Cerber Motorsport from Bialystok University of Technology Tops Two Events at Formula Student East!

The CMS-09 is gaining momentum! This is the first hybrid vehicle in the history of Bialystok University of Technology to compete in the Formula Student competition in Austria (21st-25th July 2024), where it achieved podium finishes three times. In the dynamic events, it secured 2nd place in acceleration and endurance and 3rd place in the skidpad event.

It could only get better from there! The next competition, this time at the Hungarian racetrack, awarded the team of constructors top marks in events that measure both acceleration and car grip. The students, who are part of the Auto-Moto-Club Student Science Club, once again excelled in dynamic events. At Formula Student East, they claimed 1st place in skidpad and 1st place in acceleration. It wasn’t easy, though! The competition was fierce, and the weather conditions were challenging, with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees every day. The drivers, however, performed excellently, emphasising that the CMS-09 has enormous potential and can surprise us with its capabilities.

What makes this car fast, light, and agile? The new design weighs only about 218 kilograms and features a modified engine, an updated gear change system, an improved chassis, and suspension under its carbon fibre bodywork. The heart of the CMS-09 is a combustion engine from a Honda CBR 600 RR motorcycle.

It was not only the technology that played a role in the car’s achievements but also the engineering skills of the students who built the vehicle. Students from three faculties at Bialystok University of Technology worked on the CMS-09: the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering i the Faculty of Computer Science

This season, Cerber Motorsport still has two more series of competitions to go. From 5th August, they are competing at Formula Student Czech, after which they will perform for the Polish audience.

The supervisors of the Cerber Motorsport team at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Bialystok University of Technology are Piotr Tarasiuk, PhD and Jarosław Czaban, PhD.

The students of Bialystok University of Technology are supported by the Podlaskie Voivodeship and, for international trips, by the City of Białystok.

Take a look at the photo gallery from Formula Student East 2024.

Photo: Cerber Motorsport, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology.