Unizik Makes Formula One car

Na wa to naija. Now na Formula one Car. Make laff no kill me. See the Gist Jare:

We designed and fabricated an aerodynamically stable mini version formula one car. The car represents what an effective racing car would look like. The design concept was adopted from that of a fish due to its streamline nature. We used a Kawasaki power bike engine. The car takes off and stops as manipulated by the driver.

Generally, automotive technologies are applicable in so many areas of life. When people hear of automotive engineering and automotive systems, they think only of cars, but when you look at the rail system, ocean liners, fishing trolleys, even the generator in your house, you see that they are powered by an automotive plant. A car is just an automobile.

So in UNIZIK, students at the first level of engineering are made to have a hands-on learning and a feel of what automotive engineering is all about.

The racing car is flexible so the design concept can be adapted, developed further and used for the production of private and commercial vehicles.   The idea is not actually to make a racing car for racing purposes, no; but to bring the knowledge that it is possible to make automobiles to the level that could serve the elementary needs.

There are a lot of ongoing researches in that area now in the university. Other people are looking into shuttle bus, power bikes, tricycles etc. So such design can spur good engineering inputs and somehow, we will be part of the global automobile producers.

Source: Vanguard

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