pankykapus Wrote:
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> Hi guys, though I'm not much of a fan of
> self-advertising, but I've recently made an
> article about the Hungarian Formula Student race
> after having participated as an official and a
> journalist simultaneously and I had had the chance
> to walk through the pits freely and ask about
> anything from anyone willing to stop to talk for a
> moment, and I remembered some of you here who
> might find this particular thing interesting.
>
> It was a huge experience for me, and I wrote here
> because I wonder if any of you have taken part in
> such events. It's basically a competition for uni
> students, who build and race their own cars, and
> from what I've seen, it's freaking huge
> opportunity to get into racing and a huge step
> towards being for example a race engineer, this
> kind of working experience does have
> significance.
>
> I've seen here some of you who wanted jobs at
> racing teams, have you considered this or have you
> taken part in such projects? I've just been to a
> FIA European Truck Championship race and one of
> the teams is Hungarian, and the guy who basically
> designed the entire racetruck for this year from
> the chassis to the electronics was a member of a
> Hungarian FS team back in '08, and through his
> work and connections there he is now the designer
> of a racing truck at the age of 27 or so.
>
> I know it's big in Germany, but how is it received
> in other European countries, does the series have
> a huge significance elsewhere, too? Because I know
> here it has...
>
> If some of you have taken part in FS, it'd be
> great to hear your stories, too.
>
> Anyway have a read, it's quite interesting, and
> sorry for the PR crap at the beginning
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I'm starting uni later this month and I will be doing Automotive Engineering, as the biggest selling point was Formula Student itself. It's something I've wanted to do for some time now.
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