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COVENTRY UNIVERSITY WORLD SPEED RECORD CAR 2003

PROTEUS TEAM

PROTEUS TEAM

THE PROTEUS PROJECT is a project that was founded by the Coventry University.

The target of this project is to set a land speed record in a defined category.

The realization of the project was started in the academic year 2001/2002 (development of a concept and a basic model).This year there are 6 people involved in this project:

- 2 fourth year students (M Eng) - 3 third year students (B Eng)- 1 second year student

The regulations of such a land speed record attempt are set by the FIA (Federation de L´automobile). The primary record of the Proteus vehicle will be attempted in the Category A (Special Automobiles), Group 2 (Reciprocating 2- or 4- stroke engine without supercharger. ), Cylinder capacity class 4: (500 ccm – 750 ccm)

THE BACKGROUND

Background of this project is to give the involved student‘s the opportunity to experience every single step of the development of such a land speed vehicle.

These development steps are including the concept, design, manufacturing, testing phase and final the land speed record attempt.

These steps are carried out integrated in the final year project of a “Bachelor of Engineering“ or a “Master of Engineering“.

By this high aiming project target a great degree of teamwork and an involvement of the students in nearly each step of the development is required.

By this proceeding a responsible acting as well as a high degree of practical experience in the motor sport sector are experienced by the students.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Raw Materials :

Chassis - seamless mild steel tube.Rear Axle - free cutting steel (e.g. 44SMnPb28) - alloyed steel (e.g. 34CrMo4)

Bought in items and services:

Bearings - for various used partsTyres - for rear wheel rim 18 x 4.5 (high speed!)Front wheels - diameter < 14 inch (high speed!)Brake pistons and padsMachine shop timeFabricationWelding of aluminium and steelSuspension - Dampers, springs, rod ends, steel tubing & sheet, Steering wheelDrive chains - motorcycle.

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WHERE YOU COME IN

The team operates from a very limited budget. All things must come out of this budget, including the following:

Vehicle parts that have to be manufactured

Vehicle parts that have to be purchased

Raw material costs

Miscellaneous things like travelling expenses or fuel for the vehicle

Sponsorship deals involving a company either making a cash donation, or rendering us services in kind, such as part fabrication/manufacture, or discounted parts.

UNIQUE ADVERTISING & SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

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• Advertise directly to undergraduates from the top universities

• Supporting tomorrow's industry

• Establish partnership with leading engineering universities

• Widely supported and publicised event

• International field

• Largest and highest profile student automotive event in Europe

• Be seen to be supporting education

Coventry depends on your support

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ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES

• Logos on the vehicle(s)

• Logos incorporated into high profile student degree show presentations

• Your logo on display stand at the event and shows attended

•Your logo embroidered onto team gear (at your expense)

• Main sponsors mentioned in publicity

• Logos visible in press photography

PUBLICITY

The School of Engineering submits details of the Formula Student event to the University’s Corporate Affairs Unit, who then issues press releases to a wide variety of media. 

TELEVISION COVERAGE

Carlton Television have proposed cover Coventry’s progress around the time of the event, and the student marketing team is in negotiations with the BBC and Channel 4 regarding further national coverage.

EXHIBITIONS OF THE CAR

Autosport Show NEC BirminghamJanuary 2004

Town & Country Festival Stoneleigh. August Bank holiday

Motorsport & Education Show Silverstone July 2004

Freshers’ Week ShowCoventry UniversityOctober 2004

The Museum of British Road Transport Coventry

Design Degree Show Coventry City Football Ground June 2004

DIRECT BENEFITS TO THE SPONSOR

• Branding at the event and all shows attended by the cars

• Press coverage of the team and car

• Opportunity to meet the team at the event

•Opportunity to attract enthusiastic, committed and experienced undergraduates

• Establish links with Coventry University - a leading engineering University

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PRESS

Coventry University has established links with the following media and works closely with each of them to maximise publicity.

National

• The Guardian Unlimited

• The Guardian

• The Independent

• Financial Times

• Sunday Times

• The Times

• Times Higher

Local

• Coventry Evening Telegraph

• Leamington Courier

• Kenilworth Evening News

• The Warwick Courier

• Leamington Spa Observer

• Rugby Observer

• The Rugby Advertiser

• Stratford Observer/standard

• Stratford Gazette

• Heartland Evening News

• Birmingham Metro News

• Sutton Coldfield News

• Solihull News

Regional

• Birmingham Post

• Birmingham Evening Mail

• Express and Star

• Sunday Mercury

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BACKGROUNDS OF THE MOTOR SPORT ENGAGEMENT OF THE

COVENTRY UNIVERSITY

The University has gained a lot of motor sport experience by the “Formula Student“ project.The first „class 1 vehicle“ was developed in 2000 and it was completely developed by the Formula Student team. But without the support and help from the industry all that would not have been possible

There are implemented five different motor sport related projects, mostly with Bachelor or Master students working on them.

The Proteus Project is surely quite a bit different but nevertheless the outcome of this Project will content concepts that might be applied to other projects.There are as well other sources, that will give support in knowledge to the University and the Proteus Project.

An example would be that the University achieved to work with Prof. Glynne Bowsher, chief engineer of the famous Thrust SSC, first vehicle that travelled faster than the speed of sound (supersonic)

Furthermore the Coventry University is in contact with companies like Jaguar in the surrounding of Coventry.

More information about Formula Student Projects are available under: http://www.getwellsoonbernard.com

Information about the Coventry University http://www.coventry.ac.uk/

Homepage Proteus Land Speed Record Team www.proteus.ontheinter.net

CONTACT DETAILS

Daniel Matzner

223 Stoney Stanton Road,Hillfields,CoventryCV1 4 FT

• Tel: 0044 24 76630291

• Mobile: 00491717179098

• Email: d.matzner@gmx.de

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IMPRESSIONS AND DETAILS OF THE PROTEUS VEHICLE

Main Concept

Chassis

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Steering System

Rear Suspension

Position of the engine