Teaming to win

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY AND DUALE HOCHSCHULE BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG-RAVENSBURG ANNOUNCE GLOBAL FORMULA RACING COLLABORATION.

FOLLOWERS OF THE FORMULA SAE and Formula Student series will witness a groundbreaking event in the 2010 racing season. The BA Racing Team from Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg-Ravensburg (DHBW-R), Germany, and the Beaver Racing Team from Oregon State University (OSU) have combined forces this year with the goal of competing as a single international entity.

This innovative global collaboration is the first of its kind in the history of both the U.S.-based Formula SAE and EU-based Formula Student programs and is the result of three years of discussions and planning between team members and faculty from both universities. Previously, DHBW-R and OSU students have collaborated on designing certain aspects of one another's vehicles. This year the collaboration has moved to a whole new level: the two universities have designed an entire car together and are entering the U.S. and E.U. competitions as the same team-Global Formula Racing (GFR).