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UM Racing Partner's Handbook
UM Racing Partner's Handbook
PREFACE
WELCOME TO U M RACING!
We would like to take this opportunity to showcase our racing and research project.
Ever since the project took off back in 2012, students from various faculties at the
University of Malta have worked together and made use of their knowledge to build
a one-of-a-kind race car. Such race cars are designed to compete in Formula Student
competitions and as a result, our car design must be compliant with very stringent
rules. UM Racing is Malta’s only Formula Student team, hence, the team represents
Malta in international Formula Student competitions.
More information on the competition, UM Racing and our race cars are just a few
page turns away.
S HAU N AB E L A
President
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U M RACI NG? 30 A G LI MPS E I NTO
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PACKAG ES
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FORMULA STUDENT
is an international student-based
competition, where teams from all around
the world design, fund and build their
own formula style race car. Hence, Formula
Student not only allows university students
to build and race such cars, but also gives
them the opportunity to manage a real-life
organisation.
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The acceleration event tests the
TH E S TAG E S O F A FO RM ULA STUDE N T COMP E TITION
ACCELERATION
car’s acceleration from standstill,
in a straight line of 75m.
Formula Student competitions are split into two. The static events and the dynamic events.
STATIC E V E NTS are a series of events where participating teams need to present their ideas in front of
judges. These events include the business presentation, cost and design reports.
In the business presentation, teams need to showcase a business plan to the judges detailing how they would
go on and sell the race car they have built.
In the cost report, teams must create a detailed bill of materials for their race car which is derived from data
The skid pad tests the car’s stability
SKID PAD
of costs incurred during the production of their race car. while going as fast as possible in
a constant radius turn.
The design report contains a description of the team’s design during which judges discuss with team members
the general approach taken and why certain key decisions were made.
The DY NA MIC EVEN T S is where the race car is started up and can go out on the track. However, before
being allowed to take part, teams must pass through scrutineering. Scrutineers make checks on the race cars
of all the teams in order to make sure that the cars comply with all the rules and are safe to drive. Afterwards,
there are 4 main dynamic events, Acceleration, Skid Pad, Sprint and Endurance.
The sprint event tests the cars on
Recently, Formula Student UK also introduced a new event, Lap Time Simulation. In this event teams can all aspects such as handling and
evaluate their car concept and simulate their on track performance.
SPRINT manoeuvrability, acceleration, braking
and cornering, as the car goes round
a tight track as fast as possible.
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WHAT IS
UM RACING?
UM Racing is Malta’s only Formula Student team. The team, designs,
funds and builds Formula style race cars which are raced against
other universities from all around the world. UM Racing has competed
internationally seven times with four different race cars.
Our aims are simple, build something special, have fun doing so and
gather skills worth applying in both working and private lives. In fact,
UM Racing provides its members a work-like environment which
provides solid experiences that are transferable to the real world.
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HISTORY 2014
TH E EAR LY Y E A RS
UM Racing was set up in 2012, by a group of University of Malta students, who had a dream of creating Malta’s
one and only Formula Student team. The team had to start everything from scratch. For instance, the team
had to set up a workshop with all necessary machinery and tools. This teams also had to start new sponsor
relationships, whilst designing and building a race car with no prior knowledge. After a lot of hard work,
UM Racing managed to create its first ever race car, the FC14.
The FC14 competed in Formula Student Italy 2014 and managed to take an impressive 23rd place finish.
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After this successful first competition for UM Racing. The team then managed to quickly build its new
challenger, the FC15. The FC15, featured substantial improvements in comparison to the FC14. For instance,
the FC15 is lighter and more agile than the FC14. This showed that the team had learnt from the FC14 as the
2015
FC15 was faster than the previous race car.
The FC15 participated in Formula Student Italy 2015. Despite facing harsher competition, the team managed
to finish in 29th place out of 77 competitors.
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R EAC H IN G N E W H E I G H T S
UM Racing returned to the drawing board after the 2015 competition and started designing an all-new race
car. The FC17 was launched in 2017. UM Racing competed with this car in Formula Student Italy 2017. In this
competition, UM Racing continued to enhance its skill set. In fact, the highlight of this competition for UM Racing
was taking second place in the cost report. This led to the team finishing in 27th place out of 80 teams.
However, this was not the end of the road for the FC17. The team worked tirelessly to improve the car and
prepare it for Formula Student UK 2018. This means that the FC17 is so far the only UM Racing car to compete
in 2 Formula Student competitions.
In the 2018 UK competition at Silverstone, against a very strong field of teams, UM Racing managed to achieve
another milestone. This milestone was finishing the endurance event for the first time in the team’s history.
UM Racing was only one of 19 teams to finish this event. This resulted in UM Racing finishing in 29th place
out of 81 teams.
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TH E U LT IMAT E
UN D ER D O G S TO RY
In late 2018, UM Racing started designing its fourth race After completing the static events, UM Racing focused on getting the FC20 through scrutineering. Many
car. The team competed in the Concept Class at Formula were struggling to showcase that their car was safe enough to race and compliant with the rules. However,
Student UK in 2019 in order to receive feedback about UM Racing showed it had arrived to Silverstone prepared by being only the 5th team to successfully pass-
the design of the car and better prepare the car for the through scrutineering.
2020 event. However, due to Covid-19 the traditional
competition was cancelled. This meant that UM Racing Saturday arrived and UM Racing lined up for the acceleration event. We immediately impressed with the look
kept on refining and improving the car during this period of our FC20, where the event commentator affectionately nicknamed the car 'Raspberry Ripple’ thanks to its
in preparation for future competitions. red nose cone. The FC20’s performance also impressed, with UM Racing finishing 5th. Afterwards the team
competed in the skid pad event and took 5th place. The final event for the day was the sprint event where
In 2021, UM Racing attempted to compete physically
UM Racing finished in 7th place, completing a very successful day, which raised the eyebrows of many heading
at Silverstone once again, however, the UK competition
into the final day.
was only held physically for UK based teams. Therefore,
UM Racing kept seeking improvements in its design by
taking part in the concept class, virtually, at Formula
Student UK. UM Racing showcased it had a strong
design by taking 5th in the Cost report and finishing 13th
in class out of 65 entries.
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Sunday arrived, with the team being both
excited and nervous for the day ahead. It was
already the team’s most successful event but
how would the team perform in the hardest
event of the competition? Would the car even
finish the event? Finally, the race started, lap
by lap we were getting closer to the finish
line. At long last the chequered flag was
shown, UM Racing had reached its goal of
finishing all the dynamic events. Moreover,
UM Racing won the race! The team arrived at
Silverstone unknown, but had now impressed
everyone by winning the main event! We
went into the awards ceremony expecting to
only pick up the endurance winner’s trophy.
However, we were delighted to hear we
had finished third overall out of one hundred
and ten other teams! One of the smallest
teams in the competition managed to come
out of nowhere and beat the larger teams
to a podium position! The news soon spread
and every news journal in Malta started
reporting our story, we made Malta proud.
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Finally, our latest car is
The FC15 was an evolution the now iconic FC20. The
of the FC14. The FC15 also FC20 is the lightest, fastest
featured a Honda CBR600 but and most reliable car. The FC20
it was better tuned to deliver features various innovations
more performance to the car. such as a paddle shift gearbox.
CARS
This complemented other The FC20 weighs 218kg and
improvements in the car such thanks to its Yamaha MT07
as having less weight and a engine it can achieve a
better centre of gravity. 0 - 100kph run in 4.5 seconds.
FC15 FC20
FC14 FC17
Formula Student cars are formula style
single seater race cars. Since Formula
Student tracks are short and tight,
good acceleration and braking are a
must. Additionally, we also make sure The first ever race car was the FC14. The third car produced by the
that our cars are as light as possible The FC14 was the car that started team is the FC17. The FC17 is the
therefore we always produce our cars everything and showcased that first and only UM Racing car to
by using the lightest materials possible UM Racing could build a rule feature a turbocharged engine.
without sacrificing performance such compliant Formula Student race The FC17 continued to increase
car. This car was powered by a performance thanks to its Kawasaki
as Carbon Fibre.
naturally aspirated Honda CBR600. ZXR engine. The FC17 lead to the
team learning various lessons
Over the team’s decade of existence,
which were utilised in the design
four different race cars have been built.
of the FC20.
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BUILDING
UPON OUR
OUR NEW
ACHIEVEMENTS ELECTRIC PROJECT
WHY? THE MOTIVATIN G FAC TORS
UM Racing strives to continue After our success at Formula Student UK 2022, it is As formula student competitions and the automotive
improving itself and always build time for an exciting new era in UM Racing history. industry is moving towards electrification, we feel
up on what is learnt over the The team will stop designing and manufacturing cars that this is the ideal time to make the jump to racing
years. As a result, every team that are powered by internal combustion engines. electric cars. Not only do we not want to be left
member passes on what he or behind by competitors who make this switch before
she learned during their time at Our new race car is being designed and will be us, we also are confident that we can build faster
the team to new members. This based around an Emrax 228 motor which has race cars if they are electric. For instance, thanks
ensures that UM Racing never over 100 horsepower. to the electric motor, we can enjoy a 40-horsepower
has to start from scratch but can increase, which on such light cars, is a very
always carry on and improve itself. We feel that the time is right for this project as significant amount.
we have maximised our opportunities with internal
Moreover, UM Racing alumni combustion race cars and as the technology has We are embarking on this project with a positive
are always ready to help team improved, the performance arising from electric and open mindset to ensure that we take the correct
members by sharing their vehicles is also on the rise. decisions when designing this new race car. We have
knowledge and experience. They a group of highly motivated and highly talented
are always ready to answer any In fact, this is a conscious decision taken by UM electrical engineers that have certainly made the
questions and even hold regular Racing to increase performance from its race cars. decision to switch to electric much easier. This is the
meetings to help the team. This Most Formula Student tracks are short and tight. case as it means that we have knowledgeable team
ensures that UM Racing never Therefore, good acceleration is necessary, something members that we can rely on and can provide the
stops learning and keeps on that is more easily obtained from the torque of an necessary expertise to the take the correct decisions
operating at the highest level. EV motor. on the development of this all-new race car.
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WHY SPONSOR Sponsoring UM Racing means that your organisation
will be recognised as a forward-looking investor
reported all over Maltese media, but it was also
reported and various international news portals.
UM RACING?
in the talent and potential of determined university Moreover, we have dedicated Facebook and
students. Instagram pages where our sponsors our featured in
front of thousands of followers. These pages go hand
It is such students that can be of benefit for a in hand with our website which has a dedicated tab
sponsoring organisation. We are aware that for all our sponsors. Moreover, whenever UM Racing
nowadays it is difficult to find an employee. It is takes part in an event, our sponsors are featured on
even more difficult to find a qualified, experienced banners and on our race car. Finally, whenever we
and determined employees. Hence, UM Racing allows compete internationally, our sponsors are featured
you to establish a relationship with students coming on banners, our race car and on team apparel in front
from various faculties who possess these skills. of hundreds of other teams from all over the world.
UM Racing is made up of students that are capable Moreover, during our competition sponsors feature
to run an organisation in various ways. For instance, in front of judges that work with large international
we have managers, engineers, accountants, key players within the automotive industry such as
marketers and even statisticians. Currently, McLaren and Porsche.
UM Racing has a pool of around 150 talented alumni
that are still in contact with the current team. When sponsoring UM Racing, your organisation
is truly a part of a special project. You are joining
Hence, UM Racing provides the opportunity to get a a team of underdogs, who despite being a smaller
head start and engage with the potential specialised team than competitors, never give up and instead
employees of the future. Most of our team members use this fact as motivation to give their all and
have gone on to achieve success in various industries, surprise the rest.
including Formula 1.
By sponsoring UM Racing, not only are you
Moreover, UM Racing receives exposure from both investing in yourself and this amazing project.
local and international media. For instance, after You are also sponsoring Malta’s future, creating
our success at Silverstone, not only was our story a formula for success.
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PROJECT
This is our most ambitious project to date. This will not only be our first
ever electric race car, but it will be the first ever Maltese built electric race
car. We are not being overly ambitious with the design of this new race
car as we are entering into unknown territory. We are using similar vehicle
characteristics to our current FC20 in order to well and truly understand
the changes arising from our switch to an electric powertrain.
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A GLIMPSE INTO OUR NEW RACE CAR
Tubular Sections
Motion Transfer Assembly
Human Machine Interface
Electric Motor
Differential
ELECTRONICS
Welding Processes Develop and print circuit boards for both
Flexure Simulation high voltage and low voltage systems
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BUDGET FOR OUR
NEW ELECTRIC RACE CAR
SUSPENSION FRAME & BODY ELECTRONICS
€30,000 €15,000 €28,000
POWERTRAIN
& DRIVETRAIN BRAKE SYSTEM WHEELS & TYRES
€45,000 €15,500 €7,500
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SPONSORSHIP
€8,000
€3,000
€15,000
UM Racing has three main sponsorship packages which are priced at €3,000,
Invitation to major events,
€8,000 and €15,000 respectively. Such packages entail different levels of such as the car launch
promotion and access for one year.
Logo on competition team wear
Moreover, the team also encourages longer term collaborations that go beyond
these sponsorship packages. Such a relationship is becoming increasingly Logo on sponsors’ banner SMALL LOGO MEDIUM LOGO LARGE LOGO
important for us as the project is becoming larger and more established.
The chance to have our race car present
Specific details regarding each package can be found in the following pages.
at one of your organisational events
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OUR MANAGEMENT
TEAM
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