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27. July 2015
The Countdown is running...
It’s already been one year that Formula Student Germany was held at the Hockenheimring. Here we go again – FSG 2015 started for the volunteers at 8am today. We are currently setting up the event site and are very much looking...
25. July 2015
Pat's Corner: Design Error of the Month
Hello again and welcome to FSG in less than a week.As most regular readers know, I usually end the column with a 'Design Error of the Month'. Well, this month, the entire article is about a design error, a failure and the teams...
23. July 2015
A current topic from Pat's archive: Towing Your Trailer Safely
In April 2006, a team from the University of Mankato in Minnesota, attending FSAE in Michigan, lost control of their trailer in a cross wind and crashed into opposing traffic. Three students were killed and several others...
16. July 2015
Technical Inspection Sheets now available
The Technical Inspection Sheets are now available on the FSG-Website under Rules & Important Documents for FSC & FSE. It is highly recommended to use these Technical Inspection Sheets to prepare your car for the FSG...
15. July 2015
Special Awards - apply until 17th July 2015
Do not forget to apply for the Special Awards 2015! Participate in the Special Awards to increase your chances of winning a trophy during FSG 2015. The awards will be handed over during the official award ceremonies on Friday and...
15. July 2015
FSE 2015 “Best Wheel Hub Drive Award” powered by Schaeffler
The wheel hub drive is one of the most promising technologies when it comes to “mobility for tomorrow”. The globally-active Schaeffler Group explores urban and suburban areas to develop new vehicle concepts using the E-Wheel...
27. June 2015
Vehicle Status Video
Dear teams,The upload deadline for your vehicle status video comes closer. "All teams must upload a video showing the car running under his own power prior the competition. The Vehicle Status Video and Vehicle Status ...
24. June 2015
Final preparation
Last weekend, the OT traveled from all over Europe to meet up in Nuremberg to finish the final preparations for FSG 2015. With the attendance of 24 members, they were able to finalize plans and will be working hard over the...
23. June 2015
Send us your memories!
Formula Student Germany have already reached their 10th Anniversary! We would very much like to celebrate with the participants, volunteers and sponsors from the present and the past who have been part of Formula Student...
21. June 2015
“Opel Style Award” – We like Car Styling!
Together with Opel’s premiere as an official Formula Student Germany Sponsor, we are pleased to announce a new special award for all teams participating in Formula Student Germany. Opel is currently experiencing one of the...
19. June 2015
Partnership with Adam Opel AG
Opel continues intensifying its activities dedicated to promoting young engineers, signing a three-year contract as main sponsor of the international educational motorsport competition Formula Student. Charlie Klein, Vice...
16. June 2015
“Most Innovative Powertrain System” powered by MTU
As a leading supplier of diesel engines for marine propulsion and off-highway applications, MTU is particularly committed to setting the benchmark in powertrain design. Each time our engineers tackle the task of pushing...
16. June 2015
Call for Startups at Formula Student Germany 2015
Apply now: FSG offers a stage for one Startup Company again this year to present itself during the competition at the Hockenheimring.
15. June 2015
Check your team member designation: deadline is coming this friday!
Dear teams, FSG 2015 is coming soon and a lot of team members are already registered. But keep in mind that the deadline for your team member designation as participant is set to this week´s Friday, the 19th of June....
14. June 2015
Daimler Best E-Drive Packaging Award 2015: Apply now!
The future has begun: Numerous electric and fuel cell test vehicles have proven their worth in field trials. The technical feasibility of electromobility has been demonstrated, the production of highly diverse vehicles is now...
13. June 2015
BASF Best Use of Fiber Reinforced Plastics Award 2015
Why does BASF as The Chemical Company award a prize for the “Best Use of Fiber Reinforced Plastics”? High performance plastics are a very sophisticated form of chemicals and have a large variety. They can contain different types...
02. June 2015
DEKRA – Best prepared car for scrutineering 2015
In any racing event, safety is of key importance. DEKRA is one of the world’s leading expert organisations and Technical Partner of Formula Student Germany and has been in charge of safety inspections on the vehicles since FSG...
28. May 2015
“Audi Vorsprung Award” - best lightweight concept
There are no compromises when it comes to the finest sports car engineering. Technical precision and performance must be pushed to the limits – and beyond. Audi pioneered the use of aluminum in manufacturing car bodies. With fuel...
19. May 2015
Vehicle Shipping FSG 2015
All teams that intend to have their car shipped to the Hockenheimring for FSG 2015 are kindly requested to take notice of the document on vehicle shipping that can be found under the Rules & Important documents section on...
13. May 2015
ESF Add Item Request (EAIR) and Electrical System Form (ESF) available!
Dear Formula Student Electric Teams, The forms for ESF Add Item Request (EAIR) and Electrical System Form (ESF) are now available. Similar to last year, it will be handled completely web-based. This year we have added...
28. April 2015
Scrutineering Quiz and Event Handbook 2015 [UPDATE]
The order of the scrutineering queue for FSG 2015 will be determined by means of a scrutineering quiz like in the previous years. The scrutineering quiz will take place on Friday, May 8th, 12:00 CEST, and will be available under...
20. April 2015
Pat's Corner - The Money Tree
I regularly get asked by teams how they can get more sponsorship. No team ever had enough money regardless of their budget and as Formula Student cars get more sophisticated, so the cost of competing increases. My usual...
19. April 2015
FSG 2015 | Scoring Business Plan Presentation
For your better preparation of the Business Plan Presentation Event we have published the main categories and points of the judge evaluation sheet in the section “Rules & Important Documents” on the FSG Website. Please be...
02. April 2015
The Stig and the Stig’s German cousin will not visit FSG2015
As many of you will already have suspected yesterday, the news that BBC Top Gear and DMAX D Motor would visit Formula Student Germany was an April Fool’s Joke. Of course the Stig and the Stig’s German cousin (even if they did...
01. April 2015
BBC Top Gear will not visit Formula Student Germany
To celebrate the 10th edition of Formula Student Germany the organizers had planned to allow two extra teams to the competition, as a surprise for all participating students. These would not be just any teams, but two very...
25. March 2015
Letter of invitation for your visa
Please note that all selected team members for the current FSG event which uploaded their valid Health Insurance Card (HIC) and passed the HIC-check, will find a personalized letter of invitation with a digital signature in their...
10. March 2015
UVV Workshop on handling of high voltage systems in road vehicles
DEKRA Automobil GmbH offers a workshop on handling of high voltage (HV) systems on board of road vehicles. The workshop will be held on April 9th from 9:00 until 16:00 o’clock in Stuttgart, the language of the workshop will be...
02. March 2015
Review on the welding workshop at SLV
On 13 and 14 February 2015 the annual welding workshop in the SLV Mannheim was held with 30 participants from different formula student teams.After a welcome by Dr. Ludwig Vollrath (FSG) and Mr. Ernst Bauer (SLV) the...
16. February 2015
!!! Join our team of volunteers to take part in our 10th anniversary !!!
In 2015, Formula Student Germany will be held at the Hockenheimring in Germany for the tenth time. FSG has always thrived on the enthusiastic support of a large number of volunteers, our so-called "Red...
14. February 2015
Guideline for the definition of an aerodynamic device mounting
A large number of rule clarification requests for FSAE rule T9.3.1.b have been received for FSG 2015, with the question if the wing mounting is part of the aerodynamic device. To help teams figure out if their design of an...
11. February 2015
Formula Student Germany starts successfully into its jubilee year
199 Teams from all over the world want to be at the 10th Formula Student Germany at the Hockenheim Ring
02. February 2015
Complimentary access to MATLAB and Simulink
MathWorks is proud to be supporting Formula Student Germany for the fourth year. We wanted to take this opportunity to remind you of the ways we support the teams: Download MATLAB and Simulink today...
09. January 2015
Welding at Formula Student – the SLV-Workshop - 13th and 14th of February
The Education and Research Academy for Welding Technology Mannheim Ltd. (SLV) has been responsible for supporting the Formula Student Teams in welding issues since the first Formula Student Germany event at the Hockenheimring in...
09. January 2015
Season Greetings
Dear sponsors, judges, team members, officials, friends! We all wish you a happy and healthy new year! The 2014 FS year is over as well as the calendar year. In a few days we will see a run towards the registration of many FS...
06. January 2015
Information on VDI membership for Formula Student Germany Teams
VDI (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure/Association of German Engineers) has been co-founding, supporting and sponsoring Formula Student Germany since its very first year. German participants join VDI to take part in the competition....
18. December 2014
The Fascination of Adhesive Bonding – High-tech Solutions exposed to extreme conditions
22./23. January and 29./30. January 2015 Henkel Technologiezentrum Garching Under the title “Fascination for bonding – Hightech solutions for extreme conditions” Henkel will organize again two two-day workshops for Formula...
12. December 2014
Pat's Corner - Communication with Judges
Communication Formula Student was founded with the intention of preparing graduating students for a life in Industry. What is usually quoted is the 'finishing' of young engineer's education by giving them a 'real' project to...
01. December 2014
Registration for the event 2015
Dear teams, please find now the information about the registration process for FSC / FSE 2015. Main registration for the 2015 event starts on January 26, 2015 1200 CET. Early registration starts on January 19, 1200 CET. Click...
19. November 2014
FSG Rules 2015 & Rules-Tool
Hello everybody, the rules for FSC 2015 and FSE 2015 are now online. In the last 12 months we had more than 1200 requests related to the rules of FSC and FSE. Because of the high workload behind that we created a special tool...
19. September 2014
FSG Media Award Winner 2014
Some of you could hardly await the announcement of the media award winner 2014 so let’s go for it: This year again we had many teams that participated on the competition to win the FSG Media Award. Because you all created great...
10. September 2014
2014 FSG Workshop at Continental AG in Hanover
The 2014 FSG workshop will be held at Continental AG facility in Hanover on Saturday the 18th of October. The workshop offers support and information to teams (planning on) participating in Formula Student Combustion or Formula...
21. August 2014
NO RESTRICTIONS – NO COST – NO JOKE!
Dear Formula Student Teams, It was so great to have fun with you and see your creativity at our beach-booth at Formula Student Germany 2014 in Hockenheim. Every year it’s exciting also for us to see the results of all the...
13. August 2014
MATLAB & Simulink free of charge + Racing Lounge video podcast (Kopie 1)
Dear Formula Student Teams, it was a pleasure meeting you at Formula Student Germany in Hockenheim. With this news you get relevant information how MathWorks is supporting your team. Free of charge access to MATLAB,...
04. August 2014
Formula Student Poem - a gift from FSG to you!
Dear friends of FSG. The Formula Student Germany 2014 has passed. We enjoyed it more than ever and we wish to express our unlimited gratefulness that all of you contributed to all these special and unforgettable moments. FSG...
04. August 2014
The winners of FSG 2014 are...
The winner of Formula Student Germany 2014 is the team with car E33 from ETH Zuerich for the Formula Student Electric (FSE) class and car 1 from Global Formula Racing from Oregon State University/Ravensburg in the combustion...
03. August 2014
FSG 2014 Sportsmanship Award
As every year, there will be a Sportsmanship Award presented by the FSG Executive Committee. We would like to ask all teams to nominate a team they think should win the Sportsmanship Award. Deadline for nomination is Sunday...
03. August 2014
Results Autocross and Acceleration Events 2014
The results of the Acceleration and Autocross Events 2014 without top five have been published. click here for FSC resultsclick here for FSE results
02. August 2014
Formula Student International Council
Once again, the representatives of the worldwide Formula Student events got together to discuss the future and development of these competitions. Delegates from Australia, China, Germany, Hungary, India, Russia, Spain, Thailand...
02. August 2014
Pat's Corner Live @FSG2014
This year you can meet our Chief Design Judge Pat - known from many famous article concerning engineering design topics - live in our recreation area on the FSG event site. Pat’s Corner live is the best possibility to discuss...
01. August 2014
First Winners of Special Awards 2014
The first Special Award trophies were handed over to the teams with the best performance in these disciplines. The winner received their trophies and earnings during the first Award Ceremony on Friday night.BASF „Best Use Of...
01. August 2014
Special Awards Day 2
Today the schedule of the day included 11 hours of judging in the FSG Forum for FSE as well as FSC teams. 13 teams presented their special knowledge in the categories:“Best Use of Fiber Reinforced Plastic”powered by BASF“Best...
01. August 2014
Ground Clearance #FSG2014
According to rule T6.2 in only five areas it is allowed to touch the ground on the track with the car. You can find these special zones marked in red on the attached picture. Touching the ground outside of these areas will lead...
31. July 2014
Panoramic Picture #FSG2014
Here it comes: The one and only panoramic photo which was taken yesterday! Even without the sun shining, it's a great picture anyway with 115 teams and 3600 students.Thanks for everyone's patience and don't forget to look for...
31. July 2014
Special Awards Day 1
Today the static disciplines have been started. Next to the Cost, Engineering Design and Business Plan Presentation events the Special Awards finals from Henkel and MTU took place. In both events the teams presented their car...
30. July 2014
Panoramic Photo - preview
Thank you to the teams for their patience in helping to create one of the most spectacular photos of the season! Today, almost 115 teams pushed their cars to the dynamics area where they waited patiently as the officials...
30. July 2014
Press vest for the FSG teams
From Friday, every team has the chance to get one press vest at the Event Control for a deposit of 50 €. If you would like to take photos before Friday, for example during scrutineering, your camera guy or girl has to use one of...
30. July 2014
Welcome to FSG 2014
After an intense weekend of setting up the site, the gates opened at around 6pm last night and the teams were allowed onto the site to set up their pits. Just from the initial nighttime walk through the pits, it is clear to see...
29. July 2014
Spanner the Drone
The FSG Team are working hard to complete the set up of the FSG site at the Hockenheim Ring. Despite the grey weather, the atmosphere is buzzing as we await the arrival of the teams to FSG 2014. One of our latest team...
29. July 2014
Daimler “Best E-Drive Packaging “- Finalists and Judging Schedule
We invented the motorized vehicle and are passionate about the future of automotive engineering. Our Road to Emission-free Driving stands for our commitment to securing sustainable mobility. Our aim is to markedly reduce fuel...
29. July 2014
BASF „Best Use Of Fiber Reinforced Plastic“ - Finalists and Judging Schedule
High performance plastics are a very sophisticated form of chemicals and have a large variety. They can contain different types of fibers, fiber lengths, additives and polymers. By varying all these parameters, high performance...
29. July 2014
Bosch Engineering “Best Power System” - Finalists and Judging Schedule
As development partner, Bosch Engineering offers the adaption of electronic systems with approved, large-scale series technology for small series development. As full Bosch subsidiary, we focus on cross-domain and...
28. July 2014
MTU “Most Innovative Powertrain” - Finalists and Judging Schedule
As a leading supplier of diesel engines for marine propulsion and off-highway applications, MTU is particularly committed to setting the benchmark in powertrain design. Each time our engineers tackle the task of pushing...
28. July 2014
Henkel „Best Use of Adhesives“ - Finalists and Judging Schedule
Racing teams from all over the world have started to compete again in the Formula Student Competition. Like in the past Henkel will offer again a price for the Best Use of Adhesives. It was and for sure it will be again a...
28. July 2014
Guided Tours 2014
Dear all, Formula Student Germany 2014 was officially started this morning with the preparations of the eventside. 30 Whitshirts, about 60 redshirts and several technical supporters are just setting up about 20 tons of...
27. July 2014
Media Award "FSG 2014 emotion in motion"
After many high quality 2013 Media Award submissions, it was Global Formula Racing who received the 2013 Media Award for their excellent Submission.http://media.formulastudent.de/Video/2013-media-award/i-tZGW6H7 For the 2014...
25. July 2014
FSG2014 Event Handbook 1.1
To all teams competing at FSG 2014, the FSG Team has updated the Event Handbook. We expect all members to have read this event handbook. Please be aware of the following important changes in the latest version. What to...
25. July 2014
Come by, relax and win at the Autodesk beach
Autodesk is proud to sponsor student projects around the world with free, full-version, industry-recognized Autodesk software and cloud services. Equip your team now for free with powerful desktop and cloud solutions for all...
22. July 2014
Towing Your Trailer Safely
In April 2006, a team from the University of Mankato in Minnesota, attending FSAE in Michigan, lost control of their trailer in a cross wind and crashed into opposing traffic. Three students were killed and several others...
22. July 2014
Scrutineering Podcasts E05-E09
With just a few days to go until the start of FSG 2014, here are some final tips from the Scrutineers to help this years' competing teams in getting through the technical inspection. From unknotting cable spaghetti, to...
16. July 2014
Some of the Issues a Team Faces When Designing for FSG.
It is now 20 years since I saw my first Formula Student event, FSAE 1994 at the Pontiac Silverdome in the US. I was on a business trip in the USA and attended as a spectator. Pontiac Silverdome where the FSAE competition was...
28. June 2014
Special Awards - apply until 11th July 2014
Do not forget to apply for the Special Awards 2014! Participate in the Special Awards to increase your chances of winning a trophy during FSG 2014. The awards will be handed over during the official award ceremonies on Friday and...
25. June 2014
Scrutineering Podcast E04: Time to meet PERCY!
Watch the next video as Ulf and Patrick explain the PERCY rule. Please make sure that you check these rules have been followed properly and your car complies to them before coming to the event to prevent disappointment in the...
25. June 2014
Scrutineering Podcast E03: The tractive system active light (TSAL)
The tractive system active light (TSAL) test is one of the mandatory tests that will be carried out on EVERY electric car. Watch this video as Juergen demonstrates how the TSAL test will be carried out during the electrical...
19. June 2014
Check your team member designation: deadline is coming tomorrow!
Dear teams,FSG 2014 is coming soon and a lot of team members are already registered. But keep in mind that the deadline for your team member designation as participant is set to this week´s Friday, the 20th of...
16. June 2014
[UPDATE 2] Electrical System Form (ESF) - Add Item Request
UPDATE 2 (16-6-2014) The ESF form is now available for the teams to fill out. As there are still some open item requests (238/1114), the teams should fill out as much as they can for the time being and will be able to fill in...
11. June 2014
FSG Series of Scrutineering Podcasts has started!
In the run up to the 2014 Formula Student Germany event, the FSG team have decided to help the teams prepare for the most gruelling part of the event: technical inspection. In order to help the teams in understanding the...
10. June 2014
Pat’s Corner - Formula Student Tyres for Dummies
I had a phone call today from a team member who wanted to talk about tyres. He made the point that there is a lot of tyre information out there, including the data from the Tyre Testing Consortium, but little to tell you what it...
10. June 2014
Win the “Daimler Best E-Drive Packaging Award“
We invented the motorized vehicle and are passionate about the future of automotive engineering. Our Road to Emission-free Driving stands for our commitment to securing sustainable mobility. Our aim is to markedly reduce fuel...
10. June 2014
“Audi ultra Award” - best lightweight concept
There are no compromises when it comes to the finest sports car engineering. Technical precision and performance must be pushed to the limits – and beyond. Audi pioneered the use of aluminum in manufacturing car bodies. With fuel...
10. June 2014
Bosch Engineering GmbH awards “FSE Best Power System Design”
As development partner, Bosch Engineering offers the adaption of electronic systems with approved, large-scale series technology for small series development. As full Bosch subsidiary, we focus on cross-domain and...
23. May 2014
Full speed ahead: The MTU “Most Innovative Powertrain” Award
As a leading supplier of diesel engines for marine propulsion and off-highway applications, MTU is particularly committed to setting the benchmark in powertrain design. Each time our engineers tackle the task of pushing...
22. May 2014
Vehicle Shipping FSG 2014
All teams that intend to have their car shipped to the Hockenheimring for FSG 2014 are kindly requested to take notice of the document on vehicle shipping that can be found under the Rules & Important documents section on...
23. April 2014
First Formula Student Event in Russia supported by FSG members
In the time of September the 4th to September the 7th, the first Formula Student event Russia will take place on the ADM Raceway in Miachkovo village near Moscow. The event is organized by the Committee Formula Student...
21. April 2014
New Version of the FSC and FSE rules published
The FSG rules committee has recently noticed that the number of videos and pictures showing unsafe testing conditions has reached an alarming number. So far rule 3.10 of both rule sets adressed this in general, but did not...
19. April 2014
Henkel Award 2014 - "Best use of adhesives"
Racing teams from all over the world have started to compete again in the Formula Student Competition. Like in the past Henkel will offer again a price for the Best Use of Adhesives. It was and for sure it will be again a...
19. April 2014
DEKRA – Best prepared car for scrutineering 2014
In any racing event, safety is of key importance. DEKRA is one of the world’s leading expert organisations and Technical Partner of Formula Student Germany and has been in charge of safety inspections on the vehicles since FSG...
17. April 2014
Scrutineering Quiz and Event Handbook 2014
The order of the scrutineering queue for FSG 2014 will be determined by means of a scrutineering quiz like in the previous years. The scrutineering quiz will take place on Friday, May 2nd, 12:00 CEST, and will be available under...
03. April 2014
BASF Best Use of Fiber Reinforced Plastics Award 2014
Why does BASF as The Chemical Company award a prize for the “Best Use of Fiber Reinforced Plastics”? High performance plastics are a very sophisticated form of chemicals and have a large variety. They can contain different types...
02. April 2014
Technical Inspection still required!
Fortunately for the nerves of the Team Captains', April 1st comes but once a year! TECHNICAL INSPECTION WILL STILL TAKE PLACE AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED. In order to help the teams who will be competing in 2014 to get through this...
01. April 2014
Technical Inspection not required
Due to the ever increasing quality of the vehicles, the officials of FS Germany have decided that for the 2014 FSG event, the Technical Inspection will no longer be required. The participating teams will be allowed to take...
27. March 2014
Letter of invitation for your visa
Please note that all selected team members for FSG14 which uploaded their valid Health Insurance Card (HIC) and passed the HIC-check, will find a personalized letter of invitation with a digital signature in their account...
26. March 2014
Harting awards “Most Energy Efficient Car” for FSE 2014
Intelligent and high performing connection technology forms the foundation of industrial application and manufacturing technologies. The product and solution range of the HARTING Technology Group headquartered in...
24. March 2014
UVV Workshop on handling of high voltage systems in road vehicles
DEKRA Automobil GmbH offers a workshop on handling of high voltage (HV) systems on board of road vehicles. The workshop will be held on April 23th from 9:00 until 16:00 o’clock in Stuttgart, the language of the workshop will be...
10. March 2014
Pat’s Corner - Bill Mitchell, Rules & Engine Choices
I had a timely reminder today that it is a long time since I wrote a new blog article. I guess getting involved with FS India and FS Russia has distracted me, but FSG is still my primary Formula event, so here...
07. March 2014
Support our media team in FSG 2014!
Shutterspeed, aperture, fps or high-ISO sound like rocket-science? No? And you know how to combine these? Before becoming an alumni were you THE guy/girl (in your team) when it came to stills or videos? And now it is time to grow...
21. February 2014
Got IT skills? We need help!
The team of the Formula Student Germany tends to do things a bit different than others. Are you never satisfied and always striving for the best? Do you work day and night just to get the tiny details right? Are you a team player...
15. February 2014
AMI want you!
Dear Formula Student teams,From 31 May through 8 June, 2014, Leipzig will once again become the major meeting point for the international automotive industry during the AMI - Auto Mobil International. In combination with the...
14. February 2014
FSG registration 2014 with new record
The first milestone in this year´s FSG competition has been taken: the registration quiz. On January, the 13th, an amazing number of 202 teams from all continents and 38 different countries took part to get a starting place in...
22. December 2013
Season's Greetings!
Dear sponsors, judges, team members, officials, friends! The 2013 FS year gets to an end as well as the calendar year does. In a few days we will see a run towards the registration of many FS events. As this represents the...
21. December 2013
FSC and FSE Registration Quiz 2014
On Monday January 13th the registration for both FSC 2014 and FSE 2014 will open. One week in advance the early registration will open on Monday January 6th. All teams wanting to register for either FSC 2014 or FSE 2014 are...
