PARTNERSHIP PACK 2015-2016
WELCOME FUTURE PARTNER UH RACING IS A SMALL ENGINEERING TEAM CONSISTING OF STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE WHO COMPETE IN THE FSAE FORMULA STUDENT SERIES. SINCE THE INAUGURAL IMECHE FORMULA STUDENT COMPETITION IN 1998, UH RACING HAS BEEN A PROMINENT FACE IN THE FSAE FORMULA STUDENT SERIES, WINNING COUNTLESS AWARDS AND TITLES IN ITS PROUD 18 YEAR HISTORY. PARTNERING WITH UH RACING OFFERS YOU THE CHANCE TO CONNECT WITH SOME OF THE MOST TALENTED UP-AND-COMING YOUNG ENGINEERS, AS WELL AS PROMOTE YOURSELF IN AN EXTENSIVE WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF FSAE PARTICIPANTS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU AS A PARTNER WITH UH RACING.
WHAT IS FORMULA STUDENT? FORMULA STUDENT IS AN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGIATE ENGINEERING DESIGN COMPETITION FOUNDED BY THE SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS (SAE) IN 1981. IT IS BASED AROUND THE CONCEPT OF A FICTIONAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY LOOKING TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP A FORMULA-STYLE RACING CAR TARGETED AT THE WEEKEND RACER. FORMULA STUDENT COMPETITIONS FEATURE A SERIES OF STATIC AND DYNAMIC EVENTS DESIGNED TO CHALLEGE ALL ASPECTS OF THE STUDENT-BUILT RACE CARS. FORMULA STUDENT IS A COMPETITION WHICH PROMOTES INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE IN ENGINEERING, AND PLAYS HOST TO THE MOST TALENTED AND CAPABLE YOUNG ENGINEERS IN THE WORLD.
FORMULA STUDENT IS A WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON, WITH TEN OFFICIAL COMPETITIONS TAKING PLACE IN EIGHT COUNTRIES. COLLECTIVELY THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 500 ACTIVE COMBUSTION AND ELECTRIC FORMULA STUDENT TEAMS.
FORMULA STUDENT ENCOURAGES VERY DIVERSE INNOVATIONS. IN MANY WAY FORMULA STUDENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE MORE INNOVATIVE THAN F1 - ROSS BRAWN, FORMULA STUDENT PATRON
WHO ARE UH RACING? UH RACING ARE A GROUP OF AROUND 25 FINAL YEAR BACHELORS AND MASTERS STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. TOGETHER THEY DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, AND BUILD A BESPOKE FORMULA STUDENT CAR TO COMPETE BOTH IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY. THE DEVELOPMENT OF EACH CAR IS SUPPORTED BY THE EXCELLENT FACILITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY WHICH ALLOW THE TEAM TO FABRICATE THE MAJORITY OF THE PARTS FOR THE CAR IN HOUSE, AS WELL AS WORK IN A DEDICATED FORMULA STUDENT LABORATORY. FOR MOST OF THE TEAM, FORMULA STUDENT IS INTEGRATED INTO THEIR DEGREE, ALLOWING THEM TO UNDERTAKE EXTENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ON THE CAR AS PART OF THEIR FINAL YEAR PROJECTS. MANY STUDENTS AT UH RACING ALSO UNDERTAKE AN INDUSTRIAL PLACEMENT IN THEIR THIRD OR FOURTH YEAR, ALLOWING THEM TO GAIN EXPERIENCE IN THE WORKING WORLD WHICH FURTHER ENRICHES THEIR FORMULA STUDENT EXPERIENCE. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL UK FORMULA STUDENT TEAM OF ALL TIME
OUR HISTORY UH RACING IS ONE OF THE LONGEST-RUNNING FORMULA STUDENT TEAMS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE TEAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1997, COMPETING IN THEIR FIRST EVENT - THE INAUGRAL IMECHE FORMULA STUDENT UK COMPETITION - IN 1998. SINCE 1998, THE TEAM HAS GONE ON TO COMPETE IN COMPETITIONS AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING THE USA, AUSTRALIA, AND EUROPE, PRODUCING COMBUSTION, HYDROGEN, AND ELECTRIC CARS. THROUGHOUT THEIR HISTORY, THE TEAM HAVE WON MANY AWARDS AND ACCOLADES, SUCH AS PRODUCING THE FIRST HYDROGEN POWERED FORMULA STUDENT CAR IN 2007.
2015 CAR: UH18 UH18 WAS THE MOST RECENT CAR DESIGNED AND FSG PRODUCED BY UH RACING, PARTICIPATING IN BOTH THE 7TH UK AND GERMANY COMPETITIONS. THE CAR HAD STRONG RESULTS IN THE OVERALL STATIC AND DYNAMIC EVENTS AT BOTH COMPETITIONS, BEING THE HIGHLIGHT FINISHING 7TH OVERALL AND THE TOP UK TEAM AT FORMULA S T U D E N T GERMANY. STATS 174KG 450CC SINGLE CYLINDER ENGINE FSUK 0-60 27TH FULL OVERALL MPH IN 4.2 SECS AERODYNAMIC PACKAGE
PARTNERSHIP POTENTIAL A PARTNERSHIP WITH UH RACING IS FANTASTIC WAY TO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS TO POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS. THERE ARE OVER 500 TEAMS CURRENTLY COMPETING IN FSAE COMPETITIONS AROUND THE WORLD; AS ONE OF THE TOP BRITISH TEAMS AND A TEAM RECOGNISED WORLDWIDE, PARTNERING UH RACING OFFERS OUR PARTNERS INCREASED BRAND AWARENESS INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH UNIQUE AND HIGH-IMPACT MARKETING. ADVERTISING WITHIN THE FORMULA STUDENT UNIVERSE IS A GREAT WAY TO ENHANCE BRAND IMAGE AND OPINION THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF SOME OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE AND CAPABLE YOUNG ENGINEERING TALENT.
PARTNERING UH RACING IN PARTNERING UH RACING THERE ARE MANY POTENTIAL BENEFITS INCLUDING HAVING YOUR BRAND IMAGERY ON THE TEAM S SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, AND PRESS COVERAGE T H R O U G H O U R R E C E N T LY R E - DEVELOPED WEBSITE, NEWSLETTERS, AND MEDIA INTEREST. THERE IS THE CHANCE TO BE INVOLVED IN UNIQUE CORPORATE ACTIVIES SUCH AS ATTENDING THE FSUK EVENT, AND ACCESS TO THE TEAMS FORMULA ONE- STYLE CRUDEN SIMULATOR. AS A PARTNER YOU ALSO HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE UNIVERSITY S TOP S T U D E N T S F O R E M P L O Y M E N T OPPORTUITIES.
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES BELOW ARE OUTLINED THE BENEFITS OF EACH OF THE PARTNERSHIP PACKAGES AVAILABLE: TITLE PLATINUM GOLD TITLE PACKAGE // 15,000 OR EQUIVALENT PRODUCT-IN-KIND LARGEST LOGO ON CAR ON THE MOST PROMINENT AREA, CORPORATE ACCESS TO CRUDEN HEXATECH SIMULATOR, VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR CORPORATE DISPLAY FOR UP TO TWO WEEKS, PLUS BENEFITS OF PLATINUM PACKAGE. PLATINUM PACKAGE // 5,000+ OR EQUIVALENT PRODUCT-IN-KIND A LARGE CORPORATE LOGO ON A PROMINENT AREA OF THE VEHICLE, VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR CORPORATE DISPLAY FOR UP TO ONE WEEK, DISTRIBUTION OF CORPORATE PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL THROUGHOUT SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, UP TO FIVE COMPLEMENTARY TICKETS TO FSUK, PLUS THE BENEFITS OF GOLD PACKAGE. GOLD PACKAGE // 2,500+ OR EQUIVALENT PRODUCT-IN-KIND CORPORATE LOGO ON TEAMWEAR, A SMALL CORPORATE LOGO ON A PROMINENT AREA OF THE CAR, PROMOTION THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND NEWSLETTERS, UP TO TWO COMPLEMENTARY TICKETS TO FSUK, PLUS THE BENEFITS OF SILVER PACKAGE. SILVER SILVER PACKAGE // 1000+ OR EQUIVALENT PRODUCT-IN-KIND AN INVITATION TO SPEAK TO STUDENTS, AN INVITATION TO THE NEW VEHICLE UNVEILING, A MEDIUM SIZED CORPORATE LOGO ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR, PLUS THE BENEFITS OF THE BRONZE PACKAGE. BRONZE BRONZE PACKAGE // UP TO 1000 OR EQUIVALENT PRODUCT-IN-KIND A SMALL CORPORATE LOGO ON THE CAR AND DISPLAY OF CORPORATE LOGO ON UH RACING PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL AND WEBSITE.
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