Carnegie Mellon Racing Car #51

CMR's 4th formula car build, CMR51, has been our most professional and well made car to date. Designs and lessons learned from previous years were put to practical use to trim fat and increase reliability. Also for the first year CMR was able to fully develop CMR51's engine package on the mechanical engineering department’s internal combustion lab engine dynamometer. The results were stunning, even with the restrictor CMR51 makes 83% of stock power -- by far the most power and best throttle response of any previous CMR vehicle. In all CMR51 has been a car the whole team can be proud of.

A local motorcycle enthusiast and passer-by of the car put it best, "looks like a whole lot of work in disguise."

Joe preparing for dynamic testing at the 2005 competition Chassis dyno testing at Land & Sea's booth Chris waiting in line for a brake test in light Detroit rain

Specifications Body Custom 4 piece carbon fiber body Professional PPG paint job - Carnegie Mellon Red Integrated taillights Functional yet beautiful air intakes Chassis Tubular steel space frame Strength optimized using Ansys FEA Very-low center of gravity Jig mounted during construction for build accuracy Painted for corrosion resistance Suspension 4 wheel independent suspension Unequal non- parallel suspension links Adjustable ride height Adjustable shocks CNC machined uprights Pull rods on all 4 corners Engine 2003 Honda F4i Performance Electronics Electronic Control Unit Custom CFD optimized intake, conical air filter Custom exhaust header Yoshimura RS-3 race muffler Engine Redline: 13500 rpm Max Power: 80hp Brakes Custom designed floating rotors Single rotor rear braking Custom CNC machined adjustable pedal assembly Competition Standings Overall: 35th of 140 Acceleration: 22nd Skidpad: 53rd Autocross: 67th Endurance: 37th Design: 43rd Cost: 70th Presentation: 29th