UARC History
2001-2007

2007

The second UARC vehicle built under the design philosophies laid out in 2006. This vehicle benefited from knowledge gained by the younger students in 2006, and was driven in anger from late August 2007. UARC07 focused heavily on the dynamic fundamentals, as well as introducing exotic materials to decrease weight. A fuel tank leak prevented UARC07 from showing its true potential at the competition, which was evident in over 30 hours of testing prior to the competition.

Design Highlights: Custom Cro Moly Welded uprights, Carbon Fibre body, Carbon/kevlar composite bash plate, rapid prototype intake system, 7075-T6 rear diff supports, data acquisition system including linear potentiometers, Penske Triple Adjustable Shocks, custom wheel centres.

Competition Highlights: 5th in endurance, 5th in design and 7th in cost

Overall Placing: 10th

2006

The beginning of a new era of cars from UARC with a focus on design reliability, simplicity, and tuning speed through testing. There was also a team focus on gaining knowledge, and including younger students in the project to increase knowledge dissemination.

Design Highlights: Aluminium billet front and rear uprights/hubs, chain drive, rapid prototype intake, moulded plastic body.

Competition Highlights: 2nd in presentation and 7th in skidpad

Overall Placing: 5th

2005

UARC05 was an evolutionary design focused on improving the manufacturability of the 2004 design, as well as attempting to fix its dynamic deficiencies. Manufacturing techniques such as casting were introduced in order to meet this goal.

Design Highlights: Dedion rear suspension, magnesium rear bulkhead, cast aluminium uprights, variable intake manifold made from rapid prototype material, gear drive powertrain, carbon fibre front and rear wings.

Competition Highlights: 7th in Presentation and 12th in Endurance

Overall Placing: 16th

2004

UARC’s most revolutionary car drew inspiration from classic race cars from the 1970s, and mixed these concepts with modern aerodynamic philosophies and exotic materials.

Design Highlights: Dedion rear suspension, Carbon Fibre Front and rear wings, custom aluminium billet wheels, pneumatic shifting system, gear drive powertrain, rapid prototype intake, Cro Moly welded uprights.

Competition Highlights: 1st in Design and 2nd in Skidpad

Overall Placing: 12th

2003

UARC’s first car to be tested in anger prior to the competition. The team spent time at Mitsubishi’s test track in Tailem Bend in early November ironing out any bugs in the car’s handling. The endurance result reflects this time spent testing.

Design Highlights: Spaceframe chassis, custom intake on a Honda CBR 600, fibreglass body, rapid prototype intake system.

Competition Highlights: 6th in Endurance and 7th in Autocross

Overall Placing: 8th

2002

UARC continued to build on the FSAE project from its humble beginnings in 2001. The end result was a professionally presented and reliable car which finished the endurance event.

Design Highlights: Spaceframe chassis, air springs, custom intake and exhaust on a Honda CBR 600 with improved reliability.

Competition Highlights: 1st place in Presentation, 6th in the Endurance

Overall Placing: 9th

2001

UARC’s first car was born out of the dedication and commitment of a small group of students with a passion for motorsport. The car was finished and competed in Australia’s inaugural FSAE event.

Design Highlights: Refined Spaceframe chassis, custom intake and exhaust on a Honda CBR 600 engine.