The morning ended with yet another good time on a dynamic event: 5.055 seconds on Skid Pad. The thread of rain was present during both runs for the Skid Pad. Luckily, the rain did not come and thus we could set two dry times. The waiting is for results of other teams.

With these good times on the dynamic events, the waiting for the results of all static events and the start of the Sprint in the afternoon started. Meanwhile, repairing cars for other teams in de Delft truck continues…

New photo’s can be found here.

Also, a new movie is uploaded:

And an other one:

We just finished our 4 runs for the accelerations event, setting a fine 4.05 seconds on the scoreboard. The first run did not go as expected: the engine stalled just after the starting line, resulting in a 17 seconds score. Next 3 runs were better resulting in a satisfying 4.05.

Currently preparations are made of the skid-pad runs. Keep an eye on our site for updates!

This morning, DUT Racing attended in the Cost Judging, Design Judging and Business Plan Presentation events. The morning started with Cost Judging. The judges were positive about our Cost Special case presentation, where we had to make a plan about how to produce a certain amount of uprights. The event continued with the general cost judging at which the judges asked questions about for example the wheels and waste carbon fibre during production. The judges were very satisfied about the last test: a random team member was asked to look up the cost of the rear shock-absorber in our Cost report. Luckily, Lennart (our Team Manager) was picked as random engineer.

The morning continued with Design Judging. Seven judges were present to ask questions about the design of our car. The conversations went smooth; the judges were convinced about the level of detail our design. They were especially appreciated about the user-centered approach of our design and the good focus on the amateur weekend racer.

At the end of the morning we were invited to give our Business Plan Presentation. Here, you have to convince a virtual company to invest in your car. After a presentation of 10 minutes and 5 minutes of questions, the company members (or judges) were impressed by our business proposal. A smooth presentation and also a nice end of the static events for now. To be continued…

The first day of Formula Student UK 2010 has been a success for DUT Racing. In the morning, safety and technical inspections were passed without any major problems. After the introductional speech by the organization and interviews with Formula One familiars like former driver David Coulthard, Renault team principle Bob Bell, Michael Schumacher’s race engineer Andrew Shovlin and Virgin’s Head Designer Nick Wirth, the second part of Scrutineering started.

During the Tilt Table test, where the car is placed on an inclined table, was passed easily. The test after the Tilt Table, Noise and Brake test, were also no problem for the DUT10. Although completed in reversed order, the Scrutineering sticker for FSUK 2010 is completely filled! The team is currently preparing for the statics events planned for tomorrow morning.

Photos can be found over here.

Here you can see an impression of our first days at the event:

This morning at 11:58, we passed the first part of Scrutineering. Percy (95 percentile man) fitted nicely in the car, templates were correct and the Officials checked all technical aspects of the DUT10. The weight of the car made the team members really proud: 137 kilograms. This confirms that our lightweight philosophy has worked out well.

In the afternoon, Tilt table, Noise and Brake tests are scheduled. More information about those results will follow as soon as possible! Photo’s can be seen here.