Manchester Stinger Motorsports

And just like that, FS UK 2024 has come to an end. Over the last few days the team has been taking some well deserved time off to catch up with sleep and process the successes of comp.

We are incredibly proud of the performance of both our IC and EV teams, with the IC team passing 5 out of 6 of the required physical checks, only being stopped by a driveshaft failure during the brake testing. Additionally, our EV concept team placed an incredible 7th place overall.

This success fills us all with great confidence for our first EV car next year, with the support of our incredible faculty advisor Theo and technician Stevie, we have no doubt that we will be able to succeed this coming year.

Thanks must also be extended to the teams that supported us along the way and showed the camaraderie that Formula Student is most famous for. We thank you for your support and look forward to competing alongside you this coming year.

Finally, I would like to thank all of our sponsors and partners for making this year possible. From iced coffees to start off those brisk competition mornings just right, to perfect carbon work or industry leading data gathering systems, without your support we would not have been able to make it this far. We're looking forward to working with you this coming year.

We are so excited to share that is supporting us this year! They've generously helped with the development of the battery management system through helping us obtain chips that are specialised for the BMS. Moreover, their technical advice and support has been crucial to the overall growth of the EV team. Huge thanks to the team at Tesla!

We'd like to show appreciation for our long-term sponsor MathWorks . MATLAB has been used by the whole team to design and validate decisions throughout the year. Thank you MathWorks for the support! We are looking forward to work together this season.

Every year we host a CAD course to introduce new members to good modelling and drawing practices. This year the CAD course has been held on OnShape, our new team sponsor.
When asked about using OnShape for the course our CAD & Drawings Supervisor, Harrison said: "Moving to a new CAD software was daunting, and it has been a learning curve for everyone taking part, including myself. However, the high-quality education resources provided by Onshape have made this transition very smooth. All the students have excelled massively throughout the past couple months and I can clearly see their improvements as each week progresses. Everyone takes on the constructive feedback that both me and Padrig give them. As we approach the end, it’s getting harder and harder to find ways that they can improve further!"
Thank you PTC for supporting us this year!! We look forward to continuing our partnership.

Over the christmas break, the EV team went to Bristol to take part in a high voltage vehicle operations training event at Fellten. Everyone that went is now certified with a level 2 and 3 City & Guilds qualification. We are ready and excited to see the progress we can make on our EV journey in this new year!

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It is finally the end of Movember, and here are the results! Thank to all who donated with the team. We raised £41 for the charity this year and are incredibly proud to support the cause. Donations are open all year round, so use our link in the bio to contribute. It is never too late!

Although FS social media is not a competition entry, it doesn't mean that it is any less useful to the team. Through our platforms, we hope to inspire and enthuse the wider engineering community about FS. Last but not least, taking care of the social media this year is Jawaria!

What's your favourite thing about FS?
"Seeing the interconnected nature of the sub-teams when making design decisions."

What's the most important thing you've learnt from FS?
"Communication is so important! Being able to translate your ideas into something that can be understood and executed by others is a very valuable skill."

In the many hours of overtime getting ready for competition, we were fuelled by two things:
The desire to see the car on the track.
Jimmy's Iced Coffee.
Thank you Jimmy's Iced Coffee for gifting us a very generous care-package. The team is delighted to have fuel for the road ahead. We look forward to working with you on exciting projects this coming year.

Meet the leaders of our AI team! This team is responsible for programming the autonomous car for the FS-AI competition.

What character from the Cars cinematic universe (this includes planes) would you be and why?

Randev: "I’d love to be Sally, it’s always been a dream to drive and own a Porsche but live as one, come on now, it's a no brainer."
Mohammed: "Doc Hudson, I love his wisdom and the lessons he gives to Lightning McQueen. I see reflections of myself in his character."
Sarp: "Mack. After all, gas can is my middle name."

What's your favourite thing about FS?
Randev: "The opportunities and the like-minded people you get to meet along the way is one of a kind."
Mohammed: "To apply my studies in Artificial Intelligence to a real-world application."
Sarp: "Seeing the AI actually do something."

What is the most important thing you've learnt from being in FS?
Randev: "It’s sometimes overlooked how important a good team is and I’ve learned it’s one of the most important things."
Mohammed: "Teamwork is key."
Sarp: "That things are often a lot harder then they appear to be."

For the last two weeks, we have been participating in raising awareness of men's health issues and male-specific cancers by completing the Movember challenge!

From the team we have Cameron, Mikolaj, Rob, Will and Padrig, growing out their moustaches to raise money for the cause.

Join us by growing out your own moustache, completing a fitness challenge this month, or support the charity directly by donating using the link in bio!
We are looking forward to seeing the progress at the end of the month so stay tuned!

FS is not all about the technical design of a car. The Business team takes charge of all costing, media and events throughout the year. And a very large portion of the available points at competition come from marketing our car to a fictional interested buyer. Leading this important effort this year is Idris!

What's your favourite thing about FS?
"The workshop access, coolest place in the uni I'm not gonna lie."

What is the most important thing you've learnt about FS?
"How to lead and talk to introverted engineers. God that learning curve was intense."

Today we introduce our last two EV leads, Louis and Zi Xuan, who are leading Chassis and VD this year!

Louis
What's your favourite thing about FS?
"Learning and improving from all other sub teams, also pretending like you know what is going on."

What is the most important thing you've learnt from being in FS?
"Try to stay on top of tasks, it’s always worth it in the long run even if it seems not worth it at the time."

Zi Xuan
What's your favourite thing about FS?
"Working and producing parts off your own research/design."

What is the most important thing you've learnt from being in FS?
"It does not look and feel as complicated after all (provided you actually work on it ofc)."

Introducing our amazing EV Drivetrain Lead and EV Auxiliary Lead, Edison and Sarah!

Edison
What's your favourite thing about FS?
"My favourite thing about FS is getting new learning opportunities; Working with SolidWorks, MATLAB and getting High Voltage training"

What is the most important thing you've learnt from being in FS?
"Teamwork and now that I'm an STL, I have more important roles as a leader/management role"

Sarah
What's your favourite thing about FS?
"Very hands on so you actually get to do real engineering work. It's not like in class where everything is theoretical, you actually have learn about things on your own and then design and build it."

What is the most important thing you've learnt from being in FS?
"No nonsense and just getting stuff done. You can't race if you don't have a car."

Last Friday's excitement didn't stop at Learn to Win!!! We were also given the incredible opportunity by our good friends at Carbon Technology Ltd (CTL) to join them on a Corporation Day at Ginetta Cars.

We were given a tour of the factory where several famous racecars were on display including both 2019 WEC LMP1 entries. The tour also included 1-on-1 driver coaching and running on the full cockpit simulator, where Alex and Padrig set 2nd and 4th place times respectively!

We would like to extend a massive thank you to Jing from CTL for facilitating this experience for us. It was a pleasure to get to know you and the CTL team while chatting over all the amazing vehicles that Ginetta have on display. We are looking forward to continuing working with you over the coming years.

Big thanks to IMechE Formula Student for having us at this years Learn to Win. We had a great time at the MTC, and we have taken away a huge amount of knowledge which will help us power through this years work!

Today we introduce our EV Battery Lead and EV Cooling Lead.

Yashodini:
What's your favourite thing about FS?
"There’s a really steep learning curve but the camaraderie of the team keeps you going!"

What is the most important thing you've learnt from being in FS?
"You’re not gonna know everything and that’s okay, it’s about working together to fill in the gaps."

Tom:
What's your favourite thing about FS?
"Watching Mike die inside whenever someone talks about EV"

What is the most important thing you've learnt from being in FS?
"To plan things as fully as you can before you start doing things you can’t undo"

We had an amazing late Halloween social last night with some amazing costumes! Great to see you all there and stay posted for our next social.

We can't forget about our incredible EV team who are developing a car for concept class at FSUK this year. Leading the team this year is John!

What's your favourite thing about FS?
"Teaming up with others lets me see things from different angles, and that just makes everything better."

What is the most important thing you've learnt from being in FS?
"There are times when I'm not exactly sure what I'm doing, but I roll with it, learn on the fly, and do my best to get the job done."

A huge amount of the performance of a car comes from the intake, exhaust and cooling, this is all developed in the Intake & Cooling sub-team. Leading this years effort is Jack!

What's your favourite thing about FS?
"Dealing with setbacks and learning as you go, getting stuck in! Sacha’s Monthly Fondue Function."

What is the most important thing you've learnt from being in FS?
"Fail hard, pick yourself up again, be that one person asking questions and most importantly - define your solidworks sketches."

Some say the engine is the most important part of a car, without it you only have a box with wheels. Leading the development of the engine and drivetrain this year is Joseph!

What's your favourite thing about FS?
"The experience and satisfaction from going to competitions, competing with our car that we designed and built ourselves."

What is the most important thing you've learnt from being in FS?
"Things don't always go as you planned. If things change, make them part of your plan."

Next up is this year's FSUK MVP! The one and only Mike! Who will be leading the development of all electrical sub-systems of the car as Electrical STL.

What's your favourite thing about FS?
"The high-performance engineering - definitely not the drinking socials"

What is the most important thing you've learnt from being in FS?
"12 Volts might not be enough to kill you but it's definitely enough to make you jump when you short the battery"

Vehicle dynamics is about keeping the car in a straight line, and controlling all parts which make contact with the road. Leading this sub team is Nadya!

What's your favourite thing about FS?
"I find the work we do to be so much fun, and I've met some really cool people that I have the pleasure of working with!"

What is the most important thing you've learnt from being in FS?
"That consistency is one of the most important qualities you can have, and how to collaborate well with other people."

Next, our Aerodynamics STL, who is leading this years development of the aero package. Introducing Abdullah!

What's your favourite thing about FS?
"Being able to use the wind tunnel for the model car."

What is the most important thing you've learnt from bring in FS?
"That not everything needs to be perfect, if it works and is in the rules it’s fine."

We are now glad to introduce the driving force behind the team, our incredible Sub-Team Leaders. We begin with the Chassis STL Sacha!

What's your favourite thing about FS?
"I get to share my passion for motorsport with goofy individuals all equally committed to the proper application of workshop health and safety standards as I."

What is the most important thing you've learnt from being in FS?
"I've learned how to work through the production of real components, from initial concept all the way through to final manufacture, and how to deal with all of the hurdles along the way."

As a practical society we need a technician to allow the team to safely carry out all workshop activities and to provide vital consultation over design decisions. Stevie is here to make this possible!

What's your favourite thing about FS?
"Seeing all the students learn, trusting the process and getting to the end of the task and going "OHHHHHHH it ALL makes sense now" that's what makes it worth it for me!"

What is the most important thing you've learnt from being in FS?
"Most important thing has got to be how to work with colleagues remotely (both in mecd and the students via slack)"

The team would be incomplete without a close connection with the university. So we today introuduce Theo who is staying on as the faculty advisor for the team!

What's your favourite thing about FS?
"Supporting a concept to become reality, and meeting some excellent engineers in the process."

What is the most important thing you've learnt from being in FS?
"Don't trust the previous year's team... or Stevie"

It's important to maintain good technical drawing etiquette in order to effectively communicate to the manufacturer what the designer wants. The job of checking everyone's work this year is Harrison, our new CAD & Drawings Supervisor!

What's your favourite thing about FS?
"Contributing to a real life engineering project and being able to see a part on the car and think, I made that. (Unless it fails, in that case it definitely wasn’t me who designed it ;) )"

What is the most important thing you've learnt from being in FS?
"Be proactive and that the little things add up. Also the importance of communication, especially if multiple people are working individually on parts that need to fit together."

Liasing and communicating with our amazing sponsors is extremely important to us, so this job is dedicated to one person. Today we introduce Callum! Who has already been hard at work building strong relations with our sponsors.

What's your favourite thing about FS?
"The ability to directly apply skills from my degree straight into working on a car is invaluable"

What is the most important thing you've learnt from being in FS?
"I have learnt the importance of asking anyone any question and not feeling afraid to ask a question if you think it is wrong or silly"

It's important that everyone feels represented within the team and that they have a voice. This is why it's important for someone in the team to be dedicated to fulfilling this. So today we are introducing our inclusions officer, Alex!

What's your favourite thing about FS?
"Getting to design things and see them brought to life to be put on the car."

What is the most important thing you've learnt from being in FS?
"Get to know people, when you don't know people it can be daunting to work with them especially if they hold a higher position within the team."

To work hard you must also play hard. Today we introduce Will, who is organising the teams events and socials for the next year.

What's your favourite thing about FS?
"The S tier people. The collective suffering within the team is some of the most uniting experiences I have ever had."

What is the most important thing you've learnt from being in FS?
"Plan, plan and plan some more. You will not get anywhere without having an organised plan for everything you plan on doing."