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The 70 members of Mittweida University of Applied Sciences’ motorsport team are currently preparing for the 2023 international Formula Student season with their optimised electric racing car, the ‘Black Mamba’. The team, comprising students from all faculties at the university, has successfully qualified. Two races are on the agenda: from 8 to 13 July in Assen (Netherlands) and from 14 to 20 August at the Hockenheimring.
To cover the entry fees, TMM is taking part in the ‘99Funken’ crowdfunding campaign run by Sparkasse Mittelsachsen. The aim is to have raised at least 2,080 euros (funding threshold) by 21 May. The money will only be paid out if at least this amount is raised. There is still some way to go, but even many small donations will help us reach our target. So it’s a flying start for anyone who’d still like to support TMM. You can also sponsor a wing. Then your name will fly across the race tracks on the race car’s aerodynamic package.
Formula Student: It’s not just about being fast
Formula Student is an interdisciplinary engineering competition for students from all over the world, in which participants develop, build and present a prototype Formula racing car – and then drive it on the racetrack. The teams’ tasks include not only the design, construction and manufacture of the vehicle, but also financing, marketing and planning the racing strategy. This is another reason why TMM is an inter-faculty project at the university.
And it isn’t simply the fastest car that wins the competition: as well as speed and acceleration, the judging criteria also include efficiency, reliability, design and cost management.
Entry fees and travel costs are at the end of a long list of expenses that TMM can only cover with the help of numerous sponsors. For the current season, the team can rely on both long-standing and new partners, but welcomes further offers of support!
With Bürklin Elektronik, a leading European wholesaler of electronic components and services, TMM has found an ideal sponsor for Formula Student. The family-run company’s product portfolio includes semiconductors, electromechanical components, connectors and electrical cables, which are used in sectors such as electric mobility, solar energy systems, agriculture and medical technology. Bürklin also offers an online magazine that provides information on electrical engineering topics and insights into specialist areas such as electrical manufacturing, energy efficiency, measurement technology, sensor technology and industrial automation.
Speaking of winning: the whole university wishes its team every success with the final preparations for ‘Black Manba’ and the best of luck in the races.
