Wednesday 10th of February, 2010, 12:48
A couple of days ago we recived an e-mail from the FSG-competition in Germany that we had a place on the grid in the new class for electric cars. KTH Racing will by that be the first swedish team to ever race an electric car at a competiton. According to the rules we are going to use and rebuild the driveline on the KTH R5 for 100% electric drive for the competition.
Monday 11th of January, 2010, 13:38
Today we have succesfully registred and completed the questions in time to ensure our place on the starting grid at the Formula Student Germany-competition. We have also submitted our application to the Formula Student-competition in England, we will know if we are selected when the selection process will is over, on the 22th January 10:15 GMT.
Thursday 10th of September, 2009, 19:11
If you are interested in being a part of one of the largest student-driven projects at KTH, now is your chance!
KTH Racing is now taking in new applications. We are looking for students who want to work with engineering of a new racecar, team management, design, electronics, webdesign/management, media, and so on... You are also welcome give us your own ideas of what you want to work with.
An info meeting will be held on September 23 at 5.30 p.m., in room M3 (Brinellvägen 64).
Applications can be sent in by using this form, please send your applications before September 25. We will let you know if you have been selected for our interview process.
We look forward to recieve your application!
KTH Racing is now taking in new applications. We are looking for students who want to work with engineering of a new racecar, team management, design, electronics, webdesign/management, media, and so on... You are also welcome give us your own ideas of what you want to work with.
An info meeting will be held on September 23 at 5.30 p.m., in room M3 (Brinellvägen 64).
Applications can be sent in by using this form, please send your applications before September 25. We will let you know if you have been selected for our interview process.
We look forward to recieve your application!
Monday 17th of August, 2009, 16:42
Friday, 14th of August, KTH Racing together with 3 Swedish Formula Student teams (LU Racing, Chalmers Formula Student and Clear River Racing) showed up at STCC event in Karlskoga. During the day we had a seminar with famous personalities in Swedish motor sport, such as Tony Ring, Jonas Jarlmark and others.
The day ended up with an Endurance race on Karlskoga track (also known as Gelleråsen), the oldest track in Sweden. The track was modified with cones so that it was suitable for Formula Student Cars, but it was bigger than usual and truly fast as well. There were 5 cars on the track and safety was prioritized since the cars reached speeds of nearly 150 km/h. Clear River Racing’s car lost one of its wheels, but nobody got hurt. KTH R6 has been repaired after the breakdown at Hockenheimring and performed well. The race was spectacular for all the visitors, who had a good chance to see what Formula Student is about.
Big thanks to Pialill Ring from Swedish Motorsport Industry, who helped us to organize the event!
Our next challenge will be Baltic Open, a Formula Student competition, which will take place in Helsinki, Finland during 20-21 of August.
Wednesday 12th of August, 2009, 21:14
The German Formula Student competition for this year is now over and the team is back in Stockholm, with yet another experience of great competition and hard work.
The team arrived to Hockenheim on wednesday as scheduled. This year, the registration to the competition has been changed, and the queue order is given by the arrival of every team. KTH Racing recieved number 72, which was later shown to be critical to the success of the team.
This also meant that KTH Racing was in place number 72 in the scrutineering line. Since every team that needed to re-scrutineer up to three and four times went before us in the line, we did not get a chance to scrutineer until friday. This is the day when all the static events take place, and we had to pause the scrutineering to participate in the events.
On saturday morning, we continued scrutineering. Unfortunately with only the brake and noise test left, we missed the acceleration and skidpad events! At least after lunch, we passed the scrutineering and were able to run in the autocross event with two drivers.
Sunday is the day when the endurance race takes place. During the evening of saturday and early sunday morning, the car was prepared for race. At about 10.30 a.m. we started to race. The car worked great, but right before the driver change, the pneumatic shifting system was overheated and the pressure regulator broke. This meant that the second driver was stuck in second gear! The race could continue, but in a slower pace. After about 7 laps, the chain wheel mounting to the differential broke, and sadly we had to quit the race.
The team is still satisfied with the competition, and we sure have learned a lot. Now, we are aiming to take the R6 to Silverstone in 2010!
The team arrived to Hockenheim on wednesday as scheduled. This year, the registration to the competition has been changed, and the queue order is given by the arrival of every team. KTH Racing recieved number 72, which was later shown to be critical to the success of the team.
This also meant that KTH Racing was in place number 72 in the scrutineering line. Since every team that needed to re-scrutineer up to three and four times went before us in the line, we did not get a chance to scrutineer until friday. This is the day when all the static events take place, and we had to pause the scrutineering to participate in the events.
On saturday morning, we continued scrutineering. Unfortunately with only the brake and noise test left, we missed the acceleration and skidpad events! At least after lunch, we passed the scrutineering and were able to run in the autocross event with two drivers.
Sunday is the day when the endurance race takes place. During the evening of saturday and early sunday morning, the car was prepared for race. At about 10.30 a.m. we started to race. The car worked great, but right before the driver change, the pneumatic shifting system was overheated and the pressure regulator broke. This meant that the second driver was stuck in second gear! The race could continue, but in a slower pace. After about 7 laps, the chain wheel mounting to the differential broke, and sadly we had to quit the race.
The team is still satisfied with the competition, and we sure have learned a lot. Now, we are aiming to take the R6 to Silverstone in 2010!
Saturday 08th of August, 2009, 22:45
In the last moment, the team managed to complete the scrutineering with help from team TU Graz who let us borrow a new muffler. The car ran in the Autocross event and worked real well, our best time was around 65 seconds. Right now, we are preparing the car for the endurance race which will take place tomorrow!
Friday 07th of August, 2009, 23:36
Today we have attended the main static events at the FSG competition! At 11:00 we rolled our car into the Cost event, where judges go through the cost report with some teammembers. About an hour later, the Design event started. This is when experienced engineers from the motor industry go through and judge the whole design of the car. We can't wait to see the results...
Unfortunately, the car has not gone through scrutineering. It has not been our turn until this morning, and with all of the static events during the day we have been short of time to complete scrutineering. Tomorrow, the dynamic events will start!
Wednesday 05th of August, 2009, 23:30
Today, the team arrived at a warm and sunny Hockenheimring. The car is now standing in the pit and some last preparations for tomorrows "scrutineering" have been made, so hopefully we will be driving it in the test area tomorrow evening!
Tuesday 04th of August, 2009, 19:17
At this moment, the KTH R6 is finally on its way to the competition at Hockenheimring in Germany!
During the summer, the car has undergone some serious testing. The engine has been tuned, many different suspension setups have been tried, and the drivers have had a chance get a feel for the car. The KTH R6 has also undergone a "facelift", pictures of the updated design will come shortly...
In the next few days we will keep you updated with pictures and news from the competition, so stay tuned!
You can also take a look at the competition website, http://www.formulastudent.de, and for live video streams visit http://www.formulastudent.tv
During the summer, the car has undergone some serious testing. The engine has been tuned, many different suspension setups have been tried, and the drivers have had a chance get a feel for the car. The KTH R6 has also undergone a "facelift", pictures of the updated design will come shortly...
In the next few days we will keep you updated with pictures and news from the competition, so stay tuned!
You can also take a look at the competition website, http://www.formulastudent.de, and for live video streams visit http://www.formulastudent.tv
Thursday 11th of June, 2009, 20:33
5-6th of June, our team represented Formula Student and our own project at Goteborg during Swedish Touring Car Championship. The track was opened last year and called Eco Drive Arena. We had opportunity to show ourselves together with Swedish motorsport association, big thanks to them. The visitors were curious about our car and inspected it carefully. We’ve met our competitors from FS team Clear River Racing. The main topic of discussion was cooperation between us to promote Formula Student in Sweden by organization of racing events for FS teams.
KTH Racing Tour ’09 is over and we are preparing for the competition in Germany, 5-11th of August. After that we will show up at further places: starting with a test drive occasion for our partners!
Tuesday 02nd of June, 2009, 20:18
Sunday, 31st of May, members of KTH Racing represented the team at Gärdesloppet – a traditional race for vintage cars on the streets of Stockholm. Our “veteran” formula car – KTH R5 from the last year has got sufficient attention among other beauties from the last century.
Upcoming event this weekend is Göteborg City Race - STCC championship, see you there!
The Media section is updated as well!
Tuesday 02nd of June, 2009, 20:12
Friday, 29th of May, KTH Racing showed up at Barkarby airfield just outside Stockholm. SLC racing arranged a competition for several series, a 12-hours endurance race among others. During the pauses between races our team showed up our cars KTH 01 and KTH R3 in action on the track. Despite KTH R3 had some trouble with the engine, KTH 01 was still going strong and could pull interested views to itself.
Thursday 14th of May, 2009, 18:26
Last week we unveiled the brand new R6 before an eagerly awaiting crowd of 200+ people at KTH. Two of our senior designers also had the opportunity to show off our new car in a live show on TV4 earlier that same day.
You can now find photos of the event in the media section and also our press release and link to the TV show under Public Relations.
Saturday 02nd of May, 2009, 02:47
Next Friday, on the 8th of Maj, KTH Racing will unveil its creation of this year – Formula Student car KTH R6. The ceremony will take place in front of KTH’s Info Centre (Drottning Kristinas st. 4) and begin at 12 pm with a show of our previous cars. Our team members will be ready to answer your questions and explain the way we’ve created a racing car from scratch. Later this summer, KTH R6 team will represent Sweden on the international competition at Hockenheimring, Germany.
We need your support, you are very welcome!
The Media section has been updated with pictures from the KTH Racing's tour ‘09!
Take the opportunity to apply to the next KTH Racing team – R7 by filling out the application right now!
Saturday 18th of April, 2009, 11:30
KTHRacing always draws lots of attention and Motormässan in Malmö is not an exception. We had an opportunity to drive our car with spectators watching, showing people that the car is not just a beautiful piece of engineering but also an extremely well performing race car.
After the show we recieved a lot of positive comments and interesting questions about the car and our sponsors. Even our competitors at LTU were very intrigued by the car and wanted to know more about it and this years car.
After the show we recieved a lot of positive comments and interesting questions about the car and our sponsors. Even our competitors at LTU were very intrigued by the car and wanted to know more about it and this years car.
Thursday 16th of April, 2009, 23:17
During Easter, we displayed one of our cars at Elmia Bilsport Performance & Custom Motor Show. The show had over 80 000 visitors and our presence have been a great success, drawing big crowds of all ages. It is the biggest motor fair in Sweden and we have been busy all day long, answering questions about the car, our sponsors and the concept of Formula Student.
Even the younger enthusiasts were interested and eager to know more about the car and how to join our team. It has been a successful visit and we are looking forward to the next stop in Malmö, where the car will be showed in action on the track as well.
Even the younger enthusiasts were interested and eager to know more about the car and how to join our team. It has been a successful visit and we are looking forward to the next stop in Malmö, where the car will be showed in action on the track as well.
Tuesday 07th of April, 2009, 23:01
With only one month left before the R6 is scheduled to be unveiled, the car is finally coming together! This also means that the spring-break this week at KTH is greatly appreciated by the team, and the machines in the assembly-workshop are used for full capacity.
This weekend, some of the team members will be representing KTHRacing at Custom Motor Show in Elmia, Jönköping. Don't miss it!
Sunday 05th of April, 2009, 16:41
The website has just been given a slight update with added compatibility for IE8 as well as a new improved news listing feature: the ability to share news about everyone’s favorite race team on Facebook! (update: Now also on MySpace!)
You can now also easily search the website via a new search function. Students that wish to receive more information about our team and perhaps want to join us for the upcoming season 2009/2010 can now also sign up under “contact us”.
You can now also easily search the website via a new search function. Students that wish to receive more information about our team and perhaps want to join us for the upcoming season 2009/2010 can now also sign up under “contact us”.
Saturday 28th of March, 2009, 02:23
Last weekend, KTH Racing showed up at the Motor fair in Sundsvall. It was a part of KTH Racing’s tour around Sweden. The fair was enjoyed by many motor enthusiasts, who found KTH R3 very exciting. Some of them even made bids on the car. A lot of the 15 000 visitors showed a big interest in Formula Student, KTH and of course our team.
After the successful visit in Sundsvall we are looking forward to next stop on our tour. Which is in Jönköping were we’ll participate at the Bilsport Parformance and Custom Motor Show (9-13th of April).
In addition to our successful trip, we are very satisfied with our accommodation Sleep In, located in the center of Sundsvall. And a big thanks to Campus AB, who solved our transportation difficulties.
Saturday 14th of March, 2009, 18:22
KTH Racing's tour will start tomorrow, on the 15 of March. The list of the events is updated as well:
- KTH Open doors 15-16:th of March E-buildning, next to the entrance
- Motor show in Sundsvall 21-22:nd of March Next to the entrance
- Performance & Custom Motor Show in Jönköping 9-13:th of April Place B05:11
- Motor show in Malmö 16-19:th of April Place B420
- Introduction of the new Formula Student car – R6 8:th of May at KTH Info-Center
- Gärdesloppet, Stockholm 31:st of May Next to the start
- Göteborg’s City Race 5-6:th of June Same place as the Swedish sports cars association.
More are coming...
Wednesday 04th of March, 2009, 19:12
According to the Formula Student rules, the racecar must have a frontal deflection zone. To make sure that the car is safe and meets the rule requirements, careful testing and calculations are in progress. For todays testing, a proper test rig was used at KTH Solid Mechanics, and the test results are now being evaluated.
Thanks to: Martin Öberg, KTH Solid Mechanics
Sunday 15th of February, 2009, 22:42
The manufacturing of R6 is well under way! We are hoping to get the frame done during the next week. The “Part of the day” section will be updated continously and we already have a few parts ready to go. During the spring of 2009, KTH Racing will show up at the following events:
- KTH Open doors (15-16/03)
- Motor show in Sundsvall (21-22/03)
- Performance & Custom Motor Show in Jönköping (9-13/04)
- Motor show in Malmö (16-19/04)
More are coming… Contact us to get an invitation and make sure to find our stand.
Thursday 22nd of January, 2009, 01:40
The application process to the Formula Student competition at Hockenheim in Germany has been really dramatic. All of the 78 places have been taken in just 8 seconds! We were pretty fast to register our team and we were the fourth team to make it through. KTH Racing took its chance to celebrate it with a kick-off in order to raise the team spirit before the most interesting and at the same time most demanding part of the project – manufacturing and tests of the new formula car – R6. This process has already started and we have to show our appreciation to Akademiska Hus, which provides us with the workshop and Atlas Copco, which supplied the team with some brand new pneumatic tools.
Sunday 21st of December, 2008, 19:17
The R6 showroom has finally been launched. Those that couldn’t make it to the unveiling can now visit The Car section to find out more about our new Formula Student racer.
The holiday season is upon us and everyone here at KTH Racing would like to wish our sponsors, partners and visitors a Happy Holiday!
The holiday season is upon us and everyone here at KTH Racing would like to wish our sponsors, partners and visitors a Happy Holiday!
Monday 15th of December, 2008, 00:55
You have waited so long and now it’s time to reveal KTH R6 – here it is! We’ll upload pictures and videos in “media” section. “The Car” section will be ready soon to provide you with interesting technical information.
Wednesday 10th of December, 2008, 11:24
Today 11th of December, at 17.15 we will have our preview of the KTH R6 – don’t miss it! Last couple of weeks the team has been working to make the presentation as informative and interesting as possible. We arrange mingle and pastries as well. The location is Lindstedtsvägen 28, room F2. Welcome!
We've showed some pictures of R6 on TV4, you can find the video here.
Wednesday 26th of November, 2008, 23:49
In anticipation of the upcoming unveiling of the new car -R6- we have decided to update our website. The new site comes with a completely new look, updated features and a special site for our partners and sponsors.
Parts of the website are still under construction and more features will be revealed in the upcoming weeks. In the meantime make sure to check out our brand new Facebook and Youtube sites.
Parts of the website are still under construction and more features will be revealed in the upcoming weeks. In the meantime make sure to check out our brand new Facebook and Youtube sites.
Thursday 13th of November, 2008, 23:07
This weekend, a Formula Student workshop was held at BMW Forchungs und Innovationszentrum in München. Two of the Senior designers from KTHRacing attended and also took the opportunity to visit an old team member who now studies at TU München.
The speakers at the workshop were Formula Student judges who spoke about rule changes for the 2009 season and also about racecar engineering. BMWs head of Research & Development also held a speech about BMWs program for cleaner engines, which was really interesting. Overall, it was a really inspiring trip and the two KTHRacing members are now on their way home to continue the design work of the new car. /Anders Wickström
The speakers at the workshop were Formula Student judges who spoke about rule changes for the 2009 season and also about racecar engineering. BMWs head of Research & Development also held a speech about BMWs program for cleaner engines, which was really interesting. Overall, it was a really inspiring trip and the two KTHRacing members are now on their way home to continue the design work of the new car. /Anders Wickström
Monday 10th of November, 2008, 01:41
Don’t miss the opportunity to be the first one to see our Formula Student car – “R6”! The presentation of the digital version of the car will be held on the 11th of December. We'll be happy to see you there - you are very welcome! Please just send an e-mail to event@kthracing.se with your names to get on the guest list.
Download the invitation here (in Swedish).
Two of our senior designers, Anders and Harry, are now in Munich, Germany at the BMW Research and Innovation Center (FIZ). They are participating in a workshop and getting some knowledge from the experts. As soon as they are back we’ll update you with latest news.
Download the invitation here (in Swedish).
Two of our senior designers, Anders and Harry, are now in Munich, Germany at the BMW Research and Innovation Center (FIZ). They are participating in a workshop and getting some knowledge from the experts. As soon as they are back we’ll update you with latest news.
Monday 03rd of November, 2008, 16:55
This week has been filled with new challenges for KTH Racing. We are happy to note progress on different fronts. We are continuously working on our relations with KTH and our partners to be able to build a winning Formula Student Car!
On the technical side we are working on the development of a new, sophisticated system of shock absorbers. The body of the car is taking it's form and we will reveal all the details when it is ready. Don’t miss our presentation in the middle of December to discover more about our car “R6” and to meet the team! The presentation will be hold at KTH Campus Valhallavägen, (more information will appear soon).
On the technical side we are working on the development of a new, sophisticated system of shock absorbers. The body of the car is taking it's form and we will reveal all the details when it is ready. Don’t miss our presentation in the middle of December to discover more about our car “R6” and to meet the team! The presentation will be hold at KTH Campus Valhallavägen, (more information will appear soon).
Sunday 26th of October, 2008, 17:40
Last week was an exam week at KTH, however it didn’t stop our team from working further with the new race car – "R6". The new homepage is under construction, you will notice the new design as soon as we get this one updated. The highlight of the week was the Technical Fair, which is organized every year in Älvsjö and involves almost 400 different companies. Senior designers from KTH Racing were there and made high-value contacts with our future partners.
Saturday 18th of October, 2008, 15:48
So it was finally the 11th of October and time for the eagerly awaited kickoff for the KTH-Racing team, of course with racing as the main theme. Together we arrived to the track, everybody with high expectations. Now it was time for the newcomers to compare their racing skills with the more experienced builders and drivers.
There were ten carts on the startline, and we were divided into teams of three. With systematic and as timeefficient changes of drivers as possible, the teams were fighting about the points.
The course contained a lot of curves of different types so it should have paid of with a smooth and controlled driving, but because the track was narrow fights became very physical!
The members of each team who were waiting for their turn to drive, followed the race on the monitor from the side. Of course the race was completed with a champagneshower for the first, second and the third team. And furthermore a nice sandwich for all drivers.
After this we went to KTH to watch a movie and have some snack.
It was really great, however, personally I will not hesitate to race for a longer time and with faster carts, but i’m sure that the kick-off created need for speed, which will help us in the construction of our own racing car! /field report: Joakim Tänndal
Click here for more pictures from the event
Friday 17th of October, 2008, 01:14
After well-managed PR-work and presentations at KTH Campus we’ve got 48 applications from the new enthusiasts. At the moment there are 50 members in our team, 7 of whom are from previous year.
The pictures and information about all team-members will appear soon, look out for it!
Our new car “R6” is right now in the design phase and we will post the continuous updates of the work progress to provide you with latest news and interesting details.
The pictures and information about all team-members will appear soon, look out for it!
Our new car “R6” is right now in the design phase and we will post the continuous updates of the work progress to provide you with latest news and interesting details.
Thursday 25th of September, 2008, 22:13
On Friday (September 26th) it's time for this year's "Researcher's Night" and KTH Racing will participate for the third consecutive year. Take a walk past Sergels Torg tomorrow between 12.00 and 19.00 and take a closer look at KTHR5, the most well engineered car produced by KTH Racing.
Read more about the international event Researcher's Night here!
Read more about the international event Researcher's Night here!
Wednesday 24th of September, 2008, 20:09
Download application form
Here you can download the application form for this year's Formula Student project. Make sure to fill it out thoroughly and have it sent in by September 29th.
Download the file here!
Here you can download the application form for this year's Formula Student project. Make sure to fill it out thoroughly and have it sent in by September 29th.
Download the file here!
Wednesday 17th of September, 2008, 09:45
2008/2009 Start-up
It is finally time to start a new project and this time we aim for Summer 2009! If you think that you have something to contribute with to this year's team, visit our information meeting on September 24th at 17.30 in room M2. Feel free to contact us on info@kthracing.se if you have any questions!
It is finally time to start a new project and this time we aim for Summer 2009! If you think that you have something to contribute with to this year's team, visit our information meeting on September 24th at 17.30 in room M2. Feel free to contact us on info@kthracing.se if you have any questions!
Tuesday 09th of September, 2008, 19:53
Nu rekryterar vi nya konstruktörer, ekonomer, designers, administratörer, presentatörer.... och andra intresserade till KTH R6, fortsättningen på det årliga projektet som bedrivs på Kungliga tekniska högskolan i Stockholm.
Vi går även ut och söker en projektledare, som vi hoppas är tekniskt intresserad, ekonomiskt kunnig, utåtriktad, social och framförallt villig att satsa på projektet under kommande år. Projektledaren kommer självklart att få träffa tidigare engagerade för att få djupare insikt och förståelse för vad projektet innebär och våra målsättningar. För frågor o dyl. kontakta KTH R5:s projektledare Joakim Karlsson på 0702346603 eller info@kthracing.se.
OBS! VI VILL HA IN ANSÖKNINGAR TILL PROJEKTLEDARE SNARAST MÖJLIGT, SENAST 15 SEPTEMBER, FÖR ATT HA MÖJLIGHET ATT GÅ IGENOM OCH REDA UT EVENTUELLA FRÅGOR. Ansökning sker genom att skicka in en kort beskrivning av dig själv och vad du gjort tidigare som gör att du tror att du passar som projektledare, till info@kthracing.se .
Ett informationsmöte kommer att hållas 24 September 17.30 uppe på maskin i M2, för att ge en bättre och djupare bild av vad det innebär och vilka erfarenheter man får genom att vara delaktig i projektet. Kika gärna runt på hemsidan för att skapa er en egen bild av projetet, och dyk upp på mötet!
ALLA ÄR VÄLKOMNA! INGA KURSKRAV ELLER DYLIKT, UTAN ALLA INTRESSERADE FÅR SÖKA TILL PROJEKTET, OAVSETT OM MAN GÅR I, P, M, T, F, K, CL m.fl. !!!
Vi går även ut och söker en projektledare, som vi hoppas är tekniskt intresserad, ekonomiskt kunnig, utåtriktad, social och framförallt villig att satsa på projektet under kommande år. Projektledaren kommer självklart att få träffa tidigare engagerade för att få djupare insikt och förståelse för vad projektet innebär och våra målsättningar. För frågor o dyl. kontakta KTH R5:s projektledare Joakim Karlsson på 0702346603 eller info@kthracing.se.
OBS! VI VILL HA IN ANSÖKNINGAR TILL PROJEKTLEDARE SNARAST MÖJLIGT, SENAST 15 SEPTEMBER, FÖR ATT HA MÖJLIGHET ATT GÅ IGENOM OCH REDA UT EVENTUELLA FRÅGOR. Ansökning sker genom att skicka in en kort beskrivning av dig själv och vad du gjort tidigare som gör att du tror att du passar som projektledare, till info@kthracing.se .
Ett informationsmöte kommer att hållas 24 September 17.30 uppe på maskin i M2, för att ge en bättre och djupare bild av vad det innebär och vilka erfarenheter man får genom att vara delaktig i projektet. Kika gärna runt på hemsidan för att skapa er en egen bild av projetet, och dyk upp på mötet!
ALLA ÄR VÄLKOMNA! INGA KURSKRAV ELLER DYLIKT, UTAN ALLA INTRESSERADE FÅR SÖKA TILL PROJEKTET, OAVSETT OM MAN GÅR I, P, M, T, F, K, CL m.fl. !!!
Wednesday 13th of August, 2008, 11:50
Formula Student Germany 2008
The results have been made official, we are now back in Stockholm again and it is therefore time to sum up last week's competition at HockenheimRing.
Things started out extremely well. We went through scrutineering in one attempt and finished of the rest of the technical inspection fairly smoothly. The static events last Friday generally went quite good with decent scores in all three events. The most enjoyable one was the design score of 100 points making us 17th overall. The dynamics started out with a little trouble; the clutch wouldn't operate properly and the chain tension was also an issue. We fixed it good enough to get results in both skidpad and acceleration, but the scores were low.
For the afternoon sprint session we managed to tune the car well enough for a 14th place overall, giving us a late starting position in the endurance. The first endurance run went excellent and we ran faster than a lot of well respected cars. Unfortunately, when time came for the driver change, some oil had found its way out from the catch tank and we weren't allowed to get back out on the track.
We would of course like to congratulate our Dutch friends from TU Delft for winning an extremely close competition.
Here is a brief results overview:
Business Plan Presentation - 51.75/75.00 pts - 41st place
Engineering Design - 100.00/150.00 pts - 17th place
Cost Analysis - 71.97/100.00 pts - 46th place
Skidpad - 22.57/50.00 pts - 41st place
Acceleration - 11.51/75.00 pts - 57th place
Sprint - 114.51/150.00 pts - 14th place
Endurance - DNF
Overall Place Dynamics - 43rd - 148.58/675.00 pts
Overall Place - 42nd - 372.00/1000.00 pts
This means that this year's project is close to an end. However, we still have one or two more events as well as a surprise or two so keep your eyes open!
The results have been made official, we are now back in Stockholm again and it is therefore time to sum up last week's competition at HockenheimRing.
Things started out extremely well. We went through scrutineering in one attempt and finished of the rest of the technical inspection fairly smoothly. The static events last Friday generally went quite good with decent scores in all three events. The most enjoyable one was the design score of 100 points making us 17th overall. The dynamics started out with a little trouble; the clutch wouldn't operate properly and the chain tension was also an issue. We fixed it good enough to get results in both skidpad and acceleration, but the scores were low.
For the afternoon sprint session we managed to tune the car well enough for a 14th place overall, giving us a late starting position in the endurance. The first endurance run went excellent and we ran faster than a lot of well respected cars. Unfortunately, when time came for the driver change, some oil had found its way out from the catch tank and we weren't allowed to get back out on the track.
We would of course like to congratulate our Dutch friends from TU Delft for winning an extremely close competition.
Here is a brief results overview:
Business Plan Presentation - 51.75/75.00 pts - 41st place
Engineering Design - 100.00/150.00 pts - 17th place
Cost Analysis - 71.97/100.00 pts - 46th place
Skidpad - 22.57/50.00 pts - 41st place
Acceleration - 11.51/75.00 pts - 57th place
Sprint - 114.51/150.00 pts - 14th place
Endurance - DNF
Overall Place Dynamics - 43rd - 148.58/675.00 pts
Overall Place - 42nd - 372.00/1000.00 pts
This means that this year's project is close to an end. However, we still have one or two more events as well as a surprise or two so keep your eyes open!
Sunday 10th of August, 2008, 17:44
Endurance over
We have just completed our first stint, but the officials stopped us during the driver change. Unfortunately, quite a bit of oil had leaked into the catch tank and Robert never got a chance to start his drive. This means that Formula Student Germany 2008 is over for our part and we can at least be happy for finishing top 20 in the Design Event and for being the fastest car on the track until the oil leakage stopped us.
KTH Racing says over and out from Hockenheim, but we'll give you results and other information as soon as we can.
Sunday 10th of August, 2008, 17:03
KTHR5 is currently 2nd in line for entering the extremely fast endurance track. Georg is fully prepared behind the wheel and once he has finished his 11 kilometers he will hand over to Robert. The cars are currently running on times around 52-53 seconds, so our drivers know what they need to do.
Sunday 10th of August, 2008, 08:22
Endurance day
In just a few minutes the final dynamic event will start. Our drivers are currently walking around the track trying to get a feel fo it, since it has changed a little compared to yesterday's sprint race. Because we posted such a fast sprint time we now know for sure that we will be starting in the afternoon session. We have starting number 51 but the exact time depends on how many cars before us in the list are able to start.
Keep an eye open on the site and on the live broadcast for further updates.
In just a few minutes the final dynamic event will start. Our drivers are currently walking around the track trying to get a feel fo it, since it has changed a little compared to yesterday's sprint race. Because we posted such a fast sprint time we now know for sure that we will be starting in the afternoon session. We have starting number 51 but the exact time depends on how many cars before us in the list are able to start.
Keep an eye open on the site and on the live broadcast for further updates.
Saturday 09th of August, 2008, 23:53
Excellent lap gives a top 20 place
Georg's final run in the sprint event gave a time of 55.98 seconds and this gave us 114.51 (out of 150) points total, which was enough or a 14th place. This gives us the advantage of getting to run endurance during the afternoon tomorrow, somthing that gives us more time to prepare the car optimally.
As soon as we know a more exact starting time tomorrow we'll let you know. Please remember that you are able to stream live from the competition track here.
Georg's final run in the sprint event gave a time of 55.98 seconds and this gave us 114.51 (out of 150) points total, which was enough or a 14th place. This gives us the advantage of getting to run endurance during the afternoon tomorrow, somthing that gives us more time to prepare the car optimally.
As soon as we know a more exact starting time tomorrow we'll let you know. Please remember that you are able to stream live from the competition track here.
Saturday 09th of August, 2008, 21:32
Skidpad and acceleration results
We just received the official results from this morning's skidpad and acceleration events.
The skidpad run was ok, but due to an unfortunate misjudge in car setup the average time was a little slower then expected. An average of 5.66 seconds puts us roughly 0.5 seconds behind the event winner and that means 22.57 points (out of 50) and a 41st place.
As mentioned before, the clutch didn't work properly during acceleration and as a result of this we ended up with a time of 5.52 seconds, giving us 11.51 (out of 75) points and a 57th place in the event.
The sprint runs looked very promising and we'll now spend the night with preparing the car for endurance tomorrow.
We just received the official results from this morning's skidpad and acceleration events.
The skidpad run was ok, but due to an unfortunate misjudge in car setup the average time was a little slower then expected. An average of 5.66 seconds puts us roughly 0.5 seconds behind the event winner and that means 22.57 points (out of 50) and a 41st place.
As mentioned before, the clutch didn't work properly during acceleration and as a result of this we ended up with a time of 5.52 seconds, giving us 11.51 (out of 75) points and a 57th place in the event.
The sprint runs looked very promising and we'll now spend the night with preparing the car for endurance tomorrow.
Saturday 09th of August, 2008, 20:09
Sprint race completed
After the acceleration runs the team members worked hard in order to fix the persisting clutch problems. Robert was our first driver for the sprint events and he started off with a very solid time just under 1 minute. When Georg got in the car it was a little reluctant to start but once he got it going he made an extremely tidy lap of 55.98 seconds, which should secure a decent starting position for tomorrow's endurance.
The rest of the evening will be spent in the pit in order to prepare KTHR5 for tomorrow. We are also anticipating to receive the results from this morning's acceleration and skidpad runs.
Saturday 09th of August, 2008, 20:03
Acceleration completed
After a few problems with the clutch we finally made it to Hockenheim's start line straight for the acceleration event. Despite the problems, Anders and Harry did a fine job of taking the car cross the finishing line with a best time of 5.52 seconds. It will probably not give us a very high score but we have at least driven the event.
Saturday 09th of August, 2008, 12:35
Cost analysis rewarded
As suspected the Real Case of the cost analysis was a little weak with only 17 out of 40 possible points, but Joakim received 37 out of 40 points for the discussion about the manufacturing costs of KTHR5 and that together with a thoroughly written report gave us 71.97 points (out of 100) and a 46th place overall.
We are currently in the middle of the acceleration and expect to give you an update on that shortly.
As suspected the Real Case of the cost analysis was a little weak with only 17 out of 40 possible points, but Joakim received 37 out of 40 points for the discussion about the manufacturing costs of KTHR5 and that together with a thoroughly written report gave us 71.97 points (out of 100) and a 46th place overall.
We are currently in the middle of the acceleration and expect to give you an update on that shortly.
Saturday 09th of August, 2008, 12:12
Engineering Design appreciated
Even though the design event hasn't finished yet there are still some results available. The top ten cars will enter tonight's design finals and unfortunately we won't be taking part there. However, with 100 points (out of 150) and a tied 17th place overall we still beat many well respected teams. Once we receive the results from the cost event we can sum up all the static events.
Even though the design event hasn't finished yet there are still some results available. The top ten cars will enter tonight's design finals and unfortunately we won't be taking part there. However, with 100 points (out of 150) and a tied 17th place overall we still beat many well respected teams. Once we receive the results from the cost event we can sum up all the static events.
Saturday 09th of August, 2008, 10:43
Skidpad completed
KTHR5 has just finished the first dynamic event with two solid skidpad runs from Henning. With a fastest time of 5.42 seconds we are currently in a pretty good position but teams have until 1pm to perform in the skidpad.
The car will now be set up for acceleration and until then we can only hope that the track remains dry.
Saturday 09th of August, 2008, 09:12
First dynamics day
Today is the very first day when the audience actually get to see all the cars in action. During the morning we are supposed to run acceleration and skidpad and starting from 2pm it's time for the sprint event. Starting today it's also possible to watch the event live thanks to one of the main sponsors Brunel GmbH.
Click here to reach the live coverage
Today is the very first day when the audience actually get to see all the cars in action. During the morning we are supposed to run acceleration and skidpad and starting from 2pm it's time for the sprint event. Starting today it's also possible to watch the event live thanks to one of the main sponsors Brunel GmbH.
Click here to reach the live coverage
Saturday 09th of August, 2008, 09:04
First static results
The results from the business plan presentation were published a few minutes ago. Our presentation was enough for a tied 41st place with just over 50 points of 75 possible. Congratulations to the winners from TU Delft.
The results from the business plan presentation were published a few minutes ago. Our presentation was enough for a tied 41st place with just over 50 points of 75 possible. Congratulations to the winners from TU Delft.
Friday 08th of August, 2008, 19:01
Cost Analysis
Immediately after the design judging it was time for the cost analysis. The judges questioned Joakim and Henning on the written Cost Report as well as the "life-like" Real Case Situation. The report was credited as highly detailed but the real case could have been better prepared.
Friday 08th of August, 2008, 18:57
Engineering Design
A few minutes ago the team finished the Design Event. The judges seemed to like the design solutions on KTHR5, but we didn't have time for any instant feedback. We will know how it went once the results have been published.
Friday 08th of August, 2008, 18:54
Brake test finished
Once we had worked out the problems with the chain drive transmission we finally managed to pass the brake test on a slightly moist track. This means that KTHR5 is through the entire technical inspection and we can start to test drive in order to tune the car optimally for Saturday and Sunday.
Friday 08th of August, 2008, 13:15
Business plan presentation
Henning and Fredrik finished their Business Plan Presentation an hour ago. The judges thought the presentation layout and overall structure was very good, but perhaps we should have focused a bit more on the actual factory layout and other issues related to that. Due to some problems with the chain tension we still haven't been able to roll out to the brake test, but we hope to complete it before it's time to present KTHR5 to the design ad cost judges later this afternoon.
Keep an eye open for additional updates later!
Henning and Fredrik finished their Business Plan Presentation an hour ago. The judges thought the presentation layout and overall structure was very good, but perhaps we should have focused a bit more on the actual factory layout and other issues related to that. Due to some problems with the chain tension we still haven't been able to roll out to the brake test, but we hope to complete it before it's time to present KTHR5 to the design ad cost judges later this afternoon.
Keep an eye open for additional updates later!
Thursday 07th of August, 2008, 18:35
Noise test finished
A couple of minutes ago we passed the noise test with the incredible result of 99.9 dB(A). Earlier during the afternoon we also weighed KTHR5 and even though it's a little bit heavier than it was in England a few weeks ago, the passed technical inspection definitely makes up for it.
Unfortunately we didn't have time to pass the brake test before it closed for the day, which means that that will be our primary task tomorrow morning.
We will keep you updated once we progress through tomorrow's static events. The target times are:
11.45 - Business Plan Presentation
16.10 - Design Judging
17.10 - Cost Judging
Stay tuned for more info tomorrow!
Thursday 07th of August, 2008, 16:08
Suspension design reviewed
One of the main sponsors of Formula Student Germany, ZF, sponsors an award for Best Suspension Design. The already awarded monoshock system and the design of critical suspension components along with the philosophy around the car's vehicle dynamics was judged by ZF employees earlier today. We are still awaiting the results but we were one of the ten teams that made it to the finals so it looks quite promising.
Thursday 07th of August, 2008, 16:03
Tilt table finished
The tilt test has now been completed without difficulties or problems. Now awaits the noise test where we have to prove that we have a sound level below 110 dB and when that has been done we just have to prove that we can lock all four wheels before we are allowed to start driving and tuning the car for Saturday and Sundya. Stay tuned for more info.
Thursday 07th of August, 2008, 12:55
Technical Inspection finished
Last night's hard work paid off earlier today. For the first time in the history of KTH Racing we managed to complete the Technical Inspection on the first attempt. The judges were extremely happy with how well we had prepared our car and we will continue the thorough preparations in order to complete the tilt, noise and brake tests before this day is over.
Wednesday 06th of August, 2008, 21:44
Arrival at Hockenheim
After a few weeks of testing and preparations the team has finally unloaded the car at HockenheimRing. Tomorrow Thursday is scrutineering day and the car is right now undergoing a final check-up. Stay tuned for more info during the rest of this week!
For additional continuous updates and live video streaming from the dynamic events, check out http://www.formulastudent.de
Saturday 02nd of August, 2008, 22:04
The team just finished a very successful test day even though the rain wasn't very pleasant. The car is running very well and the problems have been few. The team will keep working hard until the car leaves for Hockenheim on Tuesday.
Friday 01st of August, 2008, 11:09
The gallery is now up-to-date with pictures from Silverstone England and pictures from Test set-up.
Saturday 26th of July, 2008, 23:53
The Brittish magazine The Independent has put together some articles around the Formula Student competition at Silverstone. FS patron Ross Brawn writes his own column and there is also a winner's interview and much more.
Click here to read the articles
Click here to read the articles
Saturday 19th of July, 2008, 23:19
Most Innovative Use of Electronics
Our mechatronics department have spent the entire year developing a system for continuous adjustment of the roll damping on KTHR5 and last weekend at Silverstone all their hard work paid off. In collaboration with our vehicle dynamics team, the group has designed a system which basically works like an electronic stability system, but from a totally different point of view! Follow the link below for pictures and more info.
Click here to read more
Thursday 17th of July, 2008, 00:17
Resumé of the competition
Formula Student UK 2008 is now officially over and it is time to sum up. As mentioned before we did well in the cost and presentation events and the design score is excellent. 101 out of 150 points brings us in the top 25 teams and if we hadn't lost points due to insufficient calculations on the impact attenuator, we would have ended up in a tied 15th place. The dynamic events aren't really worth mentioning, we had trouble with everything from the gear shifting system to the engine and the total score of 212.86 points gives us a 39th place overall.
We would like to congratulate Rennteam Stuttgart for their amazing achievement of not only winning the overall competition, but also winning all four dynamic events. Congratulations to Chalmers FS, who once again finished the endurance race and became the best Swedish team. Congratulations to Lund University, who beat us by 2 points in the design event. A special congratulations to Karlstad University for their first entry in the competition. Hopefully they feel motivated to come back next year with more experience.
One more thing, we also received an award before we left Silverstone. More info on that later.
For full information, video footage, etc., check out http://www.formulastudent.com
Saturday 12th of July, 2008, 21:37
Static results and first dynamics day
After a nervous wait we finally received the results from Friday's static events. The business plan presentation was appreciated by the judges and with limited preparations we ended up in 23rd place with 50.36 out of 100 points. The cost judges were tough against many teams and we ended up with 54 points and a tied 49th place.
Because of some problems during the morning we didn't have time to run the acceleration or skidpad. We managed to set a time in the sprint lap, but with a broken shifting system we jst barely made it across the finish line, This however gives us the advantage to start late tomorrow in the endurance, which gives us time to fix the shifting system.
In terms of the overall competition, we obviously don't have a chance to win with today's trouble, but we are working hard to be able to finish the endurance properly. We'll report back tomorrow afternoon, over and out from a wet and cold Silverstone.
Saturday 12th of July, 2008, 00:41
Finally driving on the wrong side of the road
After a Thursday filled with problems during the transport to England, electrical malfunctions, etc. we are finally installed in our pit at Silverstone. Today we completed all static events rather successfully. The cost judging went well and all team members were able to answer the questions they were given. The business plan presentation was credited as "professional" and "very good", but as always we could have improved some details. The design judging went well as well, the judges liked our report as well as some of the ideas that are implemented on KTHR5. The team will now prepare for a final scrutineering round tomorrow morning for some minor adjustments and then we can finaly let the race begin! Stay tuned for more info during the Saturday.
Sunday 25th of May, 2008, 17:25
New webpage section - videos
KTH Racing enjoyed the early summer sun on the F15 landing strip outside Söderhamn this weekend. 15 team members participated in what turned out to be a successful test in many ways. The new pneumatic gear shifting system was successfully tested on KTHR3, but the R3 was later forced to a permanent pit stop due to an engine malfunction.
KTH01 kept on going throughout the entire driving session and our new team members gained valuable experience in driving, adjusting and repairing the car.
Also check out the new video section and the pictures from the test.
Thanks to
Flygstaden
Thursday 01st of May, 2008, 00:06
Tomorrow is an international holiday, and what will KTH Racing do then? Work of course! With components arriving every day, the machines in the workshop running at full speed and the carbon fiber monocoque getting ready, the team is pushing itself past all known limits. We have already recieved a reward for our hard work, during April the number of unique visitors on the site increased by 30 %! We'll keep updating with new parts and components until it's time to uncover the car, keep your eyes open!
Saturday 12th of April, 2008, 13:54
In the midst of the manufacturing phase KTH Racing now gives you the opportunity to follow our progress on a day to day basis. Each day a new finished part will be presented on this page as the Part of the Day.
Monday 07th of April, 2008, 21:05
Last Thursday around 100 students from different Swedish senior high schools. Each group of students received a 15 minute information about the project and about KTH in general. They also got to see the cars in action.
On Friday two groups of students from a vocational training programme in Värmland. They roughly recieved the same information and Anders and Fredrik, who hosted the presentation, felt that it was very appreciated.
Pictures will come in the Gallery, keep your eyes open.
On Friday two groups of students from a vocational training programme in Värmland. They roughly recieved the same information and Anders and Fredrik, who hosted the presentation, felt that it was very appreciated.
Pictures will come in the Gallery, keep your eyes open.
Saturday 08th of March, 2008, 20:33
KTH are inviting future students to visit Campus this Sunday 9/3 and Monday 10/3. You will be able to visit lectures, talk to students and teachers from all educational fields and of course take the opportunity to take a closer look at KTHR3 and talk to some of the team members. Take the chance to find out why you should study at KTH and be a part of next year's KTH Racing team! For additional information and a detailed program, click here.
Friday 01st of February, 2008, 10:01
You can now read an interview with Project Manager Joakim Karlsson on KTH's educational site http://www.kth.se/utbildning (click the link to the right) or here!
Monday 21st of January, 2008, 14:25
KTH Racing is now officially entering both Formula Student England (at Silverstone 10th-13th of July) and Formula Student Germany (at Hockenheim 6th-10th of August).
Friday 21st of December, 2007, 23:43
...KTH Racing wants to wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We are now taking a couple of days off in order to be able to work as hard as possible during 2008. However, we will try to keep the website as up to date as possible with pictures and various development news. Keep your eyes open and drive safely during the holidays!
Friday 14th of December, 2007, 16:39
Today at noon KTHR5 was finally presented. Approximately 60 interested students, company representatives and media representatives witnessed the presentation. For further info, keep your eyes open on the site but for now you can check out the article here!
Monday 10th of December, 2007, 20:28
The digital model of this year's car, KTHR5, will be unveiled before the Christmas holiday. This Friday, December 14th, the entire project will be presented and the highly detailed CAD model of the car will be shown. If you're interested, come to F2 at 10a.m. You don't want to miss this!
Friday 30th of November, 2007, 17:00
The headline "Gallery" is now working! For now, there are just a few pictures from this autumn's events and fairs, including Swedish Motorsport Fair and Scandinavian Technical Fair, but soon you will hopefully be able to enjoy the team's complete history from the start 4 years ago.
Monday 26th of November, 2007, 23:17
Today the creation of the final CAD assembly started. Hundreds of parts, ranging from fuel injectors and shock absorbers to wheels and belts are being assembled on the digital version of the KTHR5. Several smaller assemblies have been done during last month to check that the functionality of each subsystem is maintained when fitted to the car. The digital version of the KTHR5 will be unveiled on Dec. 14th.
Wednesday 21st of November, 2007, 10:28
KTH Racing will once again participate at the Swedish Motorsport Fair this weekend (23rd-25th of November). We will tell you about our upcoming car and much more! You find us in display case C10:69. Read all about the fair on http://www.bilsportmassan.se. Check out the gallery for pictures!
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