FSG Competition Blog
Short summary
A week full of milestones, surprises, and history-making moments!
We kicked off with final truck loading and last-minute car tweaks before a smooth (if slightly traffic-filled) drive to the event. Early scrutineering brought its usual mix of nerves and small hurdles: minor mechanical and battery fixes, a brief delay on driverless checks, and even a blown DCDC converter. But the team pulled together, getting the car fully ready for action and earning all the necessary stickers after EBS, DV, and driver inspections.
With scrutineering behind us, the real excitement began. We pushed through DV skidpad and acceleration, manual skidpad and acceleration, and autocross — celebrating historic firsts along the way. Belgium witnessed its first-ever DV Trackdrive, and for the first time in FEB history, we completed all manual events across all competitions. Of course, there were tense moments: emergency stops, misread cones, and the occasional forgotten LIDAR, but each challenge was met with teamwork and quick thinking.
Endurance day was the perfect finale. With the car prepped and drivers focused, we crossed the finish line cleanly, proving our preparation and persistence paid off. Awards and celebrations followed, including a well-earned second place in the Techsoft Simulation Award and a proper send-off at the Mahle party.
It was a week of highs, lessons, and team spirit — a season-defining competition that will be remembered for years to come.
Scruti Status
Mech Scruti
PASSED
Battery Scruti
PASSED
Elec Scruti
PASSED
Rain Test
PASSED
Driverless Scruti
PASSED
Brake Test
Manual
PASSED
Driverless
PASSED
Friday 15/08
08:42 – Load truck
11:23 – Truck leaves to FSG
11:30 – Do last fixes on car
Summary
Nothing special, loading the truck and making the last final adjustments.
Sunday 17/08
09:00 – Meet and leave to FSG
16:02 – Arrive and setup camping
18:42 – Dinner
21:13 – Team briefing and chill
Summary
Drive to FSG, some traffic but smooth ride overal. Now time to relax before the real work starts.
Monday 18/08
07:00 – Wake up and breakfast
08:00 – Registration
08:10 – Setup pits
10:00 – Batt Scruti
11:32 – Back from Batt Scruti: small fix needed
12:03 – Lunch
14:00 – Mech Scruti
15:44 – Back from Mech, couldn’t finish everything and have to do a minor fix
18:02 – Dinner
20:44 – Debrief and chill
Summary
Couldn’t get our first sticker yet, some small fixes needed both for mech and battery scruti but no big problems. Car is prepared and ready for tomorrow.
Tuesday 19/08
05:30 – 4 Legends of the team wake up to get in queue for mech re-scruti
06:00 – Get in queue for mech re-scruti
07:00 – Wake up and breakfast
08:01 – Get to the pits and start working
09:00 – Batt re-scruti
09:02 – Mech re-scruti
09:34 – Batt scruti passed!
09:40 – Mech scruti passed! Do have to take some penalty points for a wrong interpretation of the rules on the seatbelt though…
10:00 – Going to elec scruti now
11:18 – Elec scruti passed! Now driverless part
11:55 – Not enough time to finish DV scruti
12:00 – Lunch
14:15 – Pre-Inspection and Driver Egress
14:40 – All drivers passed!
17:30 – Rain test
17:39 – Rain test passed!
18:02 – Brake test
18:15 – Brake test failed, going to check
18:22 – Dinner
18:44 – Brake test again
18:56 – Brake test passed!
21:00 – Debrief & Team Welcome
22:21 – Blew a DCDC when testing something… Asking teams around for the right component
22:43 – Found the right component, will install it tomorrow!
Summary
The team started the day early with re-scrutineering, passing both mechanical and battery checks — though a small seatbelt rule penalty cost a few points. Electrical scrutineering also went smoothly, while driverless scruti ran out of time. All drivers passed egress, and both rain and brake tests were cleared after a quick fix. The day ended with a blown DCDC converter, but thankfully a replacement was found for tomorrow.
Wednesday 20/08
07:00 – Wake up and breakfast
08:01 – Get to the pits and start working
09:15 – Fixing the DCDC
09:45 – DCDC fixed!
10:00 – Cost & manufacturing
11:00 – Engineering Design
12:20 – Lunch
14:15 – DV Scruti
14:48 – DV passed!
15:25 – Business Plan Presentation
15:28 – EBS Test
15:35 – Small problem during EBS test, going to fix it now
16:40 – EBS Test second try
16:43 – EBS Test passed! We got all our stickers!
18:10 – Dinner
21:02 – Debrief & chill
Summary
The day began with fixing the blown DCDC, which was quickly resolved before heading into the static events. The team smoothly completed Cost & Manufacturing and Engineering Design, then passed DV scrutineering in the afternoon. After a small hiccup during the EBS test, the second attempt was successful — earning us all our stickers! The day wrapped up with dinner, debrief, and some well-deserved chill time.
Thursday 21/08
07:00 – Wake up and breakfast
08:01 – Get to the pits and start preparing car for DV skidpad
12:03 – Lunch
14:45 – First run DV skidpad: we started but went off road quite fast. Had to press RES. Going to check the data to see what went wrong
17:22 – Second DV skidpad attempt: directly into emergency, forgot to connect the LIDAR back… Shame but these things can happen under stress
17:30 – Prepare car for Crazy 20
18:12 – Dinner
22:45 – Crazy 20 with Lander driving
22:50 – Enjoy rest of evening
Summary
The team spent the day preparing for the DV skidpad, but luck wasn’t fully on our side. The first run ended early after going off track, and the second went straight into emergency mode due to a forgotten LIDAR connection — an easy mistake under pressure. After regrouping, the team prepped the car for the Crazy 20, where Lander took the wheel to wrap up the evening on a fun note.
Friday 22/08
07:00 – Wake up and breakfast
08:01 – Get in queue for DV acceleration
08:42 – First try DV acceleration: decent time on safe settings (5.511s), going to post scruti now, change to push settings and try again!
10:12 – Second try DV acceleration: started but went into emergency, stack probably crashed but have to look at data why. Now going directly to the pits to prepare for manual skidpad
10:54 – First attempt manual skidpad with Lucan driving: 5.371s
10:55 – Second attempt manual skidpad with Lucan driving: 5.176s
12:05 – Lunch
13:33 – First attempt manual acceleration with Lucan driving: 3.880s
15:22 – Second attempt manual acceleration with Lucan driving: 3.882s
17:48- First run DV autoX: didn’t start, probably not seeing all 4 starting cones..
18:30 – Second run DV autoX: went quite good until the last corner… Car probably saw a blue cone as yellow and went off track
18:42 – Dinner
20:55 – Debrief & chill
Summary
The day kicked off with DV acceleration, where the first run gave a solid 5.511 s on safe settings before a stack crash ended the second attempt. Switching to manual events, Lucan delivered strong performances in skidpad (best 5.176 s) and acceleration (best 3.880 s). Later, during DV autocross, the first run didn’t start due to cone detection issues, and the second ended off-track after misreading a cone color. The team wrapped up with dinner, debrief, and some well-earned relaxation.
Saturday 23/08
07:00 – Wake up and breakfast
07:30 – Get to pits to do some inspection missions before DV trackdrive
08:43 – Starting our DV trackdrive run
09:11 – DV Trackdrive complete! For the first time in Belgian history!
10:21 – Post-scruti passed, now time for some pool jumping 😉
12:12 – Lunch
15:40 – First run manual autoX with Tiesto driving: 91.483s
15:45 – Second run manual autoX with Tiesto driving: 88.754s
16:33 – Third run manual autoX with Natanael driving: 85.660s
16:38 – Fourth run munual autoX with Natanael driving: 93.199s
18:04 – Dinner
20:10 – Debrief
21:00 – First award ceremony & chill after it
Summary
An incredible milestone day for the team! After early inspections, we completed our first-ever DV Trackdrive — a historic first for Belgium! Post-scrutineering went smoothly, followed by some well-deserved pool jumping to celebrate. In the afternoon, the manual autocross runs saw solid times from both Tiësto and Natanael, with a best of 85.660 s. The day wrapped up with dinner, debrief, and the first award ceremony to cap off the celebrations.
Sunday 24/08
07:00 – Wake up and breakfast
08:01 – Final prep for endurance
12:10 – Lunch
13:21 – Start endurance
14:00 – Finished endurance! We completed all manual events on all competitions for the first time in FEB history!
16:20 – Group picture
16:41 – Start cleaning up the pits and camping
19:00 – Dinner
20:00 – Second award ceremony
21: 57 – Mahle partyyyy
Summary
The final day couldn’t have gone better! After some last prep in the morning, we tackled endurance — and finished it successfully, marking the first time in FEB history that we’ve completed all manual events across every competition. The afternoon was filled with team photos, packing up, and celebrating together at the award ceremony. We closed out the season in style at the Mahle party — a perfect ending to an unforgettable week!
Monday 25/08
08:00 – Wake up and make tents
09:00 – Leave FSG, it was a good one
09:25 – Breakfast at first stop
12:07 – Lunch stop
16:40 – Arrive at office, get eveerything out of the truck and clean it up
17:00 – Round up a succesful competition season
Summary
The team packed up camp one last time and hit the road home after an amazing FSG week. With a few food stops along the way, we made it back to the office by late afternoon, unloaded the truck, and cleaned everything up. The day ended with a quick roundup — officially closing out a successful and unforgettable competition season!