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Lane Motorsport empowers next generation of motorsport engineers at Formula Student UK 2023

Lane Motorsport continues to fuel the aspirations of the next generation of motorsport engineers as they gear up for the highly anticipated Formula Student UK 2023 race event at Silverstone Racetrack on 22-23 July.

20/07/2023 17:15:30

Lane Motorsport has been supporting LUMotorsport in its efforts to design a single-seat racing car for a number of years.

Peter Costin, Business Development Manager for Lane Motorsport, says, “Lane Electronics is a family-run electrical connector distributor established for nearly 60 years and it is part of our ethos to support both our local community as well as the next generation of home-grown engineers.

“Sharing our expertise with the universities competing in FSUK provides the race teams with support while providing us with insights as to the future of motorsport.”

In addition to FSUK, these student-designed and built racing cars may also be entered into similar races around Europe for international competitions. Now running with their own successful design of accumulator, LUMotorsport has also secured entry to FSCzech in August 2023.

Backed by industry and high-profile engineers such as Ross Brawn OBE, Formula Student challenges enterprising and innovative young engineers to grow their skills by developing, building, and running a single-seater race car.

Over 130 university teams from more than 30 countries across the world will be bringing their vehicles to Silverstone, all built entirely by students who are hoping to go on to design, build or race cars of the future.

FSUK is Europe's most established educational engineering competition celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2023 and is a testing ground for the next generation of world-class engineers.

Intended to encourage more young people to take up a career in engineering, there are now over 100 university teams taking part every year.

Written By Sophia Bell

Sophia Bell is the Group Editor of DPA, Connectivity, and PBSI. She joined the team in 2020 as Assistant Editor after achieving a First-Class Honours BA in English Literature and Film Studies from the University of East Anglia. In her current role, she leads the editorial strategy, driving digital growth and ensuring each title continues to deliver trusted, relevant insight for engineering and manufacturing professionals.