The 10th generation of Qingda's lightweight carbon fiber racing car was unveiled, and the 2025 summer vacation will challenge the European Formula Competition

On the 13th, the Tsingda Grand Prix plant in Taiwan unveiled the 10th-generation Formula Racing "THX", which uses a self-designed and hand-built carbon fiber monocoque structure, which is 40 kg lighter than the previous generation, and uses exclusive racing tires developed in collaboration with Magis for the first time. The team will participate in three European Formula Student competitions in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Germany in August this summer, and challenge the unmanned car project, looking forward to achieving better results with upgraded electric vehicles.

The 10th generation of Qingda's lightweight carbon fiber racing car was unveiled, and this summer will challenge the European Formula Race, hoping to bring back good results

The biggest breakthrough of the new car unveiled today is the lightweight design, which effectively increases the speed of the vehicle. Shen Shuwei, deputy captain of the Tsinghua Grand Prix factory, pointed out that the THX uses a carbon fiber monocoque to replace the previous aluminum body, reducing 20 kilograms; The 10-inch carbon wheels replace the 13-inch aluminium rim of the previous generation, and the lightweight wheel rim system reduces the weight of 7 kg. In addition, the fluid group, chassis group, and power group have also cooperated to develop a smaller motor, which has reduced the total weight of the vehicle by 40 kg from 260 kg to 220 kg in the previous generation.

Deng Haoming, chief technical officer of the Qingdao Grand Prix factory, explained that the carbon fiber body was designed and developed by the team for two years and built by hand. The resin-impregnated carbon fiber fabric is stacked layer by layer, then cured by high-temperature and high-pressure equipment, and undergoes a total of four high-temperature and high-pressure treatments, and the vehicle control system of the new generation of racing cars has also been upgraded simultaneously, allowing drivers to control stably in different track conditions and improve lap time.

The 10th generation of Qingda's lightweight carbon fiber racing car was unveiled, and this summer will challenge the European Formula Race, hoping to bring back good results.

Yang Xinhua, who is also a member of the driver and vehicle dynamics team, said that the new vehicle control system can fine-tune parameters according to the material and temperature of the track, so as to make the overall performance more stable. In last year's Taiwan Cup Formula Student League figure-8 loop (47.89m) event, the car won the championship with a lap time of 4.6 seconds and set a new team record before losing weight.

Founded in 2015, the Tsingda Racing Factory started from gasoline vehicles, switched to electric vehicles in 2018, and successively created the first electric racing car, the first four-wheel drive car, and the first driverless racing car in Taiwan, China, and won the runner-up in the electric group of the Japanese Formula Student Racing Team, and became the first team in Taiwan, China to participate in the European Student Formula Racing in 2022. This year, the focus will be on the most competitive German race, challenging the unmanned time trial and the unmanned endurance race at the same time, and looking forward to bringing good results back to Taiwan through training.