ISLAMABAD – An all-girl team from NUST H-12 Campus, Islamabad will becompeting for International Student Formula One Competition being held inthe United Kingdom from July 11-15, 2018.
Team Auj – translating to epitome or climax – consists of 10 members fromdifferent departments including School of Art, Design and Architecture(SADA), NUST Business School (NBS), School of Electrical Engineering andComputer Sciences (SEECS) among others.
Having won a ticket to participate in the 30-team event being held inSilverstone this month, the team had started working on their formula stylerace car which promises to deliver on the following specs:
– 0-100 in 4.5 second acceleration time, – 90 bhp horsepower – carbon-fiber reinforced automation
The team has finally built their dream formula car and is aiming to bag atop position at the event. They have unveiled their car, which was builtfrom scratch by the girls, only recently.
The team led by Azka Athar comprises of Fatima Sohail, Wardah Jamal, LaibaRodyna, Cybil Braganza, Sabah Zaman, Aatrah Rauf Shaikh, Zobia Noor, SyedaAl Aima Zahra and Harim Akhtar.
The team, sponsored by Automark, Wild Wings, Autocom, Syed Flour Mills andRicardo, will be presenting their 1-seater race car to a manufacturing firmat the event. They will be evaluated based on the car’s fuel economy,endurance, acceleration, design dynamics, skidpad and more.
With hundreds of young students participating in Europe’s educationalengineering competition, the event promises to be a stepping stone for theuber-talented Pakistani girls. Here’s to hoping they do well at the event.