Impulse to Innovation was back at Formula Student this year to celebrate the competition's 25th Anniversary. The episode went out live on the 20th July and this podcast is an edited version of that live show.
It is great to be back in the race control building overlooking world-famous Silverstone Circuit, home of the British Grand Prix. From our studio we could see the National Pits straight and out across to the Silverstone UTC.
And what an amazing 25 years its been for FS, with over 45,000 students having taken part in the event since its inception. And tens of thousands of hours of design, prototyping, building, testing and competing. Not to mention the time and effort put in by the judges, who are all volunteers, and the staff at IMechE who put on this incredible event each year with new and exciting challenges for the teams.
Helen was joined by a plethora of guests including competitors, judges, FS staff and sponsors and a few special guests along the way. We discussed the legecy of the competition and what potnetial technical challenges the teams might face in the future.
Giles Hartill - 138th President of the IMechE
Ella Barrington - Senior Business Plan Presentation Judge & FS 2008 Alumni
Elliot Hemes - Managing Director IPG-Automotive UK & FS Sponsor
Naomi Rolfe - Senior Projects Executive of Competitions IMechE
Andrew Deakin - Chairman of Formula Student
Lucas & Callum - University of Glasgow Racing & 2022 Overall Winners
Dan Jones - FS Chief Judge, Simulation Racing Series
Sam Reinsel - Education Technical Lead for Student Competitions, Mathworks
Christian Dix - Satellite Communication Systems Engineer, Babcock International & FS 2017/20 Alumni
Gilles Eggenspieler - Worldwide Sales Academic Director, Ansys
Useful Links
https://www.imeche.org/events/formula-student
https://www.youtube.com/@fsimeche
We would love to hear your thoughts and comments on this episode. If you would like to get in touch, email us at podcast@imeche.org
You can find more information about the work of the IMechE at www.imeche.org
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