Aberdeen students get the T-Bird

Published on Thursday 2 July 2009 23:02

WHY, this car is automatic. It's systematic, hydromatic. Why, it's greased lightning! A group of Scottish students have turned T-Birds in a bid for success at Silverstone with a car they have built entirely from scratch.

The team of engineering students from Aberdeen University will take part in the International Formula Student competition at Silverstone on 8 and 19 July.

The competition, organised by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, sees students from across Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia take on the challenge of designing, building and then racing a formula style racing car.

The 16-strong group – named TAU Racing – has been working on the project since last November, spending ten to 20 hours each day creating the machine they hope will pip the opposition to the post.

The majority of the parts for the single-seater car have been fabricated by the team from scratch.

Team leader and final-year student Matt Springer, 23, said: "A huge amount of time, effort and elbow grease has been ploughed into the project and we're extremely proud of what we have achieved as a team."