Henkel products help UCLAN win dynamic event at Formula Student

Held at Silverstone in July 2021 and organised by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), UCLAN triumphed ahead of 35 other race teams from across the country. The university deployed LOCTITE products – supplied by sponsor Henkel – in various areas of its build
programme. This ensured the car could withstand demanding acceleration, sprint, skid-pad and endurance disciplines which form part of the overall Dynamic Event.

Known as the testing ground for the next generation of cutting-edge engineers, Formula Student invites student teams to design, build, test and
race a small-scale formula-style racing car. Due to the pandemic, this year’s event featured a reduced field and took place behind closed doors, but these restrictions made it no less demanding for the nine-strong team of second-year students from UCLAN. 

“Fortunately, the IMechE allowed teams
to enter a previous car for a second time, which is what we did, as our updated car wasn’t going to be ready in time due to the impact of Covid,” explains project head Dr Graham Calderbank, Senior Lecturer at UCLAN’s School of Engineering.
“In June, we therefore decided to rebuild our previous car, although that only gave us a few weeks to get prepared.”

UCLAN has been entering Formula Student since 2004, but without major success. This year, however, things turned out differently...

Read the full article in the April issue of DPA