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Standox supports Austrian racing team in Formula Student series

Jul 11, 2018 OS.Car, student racing team, University of Applied Sciences (FH) Campus Wien, Standox, Refinish, Collision Repair, Bodyshop, Paint, clear coat, sustainable



 

Standox part of the Axalta stable, has supported the OS.Car student racing team from the University of Applied Sciences (FH) Campus Wien for the last five years. The team consists of more than 40 members who have designed a race car to compete in the Formula Student series against student teams from around the world. Not surprisingly, the race car is painted with Standox.

 

In line with the Formula Student regulations, the goal is to design and to build a race car within two semesters. Once completed, the OS.Car team competes on international racetracks with other universities from all over the world. Crucial to the success of the team are the design and manufacturing, as well as the project management, organisation, marketing and public relations. 

 

The students' design is a particularly lightweight chassis, made exclusively of carbon fibre for the racing car - the CR-118. The team focus during the car building was on the durability and sustainability of the paint system sustainability. The team agreed that only energy-saving products with alternative drying properties, for example drying at room temperature, should be used.

 

The Standox technical experts used the VOC Nonstop Primer Surfacer U7580 to soothe the carbon fibre surface, which was followed by airbrush artist Air Philippe, who used a water-based Standoblue basecoat system. The Standox technical experts then chose the Standocryl VOC Xtreme Clear K9580, whose innovative binder technology delivers impressively fast drying results and excellent surface quality, even at room temperature. This meant the clearcoat met the sustainability requirements that the university team focused on throughout the entire project.

 

The race-ready CR-118 race car, with its sensational airbrush design, was presented at the beginning of June 2018 at University of Applied Sciences (FH) Campus Wien. 

 

Andreas Auer, Business Development and Marketing Manager for Axalta’s Refinish Systems in Austria, says, "we are very happy to have contributed to the success of this extraordinary project and wish the OS.Car racing team every success."

 

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