Communications Award - RCE Student Zone open

As part of this year's communication award, the Student Zone area of Racecar Engineering is now open for your team profile. Read on for instructions to get started and details of the prizes for the 2018 winner.

As a part of this year's Racecar Engineering Engagement, Outreach and Communications Award 2018, teams who will be submitting an application form to win this award will need to set up and maintain their team presence on the Racecar Engineering Student Zone.

Instructions and log in details have been sent to all teams via their public email addresses on their Facebook and Team websites, so please check your email inbox for these. If you have not received your email with login details, please email Chris at Formula Student who can provide these to you. 

Once you're logged in, start creating and updating your profile to showcase your team to the Racecar Engineering community and contribute to your marketing exposure. Check out Mobil 1 Sussex Racing and UGRacing who have already started their profiles and get involved. A Frequently Asked Questions document, together with the application form and guidance, can be downloaded on the Forms and Documents page of the FS website.

Prizes for the Racecar Engineering Engagement, Outreach and Communications Award 2018

1st Place: A MIRA full scale wind tunnel session with Simon McBeath (highly regarded Aero engineer who has written many books that students use to study!). The winner will be featured in three Aerobytes columns, written by Simon McBeath himself which will be published in three issues of Racecar Engineering Magazine.

Plus two Racecar yearly print subscriptions (these will go to the University/team to be shared by everyone rather than to a specific person)

2nd Place: Two Racecar Engineering Magazine yearly print subscription

3rd Place: One Racecar Engineering Magazine yearly print subscription

Simon Temlett, Racecar Engineering Magazine's Publisher commented: “We are pleased to be working with IMechE once again to promote the Formula Student event at Silverstone and are very excited to be sponsoring the Engagement, Outreach and Communications Award this year. As part of our sponsorship, we are delighted to give teams the opportunity to update their very own Team Page on the Racecar Engineering website and promote their cars to our global audience of professional motorsport engineers, team principals and racing enthusiasts. I wish all participants the very best of luck.”