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

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