Wixroyd are very pleased to announce our recent sponsorship deal with SURTES (Surrey University Racing Technology Engineering Solutions), the University of Surrey’s Formula Student team operating out of the Engineering Design Centre in Guildford. The Wixroyd Family have always been keen advocates of investing in our engineers of tomorrow and offering our years of experience in engineering ingenuity. “The team at Wixroyd are very pleased to support the SURTES team, our future engineers are key to the industry and our head office is based just south of Guildford so we decided they were the ideal team to support” says Wixroyd MD. We are looking forward to supporting the team throughout the 2017 season and supplying them with our range of quality products and look forward to receiving their updates.
About the Team
Team SURTES is made up of 28 third year engineering students, 6 masters students, a faculty advisor and a handful of support staff. The third year students are a mix of Automotive, Mechanical, Medical and Aerospace engineers we also have year 1 and 2 engineering students that are involved in the manufacture and running of the class 1 car. Each year the team enters the Formula Student UK event held at Silverstone in July, competing with a single seat formula car, designed and built by the students at Surrey University.
About Formula Student
Formula Student is Europe’s most established motorsport competition. The format of the event is such that it provides an ideal opportunity for the students to test, demonstrate and improve their capabilities to deliver a complex and integrated product in the demanding world of motorsport. Team SURTES has entered the UK competition (in class 1) since 2008, with best results to date of 12th place overall and 5th best UK team, achieved in 2015.
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