Leeds Gryphon Racing Formula Student Team

Formula Student UK is Europe’s most established educational engineering competition to develop innovative young engineers, backed by industry and high profile companies such as Mercedes AMG HPP, Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team and Bentley Motors.

The University of Leeds and Leeds Gryphon Racing has an incredibly rich history with Formula Student, becoming the first UK university to take part in the competition back in 1996 competing in the American league. Our team strives to be one of the top Formula student teams in the UK using our engineering knowledge to design and manufacture excellent cars. Students work on every aspect of the car from the suspension, chassis and aerodynamic packages to the power and drivetrain. The team focuses on providing students with hand-on and practical knowledge to help prepare them for the industry as well as a holistic learning experience by shining light on other areas of an organisation aside from engineering such as operations, business, media and sponsorships.

Here is a documentary about the teams experiences in the 2023 competition.

This year represents a new start for the team after a very successful last year placing 17th at the FSUK event at Silverstone last year. We are transitioning to a new powertrain based on the Honda CBR 600 RR engine. This includes us designing a new exhaust, intake system and fuel system. The intake is where we are looking to use Additive Manufacturing.

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Intake system

Parts we are 3d printing this year using SLS nylon. This intake system will allow smooth airflow into the engine also incorporating a rule required restrictor. The use of SLS nylon allows for complex geometries whilst providing excellent mechanical properties allowing for the team to produce an optimal solution. it also allows for integrated mounting to the chassis and fixings for the fuel rail. This will be three separate prints all shown in the picture below.

PCBWay would help by allowing us to produce these new parts in order to produce the next car in our fleet, allowing us to inspire future generations of engineers.