NMMU Racing

NMMU racing competed in the 2011 Formula Student Germany competition in Hockenheim, and are currently building their second racing car dubbed DibaTwo.

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Some photos of our cars in action at Baja 2017. Due to mechanical issues we didn't achieve a podium position but... https://t.co/X2QvIFzjyl

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One of the safety tests is for the driver to exit the vehicle in 5 sec from a fully strapped in position! https://t.co/uTg96EDgNL

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Some photos from the first day of the Baja competition today...

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Some last minute tweaks before the race and then a dip in the pool to cool off!

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Final drive before pack-up this morning - looking fast... https://t.co/TAV6euh1Cw

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Packing up Black Widow and Pumba for the long journey to Pretoria!

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Team photo shoot this morning and then more testing for car 1 and 7...

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Fine tuning car No 7 this afternoon... https://t.co/4G5ccEixv2

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Brake test successful on the Black Widow but a few other issues to resolve before the race... https://t.co/TXLocorXkC

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An historic day at Madiba Racing: Testing both Baja cars today!

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First drive for "Black Widow" - Baja 2017! Well done guys! https://t.co/zQA6cDwN0b

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Wheels on ... almost ready to roll!

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Body panels on...

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Final assembly of our 2017 Baja car "Black Widdow" underway after painting! Not long to go...

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Baja 2017 "Black Widow" waiting for suspension fitment

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A closer look at the rear air spring suspension

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Despite the broken driveshaft managed to get some useful performance feedback from the vehicle. Next step is to... https://t.co/6MCWqpN32a

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...and we tested harder settings... (actual suspension specifications are top secret) https://t.co/G82fHcIt2l

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...so we tested softer settings... https://t.co/o0sWoj79Js

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The goal of the test was to determine the performance characteristics of the pneumatic rear suspension, so we built a test ramp...