine
The move to Silverstone seems to have coincided with a increase in the severity of scrutineering. …
QFR Arrives at Silverstone
After many late nights and last minute modifications to the car, Queen's Formula Racing has arrived …
SJ McAuley Continue Sponsorship!
QFR's Commercial Team visited SJ McAuley Engineering today along with the successful 2006 car. This was …
QFR Attracts Major New Sponsor!
QFR are pleased to announce a new partnership for 2007 with The Friends of The Queen's …
Onboard Footage
Click here to view onboard footage of a lap of Kirkistown. …
Rear Subframe Machining Complete
The 2007 QFR rear subframe machining has just been completed in the QFR workshop. This is …
SIS Device
QFR successfully test top secret SIS Device - significant power gains achieved. The rest is classified …
Phase 1 Dyno Testing Complete!
QFR have successfully completed an intensive 10 week engine testing programme which finished at easter this …
QFR Visit Wrightbus
QFR team members recently visited Wrightbus in Ballymena. The successful 2006 car was brought along to …
QFR at Shorts
QFR recently paid a visit to Bombardier Shorts, one of their main sponsors. They brought the …
Success for QFR!
The QFR Management team, with the help from Dave, were on top form last night at …
QFR Visit Montupet
This week QFR visited the Montupet site in Dunmurry. This was a great opportunity for employees …
GT4 Fundraiser Winner
Congratulations to Matt Campbell, winner of QFR's GT4 Fundraiser Competition. Matt completed the Laguna Secca in …
F1 in Shools
Queen's Formula Racing once again had an active presence at this year's Regional F1 in Schools …
Bob Bell talk
The 2007 QFR car was on display in the foyer of the Wellie Park yesterday evening …
QFR at Bob Bell Talk
Bob Bell, Chassis Technical Director of Renault F1, is giving a talk at the Wellie Park, …
QFR at International Supercross
QFR recently had their successful 2006 car on display at the International Supercross, which took place …
First Track Day for New Team
Tuesday 21st November saw a successful first track day at Kirkistown for the new QFR management …
New Website Launched
Queen's Formula Racing 2007 has launched a new site with all sorts of good stuff. We'll …
Formula Student 2006
The final scores saw QFR placed 8th overall of the 70 that competed and were the …
Saturday morning
Provisional results so far put us in fourth place overall. We attained excellent results by placing …
Arrived Safely
The team arrived in Bruntingthorpe last night without too much trouble. We got the car setup …
Upcoming Events for QFR
During February 2006 the QFR team will be showing the 2005 car at two events being …
QFR at F1 in Schools
On the 6th and 7th December QFR attended the F1 in Schools Competition at the Ulster …
QFR Visit Renault F1
On 10th Nov a small group of representatives from QFR were lucky enough to get the …
