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title: "Zurich UAS Racing first race Winterthur to Geschinen; 9th overall, highest-ranked non-driving team"
sdDatePublished: "2026-08-07T14:38:00Z"
source: "https://zurichuasracing.ch/july-update/"
topics:
  - name: "motor car racing"
    identifier: "medtop:20000991"
locations:
  - "Goms"
  - "Winterthur"
  - "Germany"
---


Zurich UAS Racing first race Winterthur to Geschinen; 9th overall, highest-ranked non-driving team

July Update - Zurich UAS Racing

Starting off the season on home soil

This month, the racing spirit was in full swing. With the first event of the season fast approaching, the team worked tirelessly and pushed to meet every deadline to make it happen.

The first race of the season took us from Winterthur to Geschinen. The team progressed through scrutineering with only minor adjustments and successfully passed mechanical and accumulator checks after significant effort. Throughout the event, the team demonstrated resilience, teamwork, and a strong focus on safety, while gaining valuable experience and feedback in static events.Although time constraints and some technical setbacks ultimately prevented the completion of the final HV scrutineering, the team left FS Switzerland with important insights and motivation for future competitions. A big win for us: Despite facing stronger competition this year, we improved our overall ranking from 10th to 9th place, making ZUR the highest-ranked team that did not drive at the event. These results also highlight how important the static events are, showing that united as a team, we can push even further. With FS Switzerland in the books we headed home to get some well-deserved rest and relaxation before conducting a further test and development week.

Despite the hard work and great dedication of our team members, we were unable to get ZUR06 ready in time for the Vehicle Status Video (VSV) for the race in Germany due to manufacturing and delivery delays. After good progress during FS Switzerland the situation looked positive for FS Spain. Unfortunately, in the past days we faced several issues with our accumulator and the inverters. Based on these discoveries we had to make the tough decision to withdraw both from FS Germany and FS Spain. We will focus our resources on developing stable solutions and preparing for the next season. An intensive development week will help our team get a head start to the next season. We are using this time productively to strengthen the car, improve our performance, and build a strong foundation for next year.

Outside the workshop, we also had the opportunity as a team to take part in the Night of Technology at the ZHAW School of Engineering. The event, held under the theme «Create Future», offered fascinating insights into current research projects and technologies. We also visited the Verkehrshaus Luzern, where we were able to admire ZUR02 in its new home.