Students presented a breakthrough racing car. It will race on famous tracks | Gdańsk University of Technology

The presentation of the car took place on Thursday, 11 August at the Hevelius Courtyard in the Main Building with the participation of university authorities, sponsors and the PGRacing Team.

– It is the dream of an academic teacher to work with young people who can do such things, who want to design, act and bring about such a great effect. I congratulate you with all my heart and I keep my fingers crossed for you – said prof. Krzysztof Wilde, Gdańsk Tech rector, addressing the PGRacing Team. – Together with the dean, we will try to make this initiative flourish and drive even faster in the coming years - added the rector.

– I am glad that a group of students representing various faculties were able to create a car at a really high level. Everything you need is there – advanced materials engineering, machine dynamics, electronic systems, IT. I sincerely congratulate the students on such a great achievement – emphasized prof. Andrzej Seweryn, dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology, at which the PGRacing Team operates.

New construction

During the presentation of the car, the students talked about their work on the vehicle and plans for the future. The leaders of each of the team's departments (Powertrain, Suspension, Aerodynamics, Chassis, Electronics and Marketing) presented the tasks they performed in the project.

PGR-06 is a construction created from scratch. Compared to previous vehicles, it differs significantly both technically and visually. The graphic design has changed, and for the first time in history, a carbon fiber support structure – the so-called monocoque – has been used.

– The supporting structure of our car is actually a hybrid structure – a combination of a monocoque with a steel frame. This is a breakthrough solution – said Adrian Pietrzyk, the leader of the Chassis department.

The students also used smaller 10-inch wheels, which required the suspension geometry to be redesigned from scratch. The extension of the telemetry system and the new aerodynamic package are further big changes to this year's car.

– Advanced telemetry system allows you to acquire data in real time. Thanks to this, we can afford to improve components after testing. The display has also been changed, it starts up much faster than in the previous car – added Karol Pergoł, leader of the Electronics department.

The students used a few unique solutions in the car that are difficult to find in other vehicles during the Formula Student competition – for example, a fuel tank made of plastic, which will allow for any shape and better use of the space behind the driver's back.

The supervisor of PGRacing Team is Bogdan Ścibiorski, PhD, Eng.

Formula Student competition

Formula Student is an international engineering competition. Students from the best universities around the world design, construct and build a racing car for a year, in order to race on the largest and most famous race tracks in the world after the testing phase. The next competition, in which students from PGRacing Team will take part, will be held in Germany (15-21 August) and Croatia (23-28 August).