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Sustainable Rally A proposal for the Intercontinental Rally Challenge

Jonathan Dubé

Ameya Ahuja

Samuel Huber

Jan Sen Khoo

Thijs van Rees

Nader Zarei

SUSTAINABILITY

“…development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of

future generations to meet their own needs”

World Commission on Environment and Development

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Environmental

Economical

Social

RALLYING

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STAKEHOLDERS

“Motorsport must move to an efficiencybased competition”

-Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile

“Relevance, Racing, Revenue and Re-evolution”

- Motorsport Industry Associaton

“The balance between sustainability combined with responsible spending and featured technology must be kept, not to drive customers away from a brand”

– Jens Marquardt, BMW Motorsport Director

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FAN SURVEY

Visually Exciting Driving

Important Neutral Unimportant

Would hybrid cars in motorsport improve the image of these cars?

Not at all A moderate amount A significant amount

Spectator opinion

Online Survey

312 Respondents

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THE IRC

Well established series

48 % growth in 2009 – 2010

53 million TV viewers in 2010

Top level drivers and manufacturers

Car solution at the pinnacle of the series

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CHAMPIONSHIP

ISO 20121 Sustainable Event Standard

BS OHSAS 18001 compliant

Clover leaf design

Efficiency

Restrictions

Other Measures

Minimum fuel

Maximum performance

Emission control

Resource control

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CAR SOLUTION

Safety

Performance

Environmental Impact

Cost

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ENGINE

1.2 Litre

Direct Injection

Turbocharging

Turbocompounding

BiofuelsSuper 2000 GT POWER© engine simulation

CAR SOLUTION SPECIAL STAGE

Combined

propulsion

Kinetic Energy

Recovery

Special Stage

Efficiency 31.2 %

LONGITUDINAL PERFORMANCE (ASPHALT)

MATLAB© SIMULINK© simulation

Reduced gear shift influence

Increased acceleration response

___ S2000.….. HRC

YAW PERFORMANCE (GRAVEL)

15 DOF nonlinear simulation

Retained vehicle handling characteristics

Potential for different driving strategies

___ S2000.….. HRC

CAR SOLUTION LIAISON DISTANCES

Full electric mode ~50 kW

400 Nm

Lithium Ion

Permanent

Four wheel drive

Braking Kinetic Energy

Recovery

~70 kW

Full Electric and

Braking Efficiency

75.8 %

CAR SOLUTION LIAISON DISTANCES

Charging mode Power the Vehicle

Power the Electric

Motor

Kinetic Energy

Recovery

Liaison Efficiency

44.6%

CAR SOLUTION LIAISON DISTANCES

207 KW

210 KW

245 NM

460 NM

3.6 KM/L

2.8 KM/L

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT

Fuel Consumption

(Liaison)

Fuel Consumption

(Special stage)

Power

Torque

S2000

HRC

7.4 KM/L

19.4 KM/L

eBOX

HC

CO

CO2

NOx

Fuel

PM “A proprietary solution concept of

eCube Motorsport to monitor the

emissions and fuel consumption of

every competitor in the IRC”

Energy

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eCHALLENGE

Promote sustainable technologies

Enhance competition

Reward efficient use of energy

Open to all IRC cars

Monitored by eBox

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LAUNCH EVENT

Rally of Scotland

5 – 7 May 2012

Pre-rally display:

Edinburgh Castle

Service parks:

Stirling

Perth

Rally of ScotlandThe Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association

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LAUNCH EVENT

Population Within Commuting Distance(Millions)

2.9

1.2

0.3

31.8% Of Total Distance Made Up Of Special Stages

25.1

27.7

Scotland

Monaco

France

21

31

20 (target by 2020)

Rally of ScotlandThe Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association

% Total Energy From Renewable

Sources

SUSTAINABILITY EVALUATION

Viability

Community

Economy

Environment

3.6

3.8

2.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

2.7

4.2

Sustainability index

out of 5

IRC

HRC

SUSTAINABILITY EVALUATION

Overall Sustainability Index

3.0

3.7

IRC

HRC

23%

CONCLUSION

Maintained excitement to fans

Increased relevance to manufacturers

Up to 60 percent reduction in rally car energy consumption

eBox, an innovative device to monitor energy and emissions

eChallenge, an exciting parallel championship that rewards efficiency

A net overall increase in sustainability index of 23%

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