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Recycled carbon fibre for high performance energy absorption

Research demonstrated, for the first time that traditionally landfilled End of Life (EoL) carbon fibre (CF) could be reclaimed and reused in exceptionally demanding engineering applications, where it had been unfeasible and/or undesirable. Materials were incorporated into critical areas of the WorldF3rst racing demonstrator which formed EPSRC’s first IMPACT case study. It was industrially exploited in the Recycled CF Damper Hatch on the Lola-Drayson Le Mans car that recently broke the Electric Vehicle land-speed record (Angus.lyon@draysonracing.com). As such, the work has made a significant contribution to the economic viability, engineering acceptance and environmental recognition of EoL CF within motorsport.