Company supports student racers

A Corus Automotive product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Jun 17, 2008

Corus Automotive is sponsoring Warwick University's Formula Student campaign.

For the tenth year in a row Corus is supporting the University of Warwick in the UK and the University of Delft in the Netherlands as they compete in the annual International Formula Student competition, the largest and most successful design race series in the world.

The 2008 contest, to be held for the second time at the Silverstone race circuit in the UK between 10th - 13th July, provides the next generation of automotive engineers, from 400 universities across the world, with a valuable insight into the engineering and project management process of taking a racecar concept from design through manufacture and, ultimately, to competition.

Corus Research Development and Technology in IJmuiden, Netherlands, will be sponsoring Delft University's race team, providing steel and aluminium for the roll hoops, an integral safety component of the DUT08 racecar, as well as offering their knowledge and expertise in metals technologies.

Corus Automotive is sponsoring Warwick University's Formula Student campaign.

Henk Wapstra, Team Manager, Delft University of Technology Racing Team, explains: "Our 2008 racecar features innovative weight saving measures coupled with high-performance acceleration, impressive handling characteristics and all-round reliability".

"The specification and supply of the right kind of high-quality steel has played a critical part in its development and we are grateful to the support from Corus".

Nico Langerak, Department Manager Automotive Applications, Corus RDandT said: "We are giving students access to the latest material, technology and industry techniques to help them in the development stages of their entry into the Formula Student competition".

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