About QFR 2008
QFR 2008
The 2008 Queen's Formula Racing car will be the most reliable and well tested to date. It has been designed and built with fundamental racecar theory in mind.
QFR 2008 Car Breakdown
- Chassis
- Tubular space frame chassis, mild steel
- Tubular rear sub-frame, mild steel
- Unstressed Engine
- Brakes
- Twin outboard discs on front and rear
- Wilwood single pot callipers
- Adjustable brake bias
- Suspension
- Double unequal length wishbone suspension
- Adjustable front and rear anti roll bars
- Inboard adjustable coilover dampers, push rod actuated
- Engine
- 2003 Yamaha YZFR6 600cc - restricted
- Full engine management
- Multi-point fuel injection
- Bespoke intake and exhaust
- Modified intake and exhaust cam shafts
- Drivetrain
- Chain Drive
- Quaife limited slip differential
- Full throttle up-shift
- Launch Control
- Research
- Carbon Fibre Wishbones
- Carbon Fibre Composite Chassis
- Braking System Optimisation
- Composite Driveshafts
- Bioethanol powered engine
The History of Queen's Formula Racing...
QFR 2008
The 2008 Queen's Formula Racing car will be the most reliable and well tested to date. It has been designed …
QFR 2007
The 2007 Formula Student event was an extremely challenging one. Various technical difficulties and a terminal engine failure during the …
QFR 2006
QFR 2006 place 3rd in the UK and 8th overall. Recording 2nd fastest time in the acceleration event, and runner …
QFR 2005
QFR'05 experience technical difficulties during the competition and finished an unfortunate 30th. …
QFR 2004
The 2004 competition saw the QFR team and QFR003 awarded "Top Performing UK Team". QFR were also placed 3rd in …
QFR 2002
In the 2002 competition Queen's Formula Racing were placed 3rd in Europe and 8th overall. As well as taking home …
QFR 2001
The QFR001 was the first complete racing car entered to the Formula Student competition. Even with this, the team were …
QFR 2000
QFR enter design only competition and win Rookie Design Prize. Joint 1st in Marketing …
