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Passion to race - Raben supports Formula Student

2019.10.16
What does a logistics operator have in common with a racetrack? The answer is simple: passion, entrepreneurship and... a race car. In support of young talents, Raben Group has become a logistics partner of the PWR Racing Team from the Wrocław University of Technology, which proudly represents our country on the largest tracks in Italy, Germany and the Czech Republic, racing as part of the Formula Student program.

Raben Group has a dynamic network of connections throughout Europe. Its development is possible thanks to entrepreneurship and passion of the people who build it. Therefore, the company is eager to cooperate with schools and universities, often supporting students in their development. The combination of transport and student passion was the foundation for accomplishing an interesting international transport project consisting in the transport of a race car by truck.

“The only thing I remember from the first conversation with Arkadiusz Żurek - representative of the INTL Institute was his passion and the phrases: Formula 1, transport, racing, race car, Italy, the Czech Republic, Germany. After another conversation I knew that although it wasn't Formula 1 but Formula Student, it was a project worth getting interested in and introducing to my colleagues.” - explains Kasia Ostojska, Marketing Manager at Raben Logistics Polska. 

Formula Student is an international series of competitions for university engineering teams organized annually by the Society of Automotive Engineers. For a year, students from the world's top universities and universities of technology design, construct and build a race car to race on the world's largest and most famous race tracks after a completing a test phase. The cars and teams are evaluated by representatives of the largest automotive concerns during individual competitions.

“In Raben Group, we are constantly developing international transport. We are opening new destinations, but we don’t forget about the connections we already have in our offer, such as Italy or Germany.” - says Maciej Zieliński, International Distribution Director at Raben Logistics Polska.  - At first, we were surprised by the idea of transporting a race car, but finally we are a company that is not afraid of challenges and interesting tasks. This time it was a dedicated transport, although it is worth mentioning that the connections between Poland and Italy are made as part of regular groupage connections, in cooperation with the Italian Raben Group company - Sittam. – he adds.

Thus, the company provided a dedicated truck, which the car and all additional equipment of PWR Racing Team of the Wrocław University of Technology from were loaded on. A Raben driver safely transported the cargo to Parma, so that the Wrocław team could present themselves with pride on the Riccardo Paletti Autodromo Varano track, where on 24-28.07.2019, they took the 5th place (they were only 0.43 out of 1000 possible points behind the 4th place).

The next race will take place in Germany in Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg soon. This time Raben will also take care of logistics while keeping their fingers crossed for the achievements of future engineers. After all, the Student Formula is a stimulus for the development of automotive enthusiasts. Raben Group, on the other hand, believes that transport not only delivers goods, but also develops passions.