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UBRacing - The University of Birmingham's Formula Student Team

Formula Student Project UBRacing is raising money for University of Birmingham
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Formula Student UK 2018 · 29 March 2018

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Welcome to the UBRacing JustGiving page

This year we are raising funds for the research and manufacture of our composite wheel rims.

UBRacing is the University of Birmingham’s Formula Student Team.  We are an entirely student run project whose aim is to design, build and race a single-seater race car as part of the Formula Student competition.

After our most successful year in our 20 year history, we are looking to continue our development and improve even further upon last year's achievements. This year the team is making improvements in areas which have been neglected for a few years, the main improvement is coming from our composite wheel rims which will save us 1 kg of weight in each corner compared to our current alloy rims. We are also implementing a new cooling system with a custom made radiator. Both these changes will allow us to lose weight and gain more reliability in the car. A most exciting year indeed!

This year’s team consists of 25 core members with a total of 100 members all together! The project costs over £30,000 annually and is entirely funded through sponsorship, from both industry and individuals.

In this tough economic climate, we have decided to open up the sponsorship, allowing the public to become supporters of the team and help us towards our goals, and help turn our designs into reality. Including the opportunity to have your name on the car!

In 2017 the team had its best year in its 20-year history, winning the Endurance event as well as the Overall Dynamics resulting in a 2nd Overall finish out of 80 teams from all over the world who competed in the IMechE sponsored competition at Silverstone.

The team is hugely enthusiastic and motivated by last year’s success, so not only have they entered their new car in the Formula Student UK event at Silverstone in July, but also at Formula Student Germany at the Hockenheimring in August! 

This is a big ask and what the team desperately need is help. Many of the European Universities have a budget 5 times that of UBR, which largely relies on donations and sponsorship. With two competitions comes extra cost and cutting edge engineering doesn’t come cheap!

Please dig deep and see if you or your company are able to help the team, either as sponsors, with know-how, or a simple donation. Remember – as a certain large supermarket often says – every little helps!

(Minimum donation £25 to get your name on the car)


Want to know more?

To keep up to date with how team is progressing this year follow us on our social media platforms:

facebook: facebook.com/UBRacingUK

Twitter: @ubracing

Instagram: @ubracing

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the team, please contact us at ubracing@gmail.com



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£90.00
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£90.00
Offline
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