Kookmin Racing Achieves Ninth Consecutive Victory at Student-Built Car Competition

Proving Dominance in Student-Built Car Competitions

Kookmin University's student-built car club, Kookmin Racing (KARA), has achieved overall victory for nine consecutive years in the Formula category of the 2025 College Student-Built Car Competition (FORMULA STUDENT KOREA 2025, FSK 2025).

Kookmin University's student-built car club, Kookmin Racing (KARA), has achieved overall victory for nine consecutive years in the college student-built car competition. Kookmin University

FSK 2025, which has been held annually since 2007, is organized to foster future automotive industry professionals and is hosted by the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers and the Korea Automotive Technology Institute.

The competition evaluates participants on their understanding of vehicles and the completeness of their designs, as well as the dynamic performance of the cars, including acceleration, cornering, and durability.

This year's competition was held from September 25 to 28 at the Korea Automotive Technology Institute's E-Mobility Research Center. Kookmin University participated with two teams: KOOKMIN RACING F-25 and KOOKMIN RACING KEF-25.

The F-25 team, equipped with an 80kW-class electric motor, demonstrated stable performance in all events at the competition thanks to its advanced technical capabilities, earning the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award. The KEF-25 team, also equipped with an 80kW-class electric motor and featuring a lightweight design, won the silver medal in the E-Formula category.

With the F-25 team's overall victory, Kookmin Racing (KARA) has achieved the remarkable feat of winning for nine consecutive years. Notably, this is the first time that KARA has entered two E-Formula vehicles and both have received awards at the same competition.

Park Minwoo, a student from Kookmin University's Department of Automotive Engineering who participated in the competition, expressed his feelings, saying, "I am proud to have elevated Kookmin University's reputation by achieving overall victory for nine consecutive years."

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