Warwick students prepare for motorsport clash down under
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University of Warwick engineering students are gearing up for a big motor racing event which will see them go head-to-head with Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
The team of seven students, helped by Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) and School of Engineering staff, are taking their racing car – WR3 (Warwick Racing Three) – to compete in the Formula SAE-A competition in Melbourne in December.
The run-up to the competition has seen the two sides, Warwick Racing and Monash Motorsport, share expertise as part of the Monash-Warwick Alliance, which has helped fund the trip.
The students have also received funding from the University of Warwick's Innovative Manufacturing and Materials Global Research Priority programme and Warwick Students' Union.
Warwick Racing is the only British team to race at the competition, which attracts teams from the whole of Australasia.
Warwick Racing project manager Hannah Sugrue said: "We're really excited about taking the car to Australia – it's the first time it's been to an international competition. It's a fantastic opportunity to get involved in motorsport and advanced engineering and also the chance to work with, and race against, the Monash team gives us a great international perspective."
This year's team have modified the car design since it last raced at Silverstone in June.
Each year Warwick's fourth year engineering students compete in the educational motorsport competition which counts for 25 per cent of their final degree grade.
