Aventus Racing F1 car

Designed, tested, and manufactured two identical miniature race cars to a strict rule set, minimizing race time.

−63%drag, first design to final

The finished Aventus Racing car: white CNC-machined body, blue 3D-printed wheels and black wings — View AAventus Racing F1 in Schools car

Project details
RoleFounder and team principal; led design, manufacturing and logistics		DatesNov 2025 – Jan 2026
ContextF1 in Schools / STEM Racing, Tesla STEM High School	ToolsFusion 360, Ansys Fluent, Ansys Discovery, Fusion FEA, Tormach XS Tech, Bambu Lab X1C

Design

Modeled the car in Fusion 360 within the competition regulations.

Ran CFD in Ansys Fluent and Ansys Discovery to find regions of turbulent flow, then reshaped the body and wings to remove them.

Used FEA in Fusion 360 to check the strength of the thin wing and suspension parts.

Fusion 360 render of the car with blue body, orange wings and black wheels — Fig. 1CAD model, Fusion 360

Dimensioned top-view sketch of the car body in Fusion 360 — Fig. 2Dimensioned body sketch

CFD result showing the nose region of the car in blue — Fig. 3CFD, Ansys Discovery

CFD streamlines wrapping around the car body — Fig. 4Flow visualization, Ansys

Manufacturing

CNC-machined the main body on a Tormach XS Tech router from a lightweight polyurethane compound.

Printed the wheels, suspension and wings on a Bambu Lab X1C, with extra parts in ASA-CF: its high strength-to-weight ratio let the parts use less material.

CAM setup with the car body positioned inside the stock block — Fig. 5CAM setup in the stock block

CNC toolpaths covering the car body — Fig. 6Roughing toolpaths, Tormach XS Tech

Bambu Studio print plate with orange wing and suspension parts — Fig. 7Print plate, Bambu Lab X1C

Testing

Built a miniature wind tunnel to see flow defects on the physical car.

Built an at-home track to test durability and race time before competition.

The car inside the home-built wind tunnel — Fig. 8Home-built wind tunnel

The finished car on a digital scale reading 49.8 grams — Fig. 9Weigh-in: 49.8 g

Results

−63%
Drag, first design to final: 2nd fastest
Regionals race time: 1st
State: 1st
West Coast: 9th in USA
National Championship

Nationals score car design, manufacturing quality, pit display, verbal presentation and race performance.