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F1 in Schools™ - UK Technical Rules & Regulations 2011/12

Vertical reference
plane

T1.16 Official balsa wood blank
The official balsa wood blank is a homogenous piece of forested balsa wood, processed to
the dimensional features as shown by diagrams in the appendix of this document.

ARTICLE T2 – GENERAL PRINCIPLES

T2.1 Regulations documents
T2.1.1 F1 in Schools Ltd. issues the regulations, their revisions and amendments made.
T2.1.2 Technical Regulations - This document. The Technical Regulations document is
mainly concerned with those regulations that are directly related to F1 in Schools
car design and manufacture. Technical Regulation article numbers have a ‘T’ prefix
T2.1.3 Competition Regulations– A document separate to this one which is mainly
concerned with regulations and procedures directly related to judging the
competition event and running the event.
T2.2 Interpretation of the regulations
T2.2.1 The final text of these regulations is in English should any dispute arise over their
interpretation. The text of a regulation, diagrams and any related definitions should
be considered together for the purpose of interpretation.
T2.2.2 Text clarification - Any frequently asked questions received that are deemed by F1
in Schools Ltd. to be related to regulation text needing clarification will be answered
by F1 in Schools Ltd. The question received, along with the clarification provided by
F1 in Schools Ltd, will be published to all competing teams at the same time.
T2.3 Amendments to the regulations
Any amendments will be announced and released by F1 in Schools Ltd. by email notification
to all teachers as well as being posted on the website www.f1inschools.co.uk.
Any amended text will be indicated thus
T2.4 Safe construction
T2.4.1 Specification judging - All submitted cars will be inspected closely to ensure that
they are engineered and constructed safely for the purpose of racing. High
importance is placed on ensuring that tether line guides are robust and secure. If

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the Judges rule an aspect of the primary race car to be unsafe for racing, the
team will be required to use their back-up race car*. If the back-up race car is also
ruled to be unsafe, repairs / modifications can be carried out on the primary race
car. Any such repair work will result in a single penalty of 15 points.
T2.4.2 During racing – The race Officials will routinely inspect cars for safety during
scheduled races. If the Officials rule a car to be unsafe, the back-up race car* will
be used and a single penalty of 15 pts will be imposed. The team may repair the
primary race car during their car servicing interval, and if then ruled as safe, the
primary race car can be used for any remaining races.
T2.4.3 *Back-up race cars are required at the National Final and are optional at regional
level.
T2.5 Compliance with regulations
Points will be deducted for non-compliance with the technical regulations as per the
specification judging score card. Both the primary and back-up race cars are
scrutineered and points will be deducted for any infringements on either car. These
penalties are only imposed once, per infringement, per car. Several regulations
have been identified as ‘critical regulations’.

T2.6 Critical technical regulations
T2.6.1 Regulations identified as a critical technical regulation and listed in this article. If a
team’s primary race car is judged as being NON-COMPLIANT with any critical
technical regulation they will be INELIGIBLE for the following awards:
 National Champions
 Fastest Car
 Best Engineered Car
T2.6.2 If the back-up race car is used for any races, it must also comply with all critical
technical regulations for the team to be eligible for these awards.
T2.6.3 The critical technical regulations are articles:

T3.1 / T3.2 / T3.3 / T3.4 / T3.5 / T3.6 / T4.1 / T4.2 / T4.3 / T6.1 / T7.1 /
T8.1 / T8.2 / T8.3 / T8.4 / T10.1 / T10.2 / T10.3 / T10.4 / T10.5 / T10.6

T2.7 Design ideas and regulation compliance questions.
Teams are not permitted to seek a ruling from F1 in Schools Ltd. or any competition
officials or judges before the event as to whether a design idea complies with these
regulations. Rulings will only be made by the Judges at a Regional or National Final event.
Design compliance to the regulations forms part of the competition. As in Formula 1™
innovation is encouraged, and F1 in Schools™ teams may also find, sometimes
controversial ways, of creating design features that push the boundaries of the regulations
in order to get an extra competitive edge.
T2.8 Measurements
T2.8.1 Tolerance when measuring all dimensions is +/- 0.1mm unless otherwise stated.
T2.8.2 Tolerance when measuring weight is +/- 0.5grams.
T2.8.3 Dimensional measuring - All car component dimensions are inclusive of any applied
paint finish or decal. A series of specially manufactured gauges will be used to
broadly verify dimensional compliance. Accurate measuring tools, such as vernier



callipers, will then be used to closely inspect any dimensions found to be close to
the dimensional limits per the initial gauge inspection.
T2.8.4 Weight measuring – all weight measurements will be made using the F1 in Schools
Ltd. electronic competition scales which are accurately calibrated to +/- 0.1 gram

ARTICLE T3 – FULLY ASSEMBLED CAR

T3.1 Design, manufacture and construction – [Critical regulations]
T3.1.1 Design - All F1 in Schools™ cars must be designed and engineered using CAD
(Computer Aided Design) and CAM (Computer Aided Manufacture) technology.
CAD software used should provide for 3D part modelling, assembly and 3D realistic
rendering. We recommend teams use Solid Works for CAD. The CAM package
should allow students to simulate CNC machining processes so they can show
evidence of these in their portfolio. We recommend the use of DENFORD
QuickCAM PRO software.
T3.1.2 Manufacture - The body of all F1 in Schools™ cars must be manufactured via
material removal using a CNC router/ milling machine. We recommend all teams
use a DENFORD CNC router. This manufacturing process should occur at your
school/college or at a designated manufacturing centre/partner site.
T3.1.3 Hand finishing of the car body is permitted. Refer ARTICLE 1.14
T3.1.4 Paint finish - Each car body should feature a high quality paint finish.
T3.1.5 The primary and back-up race cars (National Final only) must have identically
designed components.

T3.2 Undefined features – [Critical regulation │Penalty – 12pts]
The car assembly must only consist of components listed in ARTICLE 1.1.

T3.3 Overall length – [Critical regulation │Penalty – 12pts]
This is measured parallel to the track surface and vertical reference plane, between the
front and rear extremities of the assembled car.
Min: 170mm / Max: 210mm

Overall Length

T3.4 Overall width – [Critical regulation │Penalty – 12pts]
Total assembled car width, measured normal to the vertical reference plane, between the
outside edges of the widest feature of the car assembly.



Overall Width

T3.5 Overall height – [Critical regulation │Penalty – 12pts]
Maximum assembled car height, measured normal to the track surface.
Max: 60mm.
Overall Height

T3.6 Total weight – [Critical regulation │Penalty – 12pts]
Total weight is the weight of the car excluding a CO2 gas cylinder. If ruled underweight,
ballast will be added before racing, at 2 grams for every gram under weight.
Min: 55.0grams.
T3.7 Body to track distance – [Penalty – 6pts]
Measured normal from the track surface to any part of the underside of the car body that
exists between the front and rear axle centre lines, no part can be ‘lower’ than the
minimum or ‘higher’ then the maximum.

SECTION A-A
Min: 3mm

Max: 15mm

T3.8 Status during racing - [Penalty – 12pts]



The car assembly must be designed so that no items other than CO2 cylinders are
removed, replaced or added to the assembly during scheduled racing sessions.

ARTICLE T4 – BODY

T4.1 Body construction – [Critical regulation │Penalty – 12pts]
The car body must be CNC machined from a single official balsa blank.

T4.2 Implants and voids – [Critical regulation │Penalty – 12pts]
No implants or hidden voids are permitted in the car body

T4.3 Virtual cargo– [Critical regulation │Penalty – 12pts]
The car body must encompass a virtual cargo measuring a minimum of 30mm x 50mm x
10mm to be wholly positioned between the front and rear axle centre lines. When viewed
from the front the virtual cargo must be 50mm wide. The location of the virtual cargo
should be identified on the orthographic drawing submitted within the design portfolio.

SECTION A-A
Location of Virtual Cargo
10

50 30

T4.4 Body thickness – [Penalty – 6pts each]
T4.4.1 No part of the body is allowed to be less than 3mm thick.
T4.4.2 All edges must have a radius of at least 1.5mm when the adjoining surfaces angle
is less than 90°.

Min: 3mm Min: 3mm

Min R1.5mm



T4.5 F1 in Schools™ logo decal location – [Penalty – 12pts]
A surface of car body measuring no less than 30mm wide x 15 mm high must be visible in
each side elevation, between the front and rear wheels AND OUTSIDE of the virtual cargo
Virtual Cargo Width

A surface Min: 30mm x 15mm
when measured in the side view
WIDTH, The F1 in Schools™ logo decal must be located within this area before cars are
submitted.

ARTICLE 5 - CO2 CYLINDER CHAMBER

T5.1 Diameter – [Penalty – 6pts]
CO2 cylinder chamber diameter, measured at any point through its depth.
Min: 19.5mm +/- 0.5mm

Min: 19.5 +/- 0.5mm



T5.2 Distance from track surface – [Penalty – 3pts]
Lowest point of the chamber opening to the track surface, measured normal to the track
surface.

Min: 22mm
Max: 30mm
T5.3 Depth – [Penalty – 3pts]
Depth of chamber measured parallel to the vertical reference plane anywhere around the
chamber circumference from opening to chamber end.

Min: 50mm
Max: 60mm

SECTION A-A



T5.4 Thickness of chamber surrounds – [Penalty – 6pts]
The CO2 cylinder chamber must be surrounded by car body only. Chamber surrounds
below the minimum thickness may be considered a safety issue, refer ARTICLE 2.4.
Thickness is measured through any line of the chamber radius.
Min: 3mm

Min: 3mm Min: 3mm

T5.5 Finishing of chamber surrounds – [Penalty – 3pts]
The inside surface must be free of any paint finish or decals.

ARTICLE T6 – TETHER LINE SLOT

T6.1 Location and length – [Critical regulation │Penalty – 12pts]
A tether line slot must exist continuously along the centre of the underside of the car body.
The length measured parallel to the track surface and vertical reference plane.

Centre line of car body




T6.2 Tether line slot cross-section – [Penalty – 6pts]
The tether line slot must be square in cross-section. Each side of the square measured
normal to the track and vertical reference plane.
Min: 6mm +/- 1.0mm

Square cross-section Min: 6mm +/- 1.0mm

ARTICLE T7 – TETHER LINE GUIDES

T7.1 Location – [Critical regulation │Penalty – 12pts]
Each car must have two (2) tether line guides firmly secured, one toward the front and one
toward the rear of the car. The tether line must pass through both tether line guides
during racing.
T7.2 Track clearance – [Penalty – 6pts]
As part of the fully assembled car, the tether line guides must not make contact with the
racing surface.
T7.3 Diameter – [Penalty – 3pts]
Referring to the hole within the guide which the tether line passes through, diameter
Min: 3mm / Max: 5mm

Min: 3mm
Max: 5mm

T7.4 Guide separation – [Penalty – 3pts]
The shortest distance between the inside edges of the guides, measured parallel to the
track surface and vertical reference plane.



Centre line of car body

Inside of guides Min: 120mm/Max: 190mm

T7.5 Tether line guide safety – [Penalty – 6pts]
Guide holes must be completely closed to prevent the tether line from slipping out during
racing. The construction of the tether line guides must be robust so as to prevent the
diameter or shape changing during racing,

ARTICLE T8 – WHEELS

T8.1 Number and location – [Critical regulation │Penalty – 12pts]
The car assembly must include 4 cylindrical wheels, two at the front and two at the rear.
Opposing wheels must share a common centre axis.

T8.2 Diameter – [Critical regulation │Penalty – 12pts]
Wheel diameter measured to the rolling surface

T8.3 Width – [Critical regulation │Penalty – 12pts]
Wheel width measured along the rolling surface contact line

Track surface

Wheel Diameter Wheel Width
Min: 26mm / Max: 34mm Min: 15mm / Max: 19mm



T8.4 Visibility – [Critical regulation │Penalty – 12pts]
The wheels are not allowed to be inside the car body and the wheel view cannot be
obscured in any way, in the car top and side elevation views.

View of all wheels not obstructed in top
view
View of wheels not obstructed in side
view

T8.5 Race track contact – [Penalty – 3pts]
All 4 wheels must touch the racing surface at the same time across the full width of the
wheel, assuming a tolerance of +/-0.1mm
T8.6 Rolling surface – [Penalty – 6pts]
The wheel diameter must be consistent across the whole rolling surface.

T8.7 Wheel support systems – [Penalty – 6pts]
Wheel support systems may only exist within the cylindrical volume generated through the
maximum diameter of two opposing wheels.

ARTICLE T9 – NOSE CONE
T9.1 Construction – [Penalty – 12pts]
The nose cone can be manufactured from any non-metallic material

ARTICLE T10 – WING AND WING SUPPORT STRUCTURE

T10.1 Description and placement – [Critical regulation │Penalty – 12pts]
The design of the car should resemble an actual F1 car through the inclusion of a wing on
the front nose of the car and a wing at the rear of the car. Each wing must have a leading
øedge and a trailing edge. Refer to definition at ARTICLE 1.5.



T10.2 Construction – [Critical regulation │Penalty – 12pts]
The front wing, rear wing and any support structures may be manufactured from a
separate non-metallic material. The wing chord and span dimensions must remain
unchanged during races. I.e. Wings must be rigid, ruled at the Judge’s discretion.

T10.3 Clear airflow – [Critical regulation │Penalty – 12pts]
A wing surface must have a minimum of 3mm of clear ‘air’ space completely surrounding
it, measured normal to the wing surface to any other part of the car

Ø 3mm can pass
Rear wing section
completely around the
wing surface.
Wing support

Front of Car

CO2 cylinder chamber

Example of 3mm clear airflow around wing surface.
Rear wing cross-section.

Nose cone

Upper front wing
section

Wheel Ø 3mm can pass
completely around
the wing surfaces.

sectionfront wing
Lower
section

Example of 3mm clear airflow around wing surface
Front wing cross-section

T10.4 Rear wing location – [Critical regulation │Penalty – 12pts]
The whole of the rear wing and any support structure must be behind the centre line of the
rear wheel when viewed in the side elevation.

T10.5 Rear wing height – [Critical regulation │Penalty – 12pts]
The bottom surface of the rear wing must be higher than the highest point of the rear
wheel when measured normal to the track surface.



Rear wing and
support structures
Higher than highest
point of rear wheel

Behind rear wheel centre line

T10.6 Front wing location – [Critical regulation │Penalty – 12pts]
The whole of the front wing and any support structure must be in front of the centre line of
the front wheel when viewed in the side elevation.

Front wing and support
structure in front of front
wheel centre line

T10.7 Visibility of front wing – [Penalty – 6pts]
Visibility of the front wing must not be obstructed by any other component when viewed in
the front elevation.

T10.8 Identification method for scrutineering – [Penalty – 6pts]
To assist with scrutineering - the surfaces defining both the front and rear wings MUST
either be identified clearly on the orthogonal drawing submitted for specification judging,
OR painted in a different colour from the rest of the surrounding car.

T10.9 Front and rear wing span – [Penalty – 6pts each]
Where the wing span is intersected by another part of the car, the total span is the sum of
each segment. The wing span is measured on the top or bottom surface of the wing,
whichever is shortest, parallel to track surface and normal to the vertical reference plane.
T10.9.1 Front wing span - Min: 40mm / Max: 85mm
T10.9.2 Rear wing span – Min 40mm / Max 65mm



T10.9.2 – Rear wing span = E+F+G
T10.10 - E and G each measure at least 20mm

E F G

C D

A B

T10.9.1 - Front wing span = A+B+C+D
T10.10 - A and B each measure at least 20mm

T10.10 Span segments – [Penalty – 6pts]
The span of a wing can be intersected by the car body, nose cone or wing support
structure to form span segments. All span segments must conform to the wing chord and
thickness regulations. At least two (2) of the segments must be of the minimum size.
Min segment size: 20mm

T10.11 Front and rear wing chord – [Penalty – 3pts each]
The wing chord minimum and maximum dimensions must exist within the minimum span
dimensions of a wing. The chord is the distance between the leading edge and trailing edge
measured parallel to the vertical reference plane.
T10.11.1 Front wing chord - Min: 15mm / Max: 25mm
T10.11.2 Rear wing chord – Min 15mm / Max 25mm

Y
X

Y

X = Rear wing chord Y = Front wing chord



T10.12 Front and rear wing thickness – [Penalty – 3pts each]
The wing thickness minimum and maximum dimensions must exist across the full span of
the wing, measured perpendicular to the chord line.
T10.12.1 Front wing thickness - Min: 1.5mm / Max: 6mm
T10.12.2 Rear wing thickness – Min 1.5mm / Max 6mm

Min: 1.5mm / Max: 6mm

Min: 1.5mm / Max: 6mm

Rear wing thickness Front wing thickness



APPENDIX – OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS

i. Launch Pod and Finish Gate dimensions

Launch Pod Side and Front Views

Finish Gate and Race Track section view from rear



ii. Official balsa blank dimensions

Right: 3D rendering of balsa blank

Below: Orthographic projection of balsa blank. All dimensions shown in millimetres


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