Car Formula UGM Ready to Compete in Japan

Yogyakarta - After the race economical fuel Shell Eco-marathon in Malaysia and holds for technical innovation, the University of Gadjah Mada University will follow the class Formula Student competition cars in Japan.

Team Milky Way which is a combination of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering students who will follow this competition. The team managed to make 350 cc formula car with the name of the Milky Way to follow the SAE Formula Student competition 9th of Japan 2011.

The competition is organized by the Japan Society of Automotive Engineers (JSAE). The competition will be held on 5 to 9 September 2011 in ECOPA (Ogasayama Sports Park) Japan.

The launching is done in Koesnadi Hardjasoemantri House Cultural Center, University of Gadjah Mada (UGM), in Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta on Tuesday (7/19/2011) by Rector Prof. Ir Sudjarwadi, MSc, PhD.

Milky Way is a formula car made in the Milky Way GMU team which was selected as the sole representative of Indonesia who will compete in the international competition. Milky Way 86 teams will compete with prestigious universities from several countries. Some of them are China, India, Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, Australia and Thailand.

Milky Way UGM team of 16 student Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. The sixteen students didamping three lecturers is Dr. Fauzun S.T., M.T., Dr. Muhammad the Great Bramantya ST., MT., M. Eng., And Dr. I Gusti Budi Dharma S.T., M. Eng.

"The car is the Milky Way according to the standard formula car class car with a qualifying student under a formula 1 car, but still above the car go-kart," said the team's technical coordinator of the Milky Way, Akmal Irfan Majid told reporters after the test drive.

According to him, the amount of funds expended for car assembly due Bimaskati must use a number of materials to be imported from abroad. To use the above frame materials 0.1 percent. While Indonesia is sold in the market below 0.1 percent.

"We must use imported materials. For a car it takes about 12 rod frame, whereas a cigarette prices ranging from Rp 1.5 million," he said.

Akmal adds, the team hopes to reach the Milky Way UGM best results in the competition. For the newcomer are aware of the competition intense competition.

"For the first time participated in this event, we do not expect heroics. At least the award as the Best Rookie Team, a special award for best newcomer team can be achieved," he said.

Meanwhile, Coordinator of the Milky Way team supervisor, Dr. Fauz Fauzun ST, MT, added mention 9th Student Formula SAE competition of Japan 2011 is an annual competition held by Japan's Society of Automotive Engineers (JSAE) to create a formula car with a 600cc engine. In a contested competition vehicles will be assessed in two categories: static events that include cost analysis, engineering design, team presentation, as well as dynamic events include acceleration of vehicles, fuel efficiency, durability, autocross, skid-pad.


According to Akmal, making the Milky Way car made since January. We have already successfully completed the manufacturing stage and the completion of the vehicle. Milky Way Making cars cost up to Rp. 140 million issued for the fulfillment of material needs a car.

"The fund is backed up by the majors overall Mechanical and Industrial Engineering of UGM. Piloted Before around the Boulevard UGM, kelayaaan test car had done," he said.

Akmal said the car the Milky Way using Suzuki engine 250 cc help from the Association of Automotive Technology (IATO). In order to obtain maximum performance, the team making modifications to the Milky Way 322 cc displacement. "With this engine capacity cars can glide at speeds 140-160 km / hour," he said.