{"id":21564,"date":"2013-07-31T18:33:35","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T16:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/students-no-longer-racing-at-hockenheim\/"},"modified":"2013-07-31T18:33:35","modified_gmt":"2013-07-31T16:33:35","slug":"students-no-longer-racing-at-hockenheim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/students-no-longer-racing-at-hockenheim\/","title":{"rendered":"Students no longer racing at Hockenheim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"wpsr_floatbts_anchor\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University\u2019s Formula Student vehicle (DibaE) will not be going to Germany to participate in the Hockenheim Formula Student International race. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A group of engineers took this decision after the final inspection of the vehicle. <\/p>\n<p>The engineers found that some of the safety features of the vehicle were not designed and implemented 100% correctly. These safety regulations are paramount for the safety of the car, which is compulsory for participation in the competition. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe students\u2019 safety is our primary concern hence the decision not to participate. The vehicle is operational, but not all safety aspects can be guaranteed,\u201d says <a title=\"NMMU\" class=\"aal\" target=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/cgi-bin\/\/search.cgi?keywords=NMMU\">NMMU<\/a>\u2019s Advanced Mechatronic Technology Centre manager Karl du Preez <\/p>\n<p>He says <a title=\"NMMU\" class=\"aal\" target=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/cgi-bin\/\/search.cgi?keywords=NMMU\">NMMU<\/a>\u2019s Office for International Education has shown continued support for the project by assisting four of the team to attend the event as members of the Ingolstadt Racing Team. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will provide essential experience to the students, which will continue with the NMMU Racing team on return.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He says the present disappointment does mean the end of the project. \u201cWe\u2019re simply not participating in the 2013 event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The newly established Electric Vehicle unit, under leadership of Mr Dirk Odendaal, is committed to assist and ensure that NMMU prepares a safe vehicle that will be utilised as a research platform as well as a marketing tool at Open days and Science expos.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>These businesses support <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\/new\/2011\/07\/more-ad-choices-on-mype\/\">MyPE<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\/new\/2011\/07\/more-ad-choices-on-mype\/\">MyPE<\/a> supports PE business:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University\u2019s Formula Student vehicle (DibaE) will not be going to Germany to participate in the Hockenheim Formula Student International race. \u00a0 A group of engineers took this decision after the final inspection of the vehicle. 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