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Dynamics UPC Manresa Team Interview
Published 2022
Hanze Racing Division Team Interview
Published 2022
StarkStrom Augsburg e.V Team Interview
Published 2022

Dynamics UPC Manresa Team Interview

Introduce your team briefly

Dynamics UPC Manresa is a humble team born in Manresa, near Barcelona, 6 years ago. Fueled by passion and with slightly over more than 30 future engineers, it is constantly working its way to the upper steps of the competition, trying to achieve it with the latest prototype, the DYN-06.

Tell us about your team’s history with Formula Student

The team’s history began in the summer of 2016, this being the first time the name Dynamics appeared in a competition, taking part at the Formula Student Spain event with the DYN-01, our very first car designed and built in less than a year (quite an achievement for a first-timer team). Since then, we have kept coming back each season to the FSN contest. In 2018 Dynamics went big; with the DYN-03 proving to be the best car to that date, we attended our first competition abroad, Formula Student Netherlands (FSN), and what a way; coming back home with a second overall position. Since then, the team has never stopped improving, not for a single year. 2021 was a bit of a heart-breaking moment for us as we came to the FSN event, but the car was not able to be rebuilt after the technical inspection. Nevertheless it was a sensational year for the team, as it was the first time the team attended 3 competitions in a single year. Thanks to the achievements both at Formula Student Spain and Formula Student Italy, we consolidated as the 3rd active team on a national basis.

What does joining Formula Student Netherlands mean to you?

A chance to revive the past, the redemption to come back and retake the place which has been waiting for us through the years and to deliver what we were not able last year.

What are your main goals for this year?

With the performance extracted from last year’s car, the desire of the whole team is to use all the potential which the DYN-06 brings to the competition.

What made you think of/choose FSN?

The fact that it would be our third time in this event, and the desire to nurse last year’s heartbreak.

What makes you different from the other teams?

Dynamics is a team with a very limited budget, nevertheless, it constantly finds the way, through an engineering point of view in order to match the performance of the top-most teams.

What is your most significant achievement in Formula Student so far?

One of the most remarkable milestones for Dynamics was when in 2018, in the Formula Student Netherlands event, it achieved the 2nd overall position in combustion vehicle class.

Do you think there are any positive outcomes for the competition from the current situation?

Last year was not easy with limited attendants to competition, nevertheless it was a very interesting situation, as team members had to overcome difficult situations with less help.

What can the Formula Student organising bodies do to help the struggling teams due to the recent events?

With the whole world recovering from worldwide terrible events, the competition could take into better consideration teams with difficulties so that they can stay in a competitive level.

Describe your car in three words.

Quick, Precise, Tuned

You can follow Dynamics UPC on their social media platforms for more updates and information.

Instagram: @dynamics_upc

LinkedIn: Dynamics UPC Manresa

Twitter: @Dynamics_UPC

Web: http://www.dynamicsupcmanresa.com

We look forward to welcoming the team to the track!

Categories :	Published 2022

Hanze Racing Division Team Interview

Introduce your team briefly

The Hanze Racing Division (HARD) is a team of students from various faculties of Hanze UAS and the RUG located in Groningen and participating in the Formula Student global competition. Together, we design and build a self-driving electric race car. Ambition, passion, and dedication are what drive us on a daily basis, allowing us to consistently push our limits to achieve our goals.

Tell us about your team’s history with Formula Student?

At the beginning of 2010, a couple of enthusiastic engineering students of Hanze UAS heard about Formula Student for the first time and on the 1st of October 2010, Hanze Racing Division was a fact. Our first race at Formula Student was back in 2011 with our HRD01. The years after this, the main focus was on building a strong team. In 2014, the HRD03 was performing really well. In 2015, with a new board, we started working on the HRD04, which was performing really well in Italy in 2018!

What does joining Formula Student Netherlands mean to you?

Joining Formula Student Netherlands is our goal throughout the year. It is something we have worked towards for a couple of years now, while working on our electric car. With all this effort and time put in by so many different HARD members, we are proud to be able to join FSN and show our hard work.

What are your main goals for this year?

For this year, we’d like to finish our first electric car, the HRD05, and make it fully self-driving.

What made you think of/choose FSN?

Since the beginning of HARD, our goal has always been racing at FSN with our new and improved car. FSN is like home to us.

What makes you different from the other teams?

With students from both the RUG University and the Hanze UAS, we are able to combine these different qualities to achieve the best result.

What is your most significant achievement in Formula Student so far?

42th in 2018 with our HRD04

Do you think there are any positive outcomes for the competition from the current situation?

After not being able to go to events for the past few years makes this competition very exciting. It is going to be so much fun seeing other teams again.

What can the Formula Student organizing bodies do to help the struggling teams due to the recent events?

Being able to get through scrutineering without competing is helping us a lot to motivate members and being able to push to finish the car.

Describe the car in three words.

Pioneer, electric, self-driving

You can follow Hanze Racing Division Team for more updates and news on their social media platforms:

Instagram: @hanze_racing_division

Facebook: @hanzeracingdivision

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hanze-racing-division/

Website: hanzeracingdivision.com

We look forward to welcoming the team to the track!

Categories :	Published 2022

StarkStrom Augsburg e.V Team Interview

Introduce your team briefly

StarkStrom Augsburg e.V. is the Formula Student Team of the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, founded in 2010. In our amazing workshop, our team of about 30 active members builds racecars with absolute passion.

Tell us about your team’s history with Formula Student

Our development process was fast and evolutionary, presenting a monocoque after only one year of Formula Student experience. After adding aerodynamic components in our 3rd year, we achieved an impressive 12th place overall at Formula Student Germany. In 2015, we built our most successful rear-wheel drive car, finishing 10th overall at FSG, and took on the challenge of an all-wheel drive car in 2016. After some setbacks we came back even stronger as a team. In 2021, our electric vehicle achieved amazing results: We finished three endurances and took home trophies not only in dynamics but also statics. In addition, we participated in the Driverless competition from day one and finished among the top teams in autonomous racing with a 2^nd place at FSG21 and a 1^st place at FS ATA 2021.

What does joining Formula Student Netherlands mean to you?

Formula Student Netherlands is the perfect event to start any event summer as it is highly professional. By participating at FSN you will understand every weakness your car still obtains and are prepared for what’s coming during the rest of the summer.

What are your main goals for this year?

For this year we hope to be able to be as strong as we were last year. An unbelievable achievement would be to successfully finish the FSN endurance as the first event like we managed to do last year.

What made you think of/choose FSN?

Whenever we have participated at FSN everyone agreed on how good the event was organized, how well it was prepared and that it is a great event overall. It is definitely challenging to pass through scrutineering but it is even better if you manage it. For us, there was absolutely no doubt in participating at FSN 2022!

Describe your car in three words

Doppelt hält besser (Two times is better than one)

What makes you different from the other teams?

The names of our race cars are traditionally chosen after a name of a puppet of the “Augsburger Puppenkiste”, which is a very famous German puppet theater. This shows, that our team is very close to their roots and is a great metaphor, that we are not only a team but also see us as a family.

What is your most significant achievement in Formula Student so far?

Our most significant achievement in the Electric class was our fourth place at FSN 2021. In the Driverless class we managed to become 2^nd at FSG 2021 and the overall champion in Italy in 2021.

Do you think there are any positive outcomes for the competition from the current situation?

In Formula Student since ever students learned to find fast and flexible solutions for any problem. However, the current situation challenged this flexibility even more for example in our case, we had to participate at FSN 2021 with only six team members. Other teams told us we were crazy but we found solutions to manage the situation and even succeeded on a 4^th place overall – with only six team members in Assen!

What can the Formula Student organizing bodies do to help the struggling teams due to the recent events?

As mentioned before, the students had to become even more flexible due to Covid-19 situation and the ongoing, unpredictable changes. What could help regarding the event organization would be a feedback opportunity face-to-face. Sometimes, it is extremely hard to explain a complex situation in just a short email. For example, the opportunity of an online meeting to discuss urgent matters would make communication way easier. This could be easily done by booking a time slot in the “My Team Account”, which is for example on a fixed date every 2^nd

You can follow StarkStrom Augsburg e.V. for more updates and news on their social media platforms:

Instagram: @starkstrom.augsburg

Facebook: @StarkStromAugsburg

Youtube: StarkstromAugsburg

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/starkstromaugsburg/

Twitter: @StarkStromAux

Website: starkstrom-augsburg.de

We look forward to welcoming the team to the track!

Categories :	Published 2022