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Keep track of our progress at Formula Student Gemany on the events blog. Apologies for its lateness, we have very limited internet here. Will fill in the past couple of days retrospectivley.

This week the Full Blue Racing team have competed in their first competition of the season, Formula Student UK in Silverstone.

Unfortunatly due to external delays beyond our control, the team arrived in Silverstone with an incomplete car. Nearly all parts had been manufactured but a few critical vehicle dynamics parts, such as the wishbones, were missing. Consequently only the engine and pedal box had been installed into the new (and blue) chassis. However the lack of car did not deter FBR from taking part in Silverstone.

On Thursday afternoon FBR10 arrived in Silverstone and was welcomed by approx 25 team members, who had travelled from as far as USA to participate in the competition. As soon as the chassis had been removed from the van, FBR were installing all available components and the vehicle dynamics team began to re-designed the wishbones so that a system could be manufactured and assembled within the Silverstone pits.

In between the build, we prepared and participated in the FSUK static events. The team performed very well in their businees presentation, pitching the mass production of their vehicle to a panel of judges. This year the team had worked closely with the Judge business school and MET department within the university to develop a credible business plan. The pitch was professionally delivered and well recieved by the judges. The team was please to be placed 29th as all members who presented had not given such a presentation before. The team did not place as well in the design cost events as there was not enough assembled car avaiable for the judges to adequately score the team. However constructive criticisms were made and the team now feel much better prepared for the static events in Germany.

The main aim for the team throughout the weekend was to build a complete car and have it safety inspected by the judges. After 3 long days of hard work, the team successfully scruitineered Sunday afternoon. Although the car was not completly safe to compete dynamically, the team were estatic to have finished the car in only a few days, a feat rarely witnessed in Formula Student. This magnanimus achievement was possible thanks to the large work space available within the Silverstone pits and the increadible teamwork and hard work exhbited by the FBR members. Full Blue Racing, although a static team, was an impressive force at the Silverstone competition.

Over the next few weeks the team shall continue to work hard and make improvements to the car fueled by the momentum gained at FSUK. We are all looking forward to the Germany competitions and are confident that no matter what problems we face, we shall be able to work through it as a team.

The event blog is up and running, for your daily updates throughout the Silvesrstone Weekend, click events above.

We've had a great couple of days progress wise. The body work is steaming ahead with the plug wood cutouts having been flying off the jigsaw now we have access to it, and can be glued and sanded over the next couple of days. All that with (as of yet) no loss of limbs/ appendages.

The chassis is essentially completely welded now, and we owe a great deal of thanks for the assistance and space given to us by the lab technicians who (as ever) have been amazing. Check the gallery for pictures.

Yesterday afternoon we ordered some replacement spark plugs and they were already waiting this morning in my pigeon hole (!). Conclusion- NGK are amazing, and many thanks to them for being partners for the 2010 season. Looking forward to using their Iridium electrode plugs in competition.

After a spark plug change and a drain of the historic fuel that had been left in the tank since Hockenheim, the engine fired better but was still not running under its own steam. Not until a software update from EFI did we finally have it fired up for the first time, and it seemed to be running pretty well. Tomorrow we can take the car outside for a proper engine test, hopefully the weather will hold.

The team are pleased to announce the launch of our new website!!

Thank you to the business team for working really hard to develop this site. A special thanks to Georgia, Tafara and Pete.

Please visit us frequently to hear our latest news!!

The team have been selected to compete in FSUK Silverstone for 2010! 150 team applied for a position but only 100 teams were successful.

Now all competitions have been entered, the team are now working extra hard to manufacture the car ready for an exciting summer.

Full Blue Racing have beaten the rush and registered in the 76/78 starting position for Formula Student Germany

Registration for FSG this year was preceded by a quiz on the Formula Student rules. Teams took between 2 minutes and 30 minutes to get all the questions right allowing them to register their team for the competition. With a time of 8 minutes Full Blue Racing took one of the available slots. 43 teams finished too late to secure a starting position.

Full Blue Racing is proud to announce that we are now sponsored by Sim-Pack AG.

Full Blue Racing is proud to announce that we are now sponsored by Sim-pack AG, a leading developer of multi-body simulation software. This software has allowed for a detailed, high accuracy model of the FBR10 suspension to be analysed at all the key design points. For further information abotu Sim-Pack please visit http://www.simpack.com.

Full Blue Racing and the SAFBR09 have attended freshers fair, attracting record numbers of new members to sign up.

Despite the almost continuous rain on Tuesday, 100 freshers braved the journey out to our outdoor stall to see the SAFBR09 and sign up for the team this year. The first meeting is now scheduled for Wednesday the 14th of October for all new members to apply for a project on the car and for a full design team to decided for the 2010 car.

With the 2009 season at a close, work immediately begins on preparing for 2010..

Taking cues from last years cars, plus the recent publication of the 2010 rules and lessons learned from the 2009 competitions, the FBR10 design is already underway. At this stage, work is based upon overall concepts and aims for the car - the work that shapes all the future design decisions.] Continue to follow FBR's progress into 2010 on this car development blog!