Apogee Corporation has renewed its support for the Staffordshire University Racing (SUR) team, comprised of student engineers, as they compete in the 2023 Formula Student (FS2023) event.
Formula Student is the most established educational engineering competition in Europe, held annually by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). The competition welcomes students from over 50 international universities, with each team designing and building a single seat racing car before competing against each other at Silverstone circuit.
The SUR team has entered the competition every year since 2018; securing 2nd place in 2021 and 4th place in 2022 out of over 100 international teams. Last year, it made Formula Student history by creating the first car to successfully pass all aspects of the scrutineering requirements for the second consecutive year.
“Without sponsorship from fantastic companies such as Apogee, we wouldn’t be able to achieve anywhere near as much as we have,” said Alfie Moxon, SUR Sponsorship Team Lead.
“Although we design and build many components in-house, we do have to purchase critical components, and without support we simply would not be able to build a car. Not only does the sponsorship help out with the car, it also helps with developing students’ vital communication skills.”
“We are delighted to support the Staffordshire University Racing team as they compete in FS2023”, Dom Gryszan, Apogee Marketing Director added. “As a technology-based company, engineers are at the heart of our organisation. We are excited to invest in another avenue of engineering, and to do our part in supporting critical industry skills.”
