About
Independent Team
“To win the Greenpower Challenge, competing against many college and manufacturer sponsored teams, David has successfully synthesised design, manufacturing, budgeting, project management, race management and driving skills to create and race a multi-event winning vehicle.”
Story
David Cullimore
Project Leader
I founded Cullimore Racing in 2012 to compete in the Greenpower electric car challenge and for the next 5 years used it as a technical platform for personal development.
Failing to study engineering at university
The Design School at Loughborough University
My original intention was to study engineering at university, however I failed to get the sufficient exam grades to secure position.
So I did the next best option which was to study Industrial Design and in 2016 I graduated from Loughborough University with a First Class Honours Degree.
My Greenpower experience fundamentally altered the course of my career and allowed me to develop my engineering skills alongside my design education.
This mixed background allows me to approach problems from different angles to find novel solutions.
Photography ©Nat Twiss/Spacesuit Media and Matt Barker/@mattbeee
Student Placement
Red Bull Racing
Systems Design Engineer
Between 2014 and 2015 I spent 13 months at Infiniti Red Bull Racing as a placement student in the Systems Design department.
Working on the RB10 & RB11, I was involved in the design and production of the radiators, exhausts, ERS, electrical installations amongst other pit, travel and R&D equipment.
Graduate Position
Prodrive
Design Engineer
I joined Prodrive in August 2016, as part of the design team for Aston Martin Racing. I was a part of the small team that designed the 2020 Le Mans winning Aston Martin Vantage GTE car for the World Endurance Championship.
Greenpower
Inspiring young engineers
Initiative
Greenpower is all about inspiring young engineers. As a STEM initiative, it does as much to change attitudes and behaviours towards engineering as it provides the platform to teach it. For more info visit www.greenpower.co.uk
Challenge
To design, build and race an electric single seat car. All cars must utilise a standard motor and battery and must comply to the sporting and technical regulations.
Aim
To travel the greatest distance over a set time period.
3 times F24+ Champions
Cullimore Racing
Independent team
Set up in 2012 in my final year of school, Cullimore Racing competed in the F24+ class of the Greenpower electric racing series as an independent team. The F24+ age category is aged 16-25 which means we were up against schools, universities and corporate teams. This includes teams from the likes of Jaguar Land Rover, Renishaw and Lockheed Martin.
As a result of a unique approach to the challenge, both cars built by Cullimore Racing Jet & Jet II were innovative and hugely successful.
Developed in Siemens Solid Edge, the concept behind Jet II was to design and build a Greenpower car to the highest level.
Winners of the International Final 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
Winners of the F24+ Championship: 2013, 2014, 2016
As of the end of 2016, Cullimore Racing held the F24+ lap and distance records at every Greenpower circuit.
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Cullimore Racing
Racing Record
Statistics
Years competed: 2012 - 2016
Races entered: 44
Race wins: 36
Consecutive race wins: 17
Podiums: 41
F24+ International Final Wins: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
F24+ Championships: 2013, 2014, 2016
Partners
Mentor Graphics and Cullimore Racing are in technical partnership for the development of Floefd for Solid Edge.
Performance
Finding the sweet spot
Design Factors
In order to design a competitive Greenpower car, all contributing performance factors must be carefully considered.
The sweet spot
Overall efficiency is key, however compromises are inevitable as the features needed to optimise one area can often have an adverse effect on another. The challenge is to find the best balance of these performance factors.
Core Values
Learn more about the Cullimore Racing approach.
