UNIVERSITY NEWS LAST UPDATED : 16 DECEMBER 2013
Motorsport experts and engineers from across the globe are to gather at Birmingham City University next month as the institution hosts the Race Tech World Motorsport Symposium for the second year running.
Chaired by Audi Sport's Ulrich Baretzky and Caterham Formula One's John Iley, the two-day event will feature a series of interactive sessions, presentations and debates on what the future holds for the motorsports industry.
Hosted by Birmingham City University's Faculty of Technology, Engineering and the Environment on 6 - 7 January, the event will see big names including Nissan Motorsports and Aston Martin Racing amongst those providing an insight into the challenges and opportunities that the motorsports industry is embracing as well as discussing the latest developments in aerodynamics and fuel efficiency.
As the only event of its kind organised for engineers in industry, the Race Tech World Motorsport Symposium has been hailed as the 'Davos of Motorsport'.
Professor Adrian Cole, Faculty Director of Innovation and Enterprise at Birmingham City University’s Faculty of Technology, Engineering and the Environment, said: “The University is delighted to be hosting the World Motorsport Symposium for the second time and it’s just one of a number of events during 2014 that we’ll be involved in, highlighting how crucial the automotive industry is in ensuring a prosperous future for the region.”
Birmingham City University will also be exhibiting at this year’s Autosport International, an annual motor racing exhibition held at Birmingham's NEC from 9 - 12 January. Catering for industry professionals and motorsports fans, the event allows visitors and exhibitors to meet and share their love of motor racing on all levels - from Karting to Formula One.
As well as showcasing the University's Formula Student Car and an Aquila Racing Car at Autosport International, the University will be promoting its portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in automotive, motorsports and performance engineering.
With a strong working relationship with Aquila Racing Cars and as an industrial partner of Birmingham City University, academics from the University recently joined the judging panel for a competition opened by Aquila Racing where motorsports fans were invited to design the external bodywork for their new super racing car.
The competition's winning design is to be revealed at Autosport International, with the two-litre engine vehicle being available for purchase from Spring 2014 and costing around €50,000. University partners Walker-Adams Karting and Aarhus Tech, an international technical college in Denmark, will also be exhibiting at Autosport International.
Find out more information on the Race Tech World Motorsport Symposium and Autosport International.