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Gain exciting insights into the Bosch Engineering GmbH on May 30th, 2008.

Certainly we are not going to auction scrutineering slots!

That was simply the Steering Committees’ April-fool joke 2008 – but with a serious reason.…

As a result of the scarce capacities and the tight time schedule, the Steering Committee has decided to auction off the first scrutineering slots for…

The first obstacle at the FSG event for most of the teams is the Scrutineering.

Experienced scrutineers, who worked several years in Formula Student…

We wish all teams, our sponsors and friends of Formula Student Germany Happy Easter and a happy egg hunt!

Dear registered teams for FSG 2008,

we are glad you registered for the event and are looking forward to meet you in Hockenheim. If you need an…

Another month means another column, welcome back to Pat's Corner.

I guess the most important that happened in the last month was the log jam that…

After the unexpected number of applications for the Formula Student Germany 2008 we analysed all processes to identify the maximum number of possible…

We are all aware of the highly demanding work to be done in preparation of a Formula Student event. The dissapointment of the 25 teams, that did not…

Already 5 minutes and 38 seconds after opening regular registration all available places are booked. 35 german and 29 international teams have…

From the 1^st February 1300 CET registration to Formula Student Germany 2008, taking place on the Hockenheimring from 6^th to 10^th August, is open to…

Firstly, welcome to 2008. My best wishes to all for a prosperous new year and I look forward to catching up with you all in August at Hockenheim.

Seein…

International teams have the possibility of early registration to FSG 2008 from Monday, 21st January, 1300 CET, until Wednesday, 30th January, 1300…

We wish all parties hereto Formula Student Germany a Happy New Year filled with joy, success and lots of lucky days in 2008.

We wish all teams, our sponsors and friends of Formula Student Germany Merry Christmas and reflective holidays!

The registration for the third Formula Student competition in Germany starts in less than five weeks. The event will take place, like last year, at…

During the 2007 FSG event we had a new award that was open to all teams that focused on engine development. Bosch Engineering GmbH sponsored the…

For the second time, the ATZ MTZ Extra magazine presents the Formula Student Germany event magazine.
Working closely with teams and organisers, the…

At 10th of November, 370 students from 37 teams attended the 3rd FSG-Workshop held at the University of Stuttgart. Industry experts and experienced…

Another month passes by and congratulations are again due to Stuttgart for their victory in Italy. This is a noteworthy achievement for a team in…

Dear Teams,

after having worked on our specific rules for the Formula Student Germany 2008 we are happy that we were able to publish the finalised…

More details on the schedule and registration are published in the Formula Student - Academy area: <link academy workshops>www.formulastudent.de/academy/workshops/

Well, FSG 07 is finished, congratulations to Stuttgart, and it is time to start planning for next year.

The first thing when planning a new project…

A workshop to support teams will be offered on 10th November 2007 by the Formula Student Germany at the University of Stuttgart. The speakers are…

After returning home from the event in Hockenheim, a lot of participants, sponsors and jounalists visited the FSG website to have a look at the…

Almost 1,200 participating students as well as around 5,000 visitors, guests and sponsors made this years’s Formula Student Germany the most…

The weather turned out to be very good – just on time for the dynamic events at the Hockenheimring. Even though Saturday was cloudy and didn’t look…

For the first time during the whole event, all drivers can show the driving dynamics and handling qualities of their race cars during the Autocross.…

38 out of 54 teams were doing the Acceleration Event on Saturday morning.
On the 75 m long track Kiel University could win the event for itself and…

LU Motorsports (University of Loughborough, UK) won the Cost Analysis Event at the Formula Student Germany. Despite this year’s rules changes…

During the Skid Pad Event, the race cars are driving a course shaped like an eight, to show the lateral acceleration (forces) of their car. The best…

The track is dry – just on time for the start of the dynamic events, after a rainy Thursday and Friday. Therefore safe Skid Pad and Acceleration…

If you cannot be personally at the Formula Student Germany event at the Hockenheimring, you still have the chance to watch the whole event on…

It was a very tight competition and all student racing teams presented a very high standard of a business presentation to our judges. The best five of…

Friday was the day of the static event, which consisted of Business Plan Presentation, Cost Analysis and Engineering Design judged by highly qualified…

The Formula Student Germany Event at the Hockenheimring started on August 8, 2007. Overall 54 teams, 32 German and 22 international, arrived at the…

You are in the middle of the final preparations for Formula Student Germany, you are testing your cars and making last adjustments to the car’s…

There are no compromises when it comes to the finest sports car engineering. Technical precision and performance must be pushed to the limits – and…

We at Bosch Engineering GmbH know about the needs of the automotive industry and engineering where there is a growing demand for graduates who are…

We at Bosch Engineering GmbH know about the complexity of designing a vehicle that meets emissions regulations and on the other hand still is powerful…

According to the slogan ‘the ultimate driving machine’, the BMW Group supports the Formula Student event in Hockenheim by sponsoring an award for the…

FS team SEG-MADI is delight to invite all teams to first Russian Pre-Event, which will take place in two weeks after FSG-2007 (August 22-25) in…

After last year's positive feedback FSG is again offering the additional discipline Style Event. Prof. James Kelly, the Chair of Transportation Design…

Hello again,

one month closer to FSG and with FSAE at Detroit only a month away. Good luck and best wishes to all the FSG regulars who are competing…

Teams can now also post their news on the website of the Formula Student Germany. This way readers will be informed about competition news as well as…

„The World in Motion – Mobility unites“ – this is the motto for the Day of Engineering at which experts will be discussing prospects and risks of…

“Rod ends in bending”.  How many times have we heard that phrase?
Teams are told regularly that it is a design feature that must be avoided and…

The international congress „Plastics in Automotive Engineering” will be held in the Congress Centre Rosengarten in Mannheim from the 21st to the…

Hello all,

60 entrants in FSG 2007! That is absolutely fantastic. FSG is very rapidly becoming the collegiate design competition of choice,…

New Year, new luck and – new car! And coming with it to Germany to the Formula Student Germany. After the successful opening in 2006, this seems to be…

Hello everyone. It is time to start planning for the next FSG competition, and so welcome to my first column for 2007.

Firstly, I would like to…

The rules for Formula Student Germany 2007 can now be accessed online. The competition is based on the FSAE rules in order to enable teams to…

360 participants have registered for the 2nd FSG workshop on the 2nd of December at the VW-AutoUni in Wolfsburg. They belong to a total of 46 teams.…

The Event Magazine for the first Formula Student Germany has been published as a special edition of “atz mtz extra”. The 80 page document addresses…

Formula Student Germany will again be held in Hockenheim in 2007. From the 8th to the 12th of August 54 teams will be competing with their self-built…

A workshop to support teams will be offered on 2^nd December 2006 by the Formula Student Germany at Volkswagen AutoUni. The speakers are experienced…

On the last day of the engineering competition at the Hockenheimring, the teams were able to show the capabilities of their car by participating in…

The first three dynamic events – SkidPad, Acceleration and Autocross – showed in addition to the ability of the race cars the competence of the…

Today, the dutch team from TU Delft won the Presentation Event of the Formula Student Germany for the best business case presentation.

On the second…

The first Formula Student Germany competition started today. 40 Teams from 10 nations found their way to the Hockenheimring, settled in their pits and…

The Event Handbook for the first Formula Student Germany is now available. It delivers useful information to the teams from parking over schedules and…

Continental is supporting the 'Formula Student Germany' competition by inviting entries for two Innovation Awards, each worth 500 euros. The prizes…

As promised earlier we want to give some last advice for the presentation event. As for all parts of the competition it is necessary to read the…

SolidWorks is a leading vendor of easy-to-use 3D CAD software and design analysis tools for designing better products in less time. Numerous companies…

Munich. TÜV SÜD is one of the sponsors of the Formula Student Germany 2006 design competition, open to student teams from all universities worldwide.…

For all who can't arrange travelling to Hockenheim themselves, Formula Student Germany provides a live videostream from the dynamic events on this…

Dear All,

From August 3 until 6, 2006 the first Formula Student Germany at the Hockenheimring  will take place. As one of the leading companies in…

Only a few days are left until the next deadline for the "Cost Report" and "Team Member Selection" is due.

Also, over the last days some students…

On Sunday the PracDays of Formula Student Germany came to their conclusion. Three days of driving were offered during the ThyssenKrupp IdeenPark. The…

At the opening of the IdeenPark on the 20th of May with Christian Wulf, the minister president of Lower-Saxony, and Ekkehard Schulz, the Thyssen-Krupp…

In addition to the standard disciplines, FSG is offering another category, the Style Event. Prof. James Kelly, the Chair of Transportation Design at…

From the 20th to the 28th of May scientists, engineers and appliance workers will be presenting technology and innovations at the ThyssenKrupp…

Registration for the First FSG ended on the 30th of April. 40 teams have registered for the possible 40 starting positions. Teams from 11 nations will…

From the 24th to the 28th of April the team from the Technical University of Braunschweig represented Formula Student Germany (FSG) at the VDI stall…

11 Teams, 9 Cars, 123 Students registered for the PracDays at IdeenPark 2006 in Hannover

Formula Student Germany will be presented at the trade show “Research & Technology” at Hannover Messe at the VDI stand in hall 2, stand D36. The…

Hi everyone,

Sorry for the delay since my last column, but I have been really busy at my ‘real’ job. With Easter being here, I have time to sit down…

With the PracDays on 27th and 28th May 2006 FSG provides within the ThyssenKrupp IdeenPark the opportunity for ample testing and showcasing the cars.…

One month after the official registration for Formula Student Germany we have uploaded some detailed information concerning the track layout for the…

The business plan competition within Formula Student (presentation event) is more than other parts of the competition a possibility for you to prove…

At the Formula Student Germany 2006 competition there will be some changes to the Cost event

All teams and team members can now register for the internal section of the Formula Student Germany Website <LINK&hellip;

Last month I promised I would talk about tyres. The choice of tyre is one of the fundamental choices that should be made at the very first stage of…

Welcome again to Pats periodic ramble. The holiday season is all over and a new year has begun. Best wishes to all teams for the new season, and lets…

The teams can take many good reasons to enter their race car for Formula Student Germany when registration begins on the 1st of February out of the s…

11 speakers from economy, science and experienced teams answered questions to organizational and technical topics at the first FSG Workshop. More than…

After the expiry for registration we are now awaiting 254 students from 24 German and Austrian teams for the first FSG Workshop. The information to be…

Teams can register now for the Formula Student Germany workshop by e-mail to koetke(at)formulastudent.de. The mail should contain following data:

1.…

Hello again,

There seems to be a Formula Student or FS event every month these days, and as I write this column the Brazilian event is being run and…

Most Formula Student cars use Mountain Bike Shock absorbers similar to the Fox Vanilla RC Shock shown here.

A workshop to support teams will be offered on December 3, 2005 by the Formula Student Germany.
It is open to all active and interested…

At the stand of the VDI in the Galleria 9.1, Stand A18 (between Hall 8 and 9) you can receive an impression of Formula Student Germany. As an example…

Experience our successful August Pre-Event by video. Awarded videofilmers Andreas Melcher and Julius Othmer have captured the racing cars in action at…

This document is in no way an instruction sheet on how to design and build a car for Formula Student Germany. It is intended as an advisory document…

Hello, I have been invited by the organisers of FSG to become a Technical Advisor to the teams involved. Part of my responsibilities will be to write…

The VDI presents the project Formula Student Germany from 13 to 25 September at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Hall 9.1 (Stand A18). By the…

Winner Overall of the Formula Student Germany Pre-Event is the TUG Racing Team from Graz, Austria, followed by the teams from FH Stralsund, Germany,…

Today the teams arrived at the Harz-Ring near Aschersleben. The students checked in, built up their tents at the close-by campinground and moved with…

The endurance track layout is published.

The preparations for the Pre-Event are nearly completed. The teams will arrive on Tuesday, will get their own pit and build up their tents. In the…