UWE Racing's 2014 Class 1 Launch Event Presentation
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Team Manager: Callum Lindsay Deputy Team Manager: Abbie Grange Faculty Advisor: Rohitha Weerasinghe
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These are the slides that were used in conjunction with presentations for the UWE Racing UWE2014 launch event. The video of the event will be uploaded shortly onto our YouTube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/uweracing Please do check us out. The motivating and inspirational talks from the heads of department, the Institute of Mechanical Engineers’ George Hopkins, The Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean Professor Paul Olomolaiye, and concluding of the unveiling of the UWER2014 Chassis by the Chair of the South Gloucestershire Council Ian Boulton. The team presented all of our hard work put in during the long days and nights that preceded the event, with presentations from all of the design leaders, along with business’ Costing, Planning and Marketing leaders. These were well received by both the department and most importantly the industry leaders who attended the event.
Transcript of UWE Racing's 2014 Class 1 Launch Event Presentation
Team Manager: Callum LindsayDeputy Team Manager: Abbie GrangeFaculty Advisor: Rohitha Weerasinghe
Dr Catherine Hobbs
PhD, FIMA, CMath
Head of Department: Engineering Design and Mathematics
Dr John LanhamAssociate Dean – International & External Partnerships
Faculty of Environment & Technology
Director – Bloodhound@University
George Hopkins
Engineering ManagerHiETA Technologies Ltd
FORMULA STUDENT
- Who am I?
- What is Formula Student?
- History
- At the competition
- More than just a competition!!
GEORGE HOPKINS
- FS team 2002 – 2004 University of Wales Swansea
- FS volunteer 2005 – present
- Race in hill climbs and sprints 2006 – present
- Engineer Delphi 2005 – 2012
- Engineering Manager HiETA Technologies 2012 – present
WHAT IS FORMULA STUDENT?
HISTORY
1981 – Formula SAE in the US was born
1998 – Formula Student came to the UK
2006 – Ross Brawn became the FS Patron
2007 – FS moves to Silverstone
2008 – Class 1A introduced
2012 – Class 1A and Class 1 merged
Static vs. Dynamic
Design Event(150 Pts)
Cost Event (100 Pts)
Business Presentation
(75 Pts)Scrutineering
Dynamic Events(5 events, 1,000
Pts)
Design Event
Cost Event
BUSINESS PRESENTATION
SCRUTINEERING
FORMULA STUDENT EVENT
DYNAMIC EVENTS
FORMULA STUDENT, MORE THAN JUST A COMPETITION!
Live Engineering
Volunteers
University
Business PartnershipsRecruitment
FORMULA STUDENT 2013
- 10 – 13 July 2014, Silverstone
- Typically 100 teams
- 30 different countries
- 16th Year
Abbie Grange
Deputy Team Manager
3rd Year Motorsport Engineering
2011/2012
2012/2013
2013/2014
Team Leader: Joshua Minto
Lateral Chassis FEA
Longitudinal Chassis FEA
Torsional Chassis FEA
Chassis
Team Leader: Oliver De Garston
Suspension
Team Leader: Adam Laver
Power Train
Team Leader: Darren Bateman
Ancillaries
Team Leader: Andrew Adams
Aerodynamics
Electronics
Project Planning
CostingAncillaries
£2,311
Suspension
£5,649Aerodynamics
£5,620
£5,599
Electrics£5,175
Powertrain
£1,626
Marketing
MarketingTeam Sponsorship to Date for 2013/2014
MarketingTeam Sponsors
MarketingRaffle Sponsors
Prof Paul OlomolaiyePro Vice Chancellor & Executive Dean
Environment and Technology
Dr Rohitha WeerasingheSenior LecturerFaculty of FET
PhD MIMeche Ceng
Faculty Advisor – UWE Racing
Thank you for your time
