Australian FSAE teams

[Nero]

Which Australian FSAE teams are or have used in the past Steel spaceframe Ali honeycomb panels in chassis construction?

[Nero]

Which Australian FSAE teams are or have used in the past Steel spaceframe Ali honeycomb panels in chassis construction?

[Nero]

Specifically I want an Australian Based team for an article in a magazine. I believe that Monash, Deakin and UWA did a car like thi in 2005.

[Mike Claffey]

UWA will be continuing the carbon/ali monocoque tradition for a 3rd year. I believe you are referring to the 2004 cars for each team - can you clarify your post?

Regards,

Mike Claffey
www.motorsport.uwa.edu.au (http://www.motorsport.uwa.edu.au)

[Nero]

Perhaps, I am the publisher of Race Magazine. I have given one FSAE team 2 pages in an upcomming magazine and I want to make the same offer to 2 other teams. There are some minor conditions, but that is to be discussed with the specific teams concerned. I have a composite car, I was interested in finding a spaceframe+panel car as contrast.

[Sparky]

UoW runs a space frame with carbon composite panels. Contacts for the team can be found here http://www.uow.edu.au/eng/racing/contact.html

-Andrew

[rotor]

do you know when the article will be published? I can not remember any aus team using a spaceframe with composite sandwhich panels (certainly there have been a few using just composite skins like uow) Toronto have used a sandwhich panel floor in the last couple of cars if you are looking for pics.

mark hester
rmit chiefy 04

[Nero]

"do you know when the article will be published?"
I should do since I am the publisher of the magazine, the articles will be due July 6.
In addition to the FSAE stuff I am interested in whether the technology and techniques used in FSAE have applications in more mainstream motorsport within Australia. So other more specific aspects of technologies used would also be of interest e.g. Bonding methods of Ali panels to spaceframes, reduction of adverse metal reactions in car chassis etc

[Jarrod]

The 2004 Monash car was a carbon monocoque with a separate rear spaceframe, there was no bonding between the two, if that is what you are looking for. We are currently investigating a reinforced spaceframe though.

[Ashley Denmead]

Hi Nero,

Deakin used a full carbon monocoque with a nomex honeycomb core in 2004, a similar trend for 2005, we also had full carbon fibre wheels and carbon driveshafts if your interested. Bigger and better plans for 05 http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Regards

Ashley

ajdenmea@deakin.edu.au

[BryanH]

"Nero" http://www.nmd.com.au/driverprofile.cfm

[Nero]

Jarrod, I would be interested in your new plans, particluarly the chassis construction methodology.
Ashley, the wheels sound interesting, doing them again?
To all concerned I can be contacted at rpmagazine@optusnet.com.au

[Ashley Denmead]

Email sent Nero

[Nero]

thanks Ash. What I would like is 2 more teams to do an article on your car. You have 2 full colour pages and I would like specific detail on design and construction. I would also request and additional article one one aspect of the car/technology used 1.5 pages. Let me know if you want the coverage in issue 3 of Race Magazine.