Formula Student Netherlands2022: BITS
Pilani Dubai is the‘ONLY TEAM’ selected from entire Middle East!
-
Team Al Fursan to compete with 18 International teams from all over the
world.
- Car
indigenously built and engineered by students in Dubai Campus.
- Formula
Student Netherlands is the Dutch edition of the world’s largest student
engineering competition.
Dubai, UAE:It’s
another feather in the cap of BITS
Pilani Dubai Campus! A moment of pride as ‘Team Al Fursan’ makes a headway to Formula Student Netherlands 2022 competition (FSN). Team “ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺳﺎﻥ- Al
Fursan” of BITS Dubai Motorsports
Club in association with M.A.H.Y Khoory& Co. LLC is the only team selected for Formula Student Netherlands from the Middle
East & North Africa regionand will compete with 18 teams fromsome of the
best universitiesall over the world.
FSN is the
Dutch edition of the world’s largest student engineering competition, which
challenges students to understand,
design, and develop a formula-style racing car. Celebrating its 5th
anniversary the event is scheduled from
11th-14th July 2022 at AssenTT Circuit known
for its high speed corners, long straights and world-class events such as
MotoGP and DTM.
The 14
member team comprising
of engineering students from
multidisciplinary groups of BITS
Pilani Dubai Campus came together in
the fall of 2021 with a sole purpose of designing a car focusing on ‘Driver Ergonomics’. The car was hence designedspecifically considering
the health aspects, comfort and safety of
a driver, drawing upon biology,
psychology, engineering and design that created vehicle environments in which
drivers have a lower chance of injury. The team has built a Formula Student carinBITS PilaniDubai
campusadhering to the rules and regulations of the Formula Student Rule
book.
Commenting on this ‘Milestone’,
Dr. Srinivasan Madapusi, Director of the BITS PILANI Dubai Campus, said,
“One of the biggest factors that sets BPDC apart is the career-focused style of education, with competitions
like FSN our students get so much real-world work experience in the field
before graduation. This is an excellent example of translation of learning in
the classroom to a high performance application environment accompanied by
highly efficient use of resources. It also underscores the passion, enterprise
and teamwork displayed by our students. The Formula Student Netherlands is one
of the biggest of its kind, competition at a European and a global level. I am
proud that BPDC students are representing not just UAE but the entire Middle
East and Africa region. We at BPDC are grateful for all the support from the
faculty and sponsors who have made this commendable achievement possible.”
Al Fursan team head Mr. Shobal Philip Roy said “It took us 9 months to plan, execute and
complete the car; we started off with a blank paper and
then worked throughout to build a racecar that we engineered ourselves.It’s
great being part of such a passionate and dedicated group, the entire team is eager to learn, adapt and execute
things that are new to them under difficult circumstances. I appreciate my team
for their constant support and cooperation throughout all stages of
development. We aim to develop more cars in the coming years that will be eco-friendlier
and lean with high performance and efficiency. We thank all the sponsors that
supported us with monetary and technical help. We hope they extend their
support in the coming years as well”
The team is
supported both technically and monetarily by various sponsors namely: M.A.H.Y Khoory& Co. LLC the title
sponsor, NRT Performance, Titan Performance, Al Shirawi Equipment Co. LLC,
Calicut Paragon Group, Society Motors, Rapid 3D, and the parent institution BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus.The students are
rigorously supported by the Director of BITS Pilani Dubai, Dr. Srinivasan
Madapusi, and their faculty in-charge Dr. PriyankUpadhaya and various other
faculty and staff members of BITS Pilani Dubai to whom the students are ever
grateful for their timely support in completion of the car for Formula Student
Netherlands.
About BITS PILANI Dubai Campus: BITS Pilani Dubai carries a strong legacy, being an
international branch of the most reputed and accredited Birla Institute of
Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, India. It is the largest institution
exclusively offering engineering programmes in Dubai. Located in the
vibrant Dubai International Academic City, it is home to several aspiring
Engineers from U.A.E., other Gulf Countries, India the Far East, Africa and
other countries around the world with opportunity applicable equally to all
students.
About FSN
FSN is the latest addition (since 2017) to a series of international
events that date back to the 1980’s. Like most other events FSN is organized by
engineering alumni, with over 100 volunteers working on the event to
accommodate participating teams from universities from all over the world. As
FSN is the first event on the European Tour calendar, means FSN in particular
has a very strong focus on safety and regulations.
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