Mondragon Assembly sponsor of the Araba MotorSport team
Students from the School of Engineering at UPV/EHU in Vitoria-Gasteiz will participate for the fifth time in the international event known as MotoStudent. They will do so thanks to the sponsorship of, among others, Mondragon Assembly.
Since 2015, the University of the Basque Country has been represented in MotoStudent by students from the School of Engineering in Vitoria-Gasteiz. The beginning of the fifth edition in 2023 was complicated due to an incident with the previous bike and the abandonment of the project by several team members. However, the team managed to recruit new students and increase the number of people to 33, allowing for a significant development in the team’s technical departments.
What is the Araba MotorSport project?
The MotoStudent project represents a multidisciplinary challenge where students face the creation of a competition motorcycle from scratch. From financial management and the development of marketing strategies, to mechanical design and electronics, teams work integrally with the goal of building a fully functional motorcycle and making it compete in an international race.
Two years after its start in the fifth participation, the Araba team’s project is progressing well, and the team members are confident in achieving the set objectives. So much so that last week they wanted to thank the main sponsors for their support.
Project Presentation to Mondragon Assembly
The student group made a visit and demonstration of the prototype developed at the production plant of Mondragon Assembly in Aretxabaleta, in a relaxed event, where the cooperatives’ managers were able to learn about the developed project firsthand.
The team members wanted to express their gratitude for the support received. “We deeply appreciate the support from our sponsors, without whose collaboration this project would not have been possible. Their help has allowed us to overcome challenges, grow as a team, and continue progressing toward new objectives, such as achieving a good position in the competition,” they said.
Mondragon Assembly’s Collaboration
In the case of Mondragon Assembly, the collaboration with Araba MotorSport has been related to the production and machining of various motorcycle parts. This support was met with gratitude from the students, not only for the machining of these key parts, but also for the speed and commitment with which they were delivered. Thanks to this collaboration, the team was able to progress at a much faster pace than anticipated, allowing them to have the prototype ready much earlier than planned, providing a decisive boost to the development of the project.