Formula Student

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UH Racing's car in the class 1-200 event FSUK 2006

Formula Student is a student engineering competition held annually in the UK. Student teams from around the world design, build, test, and race a small-scale formula style racing car. It is sanctioned by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers and uses the same rules as the original Formula SAE.

[edit] Class Definitions

There are 5 entry classes in FSUK, designed to allow progressive learning.

Class 1: This is the class which is similar to the Formula SAE competetion in which teams design, manufacture and race fully working cars built solely for the event, the car can not be entered into class 1 again after its first year, instead it can be entered into class 1-200 Class 1-200: This is when the car from the previous years class 1 entry is re-entered and re-engineered to allow the students to gain experience for the class 1 event. Class 2 : This is the class for teams that have a car that is nearly fully ready for class 1 but do not compete in the dynamic events. Class 3: This is the initial entry point into FSUK in which teams design cars to Formula SAE rules but do not manufacture them, allowing them to get some good design feedback before they manufacture. Class 3a is a development class in which the feasability of alternative fuelled vehicles is developed.