At this year’s Formula Student Austria challenge at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria, more than 40 teams from higher education institutions all over the world competed against each other to put the speedsters they developed themselves through their paces in various competitions.

At the onsite Magna booth participants could get to know the latest technology from Magna and, with temperatures at a sizzling 35°C, were motivated with ice cream for the forthcoming challenge. Once again, one of the highpoints this year was the AC Styria Awards sponsored by Magna Powertrain and Magna Steyr in the categories ECO Powertrains and ECO Design to honor aspiring engineering talents. We’d like to cordially congratulate the winning teams municHMotorsport and BRS Motorsport e.V. on their success! Continue reading →

When running a Formula Student event, communication is very important. With multiple cars on the track the dynamic chief needs track marshals, scrutineers and timekeeping right on his ear. Thanks to Riedel Communications, we do not need to worry about that. Riedel has been the supplier of Radio and communications solutions for Formula Student Austria since the beginning. With the competition, our demands on our radio and PA systems grew, too. This year, using state-of-the-art digital radios and MediorNet fiber links we were again able to run the competition professionally and stress-free.

To enjoy the endurance from anywhere else we provide you with an audio stream in addition to the live timing.

Follow the progress of FSA 2015 on these channels:

Team’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/fsaustria/lists/fsa-teams-2015
FSA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fsaustria/
FSA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FormulaStudentAustria
FSA flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fsaustria
Live timing: http://timekeeping.fsaustria.at/

In compliance with its CLEAN MOBILITY strategy, the Styrian automotive cluster ACstyria will award the most efficient and eco-friendly race cars together with Magna Steyr and Magna Powertrain. The award will be given in two categories:

ECO Design sponsored by Magna Steyr (Head Judges: Helfried Müller, Bruno Götzinger)
ECO Powertrains sponsored by Magna Powertrain (Head Judge: Gerhard Eibler)

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