Formula Student 2016:

DIMO powers Moratuwa varsity students

Diesel and Motor Engineering (DIMO) PLC will support the engineering students of the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Moratuwa to participate in the world's biggest student motorsport competition 'Formula Student 2016' at Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom this year. It is organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Over 150 teams from 34 countries are due to take part. It is an established educational motorsport competition in Europe, backed by the industry and high profile engineers.

The competition challenges university student engineers from around the world to design, build and race a single-seat racing car in one year to compete in static and dynamic events, demonstrating their understanding and testing the performance of the race car.

The team from the University of Moratuwa, TeamSHARK, will be the first-ever Sri Lankan team entering the Formula Student competition and will be sponsored by DIMO.

The company will provide financial support to build the car and also send the team to the race in July. TeamSHARK will have complete access to the facilities at DIMO's Siyambalape premises to build the car.

Chairman and Managing Director, DIMO, Ranjith Pandithage, "Sri Lanka has always produced world-class people across different fields of expertise and it is no different when it comes to the competitive world of automotive engineering."

"The talent is there in abundance and as a responsible corporate citizen we decided to step forward to help these dynamic people compete with the best in the world, showcase their talents and bring glory to our motherland," he said adding that being one of the leading automobile companies in Sri Lanka, DIMO's resources are perfectly-suited for these young mechanics to develop a racing car.

"They will be using our workshop premises, classrooms and our state-of-the-art equipment and machinery for this project. We have enlisted the expertise of Sri Lankan racing icon Dilantha Malagamuwa to train these people on how to drive a powerful racing car," Pandithage said.