CONTENT. STUDENT FORMULA JAPAN 2015 Page 4. SPONSORS 2015 Page 11. CONTACT Page 15. INTRODUCTION Page 3. REVIEW SAISON 2015 Page 7

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1 NEWSLETTER October

2 CONTENT INTRODUCTION Page 3 STUDENT FORMULA JAPAN 2015 Page 4 REVIEW SAISON 2015 Page 7 SPONSORS 2015 Page 11 PRESS CONVERAGE & EVENTS Page 14 CONTACT Page 15 2

3 INTRODUCTION The 2015 season is now slowly coming to a close. We look back on this season proudly and hope that next season is going to be as successful. This issue, which closes the 2015 season, informs you on our performance in the last competition in Japan. The start of the 2016 season will be the topic of the next newsletter. For further news visit our homepage at 3

4 STUDENT FORMULA JAPAN The fourth and final compe66on in Japan turned out to be the highlight of this season. We won awards in 12 individual events and also achieved overall victory. As was already reported in the last issue, we packed our TANKIA 2015 into a box right ajer the compe66on in Spielberg and along with tools and spare parts brought it to Japan. On August, 25th 10 team members followed our car to Japan. Four other members followed four days later. We all collaborated on making our racing car ready for the Student Formula Japan. We were able to work in the workshop of Tokai University. We were also accommodated in the rooms of the university. For this hospitality we would like to thank Tokai University. The compe66on took place from September 1st to 5 th at Ogasayama Sports Park in Shizuoka- ken. Among the 86 teams taking part, we were the only one from Europe. On the first day we presented our business plan. On the day ajer that we did the remaining sta6c events. As we convinced the jury of our work in the design event, we were in the finals and achieved our first victory. Next came the dynamic events. For this we had to bring our TANKIA 2015 to the Dynamic Area by truck. With a 6me of sec we won the skid- pad event. And in accelera6on, our driver Stefan achieved again first place with a 6me of sec. The autocross event, which was supposed to take place in the ajernoon, was cancelled due to heavy rain. On the last day, the endurance event was scheduled. Due to our results in skid- pad and accelera6on, we could start last and won. 4

5 . We were very much enjoying the Award Ceremony as we not only achieved overall victory but also won 12 individual events. Finally we would like to thank all of our sponsors who supported us this year. We especially thank AVL List GmbH, which made our trip to Japan possible with their generous support. We also want to thank Tokai University, which provided us with a workshop and accommoda6on in Japan. We are now looking forward to the start of the 2016 season and hope it will be as successful as this one. 5

6 Results JSAE 2015: Business Presenta6on: 3. Cost Report: 65. Design Event: 1. Accelera6on: 1. Skid- Pad: 1. Endurance: 1. Efficiency: 3. Over all: 1. Other Awards JSAE 2015: Minister of Economy,Trade and Industry Award (Best overall in Dynamic & Sta6c Events) Spirit of Excellence Awards for ICV class (This award recognizes the top 6 finishers overall) Rookie Awards Lightweight Engineering Awards Best Suspension Awards Best Lap Awards 6

7 REVIEW SAISON 2015 Summer is over and the Racing Team s season has also come to a close. Its first highlight was the Roll Out on the 8 th of May, where we proudly presented the result of months of hard design- and construc6on work in the Stadthalle. But work did not stop there: next, a very intense tes6ng phase started where we worked on preparing the TANKIA 2015 as good as possible for the upcoming compe66ons. The compe66ons started with a disappoin6ng 24th place in Silverstone, UK ajer the failure in the endurance event. But ajer that we improved con6nuously: in Hockenheim we landed on 4th place, achieved 2nd place in Spielberg and finally were the winners in Shizuoka, Japan. So the hard work and the long hours did pay off in the end. At the end of this season a large group of motorsports enthusiasts has gained a lot - large amounts of exper6se, social skills, life experience and invaluable memories. All of this makes us op6mis6c for the 2016 season, which we are already preparing for at high pressure. This year s results proved again, that the TUG Racing Team belongs to the world class in Formula Student. We want to con6nue this story and we hope that we can also count on your con6nued support. Keep on racing! Simon Dreymann Team Manager

8 REVIEW SAISON 2015 DESIGN PHASE: OUR VISIT AT AMS AG: 8

9 REVIEW SAISON 2015 CONSTRUCTION: ROLLOUT: 9

10 REVIEW SAISON 2015 COMPETITIONS: 10

11 SPONSORS

12 SPONSORS

13 SPONSORS

14 PRESS CONVERAGE & EVENTS PRESS CONVERAGE : Kleine Zeitung, : Rasende Jungtechniker Krone Zeitung Steiermark, : Jung- Ingeneure geben Vollgas Kleine Zeitung, : Unternehmerische Uni ist unser Ziel TU Graz People, : TU Graz- Studierende geben Vollgas Krone Zeitung Steiermark, : Ein Formel 1- Boxenstopp der ganz besonderen Art Kleine Zeitung Wohin, : Das Grazer Studenten- Derby Steiermark heute, : Vorstellung Rennboliden TU Wirtschaftsnachrichten Süd, : Autos die bewegen Kleine Zeitung, : PS Wirtschaftsnachrichten Süd, : Viel Neues Kleine Zeitung, ,: Formula Student EVENTS: Sponsorday 14

15 CONTACT TU Graz Racing Team Inffeldgasse 25D A Graz P.O. Box: Inffeldgasse 25D A Graz ZVR Nr.: E- mail for general questions: Team Leader: Simon Dreymann Banking Details: Raiffeisenlandesbank Steiermark TU Graz Racing Team 8010 Graz, Austria IBAN: AT BIC: RZSTAT2G 15