UPBracing Team e.V.

Manufacturing update. Rollout is getting closer. 🏎️💨💨💨

Every component, every detail, every step brings us closer to seeing our hard work come to life. We can’t wait to show you what we’ve been building.

Our little friend is making sure that everything runs smoothly 🧡

Stay tuned

Huge thanks to our gold partner for supporting us this season!

Their expertise in tube-bending technology helped us manufacture our mainhoop with maximum precision and quality 🏎️🛠️

With our rollout just around the corner, every sub-team is working tirelessly to get the car ready for the big day 🧡🏎️
We even got help by our little friend from 🫶🏻

Thanks to QIDI Tech and the QIDI Max 4, we’ve been able to significantly accelerate our development workflow 📈

From rapid prototyping and composite mold production to manufacturing custom housings and vehicle components, the printer has become an essential part of our engineering process 🛠️
This enables faster testing, shorter iteration cycles and more efficient engineering.

We truly appreciate their support and are excited for what’s ahead 🧡

🎓 Alumni Spotlight #11 – Julius Kortenbruck

This week, we’re catching up with a former UPBracing team member who took his skills from the workshop to the global stage — now working for Doctors Without Borders! 🌍💙

📍 Current Role:
After a career change, Julius now works as a Technical Manager for Ärzte ohne Grenzen e.V. (Doctors Without Borders) on international assignments. He is responsible for all aspects of technical infrastructure at project sites — from vehicle fleets and IT systems to buildings and security.

🛠️ How Formula Student helped:

„My time on the team showed me how rewarding it is to work in a fast-paced environment with broad responsibility, short decision-making paths, and directly tangible results. I searched for that in the automotive industry for a long time but never found it — which ultimately led me to change fields.“

💡 A moment where UPBracing made the difference:

„My application to Doctors Without Borders would not have been successful without my time in Formula Student. The experience gained in small, highly effective teams with fast decision-making and high stress levels transferred perfectly. Once you survive a season or two in Formula Student, you know what you’re made of.“

🏆 Most memorable moment:

„In 2014 at Silverstone, we failed the brake test due to flaws in the brake disc design. While still on the drive back, in the back of the van, the team designed a new brake disc, contacted suppliers, and kicked off production. It felt like the new discs arrived in Paderborn faster than we did. Brilliant.“

💬 Advice for today’s members:

„Relationships matter more than grades when it comes to your career. Almost all entry paths into large corporations happen through internships and thesis projects — and these are often assigned informally to people you know. So make sure you spend enough time in the workshop and not just at your desk.“

From the UPBracing workshop to international humanitarian missions — Julius‘ journey shows that the skills you learn in Formula Student can take you anywhere. 🏁

Our new A-Arms have arrived! 🔩🏎️

This season, we are once again using SLM-printed titanium A-arms and have been able to further refine the design. Thanks to additive manufacturing, we benefit from high design flexibility, low weight, and the necessary stiffness for maximum performance on the track.

A big thank you to for their support and trust in our project!

-Tools

This time last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming many of our sponsors to our workshop. After introducing the current team, they got a look behind the scenes and we ended the afternoon with good food and even better conversations 🧡🏎️

Precision meets performance 🏎️
In Vehicle Dynamics, everything revolves around the perfect interaction of suspension, steering, and tires. Our goal: maximum performance on track, driven by data, simulations, and extensive testing.

From the first concept to the final fine-tuning, we’re constantly pushing to elevate our race car’s handling to the next level.