First class
Principal
Seats · 1 place
- Hong Kong final
- NT$115,000
- Full season*
- NT$380,000
“Team MUME presented by [your company]”, the main position on the car, the uniform chest, the pit display header, a talk to your staff and a joint workshop
STEM Racing · Hong Kong & Macau Final
Team MUME 梅花
Students from Hsinchu County American School, racing for Chinese Taipei in Hong Kong on 5–6 December. Put your company's name on the car.
- Hong Kong & Macau final
- 5–6Dec 2026Hong Kong & Macau Final, Science Park, Hong Kong
- Season
- 1stseasonThe first year Taiwanese teams race in this class
- Route
- 2027World FinalsThe route for the best Chinese Taipei team
STEM Racing
20 metres. About one second.
STEM Racing, formerly F1 in Schools, is a global engineering competition. Teams design a miniature car in CAD, test it in a virtual wind tunnel, machine it from an official block and race it 20 m on a gas cartridge in about one second.
Judges also score engineering and enterprise portfolios, the team's brand, a pit display and a 10-minute presentation. Racing is under a quarter of the points, so winning teams run like small engineering companies.
0.000s
0.0m
91teams
from about 35 countries and regions at the 2026 World Finals
1.118s
by the fastest car at the 2025 World Finals, over 20 m
60+countries
where schools take part in STEM Racing
Team MUME · 梅花
Blooming in the cold.
We are a student team from Hsinchu County American School in Zhubei. On 5–6 December 2026 we race for Chinese Taipei in the Hong Kong & Macau Professional Class final at Hong Kong Science and Technology Park. It is the first year Taiwanese teams compete in this class, and the best Chinese Taipei team is planned to advance to the 2027 World Finals.
MUME is the plum blossom, Prunus mume, Taiwan's national flower. It blooms in the coldest weeks of winter, fitting for a first-season team.
- Already committed. Registered and paid HK$18,800 for entry, two race cars and coaching.
- Six students, one role each. Team manager, design engineer, manufacturing engineer, finance manager, sponsorship and marketing, graphic designer.
- Run like a business. A budget, a sponsor tracker, monthly reports and a week-by-week plan to race day.
Our race car
C10 in the wind tunnel
This is C10 as the team designed it, loaded straight from our CAD. Your scroll is the throttle.
- Air speed
- 0.0m/s
- Drag
- 0.000N
Ansys Fluent · 917,022 cells · k-omega SST · moving floor, rotating wheels
Petals follow the streamlines from our Ansys Fluent run F00 at the local air speed, slowed 50 times. Below 20 m/s the drag is scaled from the 20 m/s result. Colours are a concept; the race livery is still being drawn.
C10
Seventeen parts
The same CAD, taken apart. The body is CNC-machined from the official model block; the halo, helmet and gas cartridge are official parts.
C10 · engineering
From 0.483 to 0.426 N
Our first full concept had 0.483 N of drag at 20 m/s. After 22 Ansys Fluent simulations, C10 has 0.426 N and passes all 39 of our checks against the Hong Kong 2026 rules. It is the legal version of our 0.403 N design, with the wider wheels the rules require.
C40.483N
Drag through development
N at 20 m/s · moving floor, rotating wheels
0.426N
drag at 20 m/s
50.0g
target race mass
39/ 39
Hong Kong rule checks passed
65%
of the drag comes from the wheels
- Body
- CNC-machined from the official block
- Power
- one official gas cartridge
- Length × width × height
- 233.6 × 67.6 × 52.7 mm
- Wheels
- Ø28.3 mm, 13.3 and 16.3 mm wide
- Track
- 20 m, about 1 s
For partners
Where your name goes
It goes onto the car's partner panels and the pit wall below. What you type stays in your browser.
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- 1Sidepod side 33.0 × 12.2 mm
- 2Sidepod top 34.0 × 10.5 mm
- 3Front-wing endplate 21.0 × 10.0 mm
- 4Rear-wing endplate 9.5 × 16.0 mm
Proposed partner panels, measured on the C10 CAD and shown on renders made from it. Positions are approximate.
- 2race carsjudged and raced in Hong Kong
- 6team uniformson stage, in the pit and in every photo
- 2 × 2.5 mpit displayat Hong Kong Science and Technology Park
- 2judged portfolioswith a page on our partners
- 10 minpresentationto the judges, covering our partners
- Everyposton Instagram @team.mume and school channels
For your company
Seen by judges, teams and visitors. Your logo on both race cars, our uniforms and the 2 × 2.5 m pit display in Hong Kong, and at the World Finals if we qualify.
Part of the judging. Judges assess how each partner helped, so your support features in both portfolios and our 10-minute presentation.
ESG you can report. Two hands-on Taster Labs for 40–60 Grade 6–8 students in Hsinchu, aligned with SDG 4 (education) and SDG 9 (innovation). Each host school keeps a teaching kit, and you get the numbers.
Meet future engineers. A talk or demo at your company, with students heading into engineering.
Proof of every benefit. A monthly update, and a photo report within 14 days of each event.
For Hsinchu County American School
Real engineering, start to finish. CAD, CFD in Ansys Fluent and CNC manufacture, run with a real budget, a brand and a deadline.
An international stage. Our students compete against Hong Kong and Macau teams, with a route to the World Finals.
STEM for younger students. The Taster Labs bring the school's STEM Racing Lab to Grade 6–8 students across Hsinchu.
Budget
What it costs
Entry, two race cars and coaching are already paid. The other lines are estimates for seven travellers (six students, one teacher), priced on 22 October 2026.
NT$237,000Still needed
Paid NT$77,000Still needed NT$237,000of NT$314,000 for the Hong Kong final
See every cost line
| Item | What it covers | NT$ |
|---|---|---|
| Entry, two race cars, coaching Paid | HK$18,800, paid in September | 77,000 |
| Flights | Taoyuan–Hong Kong return with one checked bag, 7 × about NT$9,000 | 63,000 |
| Hotel | 3 nights in Sha Tin, 3 twin rooms and 1 single, about NT$5,600 a room-night | 67,200 |
| Meals and local transport | 7 people × 4 days, including airport transfers | 41,400 |
| Pit display | 2 × 2.5 m printed back wall, panels, lights, car plinth | 23,300 |
| Team uniforms | 6 embroidered polo shirts, about NT$1,000 each | 6,000 |
| Portfolios and drawings | 2 A3 portfolios × 4 copies, courier to Kwai Chung | 5,100 |
| Extra baggage | Checked bags for the display and spare cars | 4,600 |
| Travel insurance | 7 people, 4 days | 4,900 |
| Contingency | 10% of the estimated lines | 21,500 |
| Total | 314,000 | |
| Already paid | −77,000 | |
| Still needed | 237,000 | |
HK$ converted at HK$1 = NT$4.175 (22 October 2026). Flight and hotel prices will be updated before we book.
Packages
Four ways to come aboard
Business
Performance
Seats · 2–3 places
- Hong Kong final
- NT$50,000
- Full season*
- NT$160,000
A position on the side of the car, a pit display panel, two posts and a video of our visit to your company
Premium economy
Supporter
Seats · 4–6 places
- Hong Kong final
- NT$15,000–20,000
- Full season*
- NT$50,000–65,000
A small logo on the car or the pit display, a place on the team website and one post
Economy
Friend
Seats · open
- Hong Kong final
- NT$10,000
- Full season*
- NT$10,000
Your name on the pit wall and the team website
*Full season adds the 2027 World Finals if we qualify. A Hong Kong-final package can be upgraded then.
Only if we qualify: the 2027 World Finals.
Registration, flights, hotel and freight would cost about NT$0.5–1.2 million, depending on the venue, which has not been announced.
In-kind support
As welcome as cash: flights, printing, uniforms, pit lighting and screens, simulation software or an engineering mentor. It counts toward a package at market value.
Additional opportunities
A talk or workshop at Hsinchu County American School, and product integration where the rules allow. Every package can be tailored to your company.
Before you decide
Questions
What if you don't qualify for the World Finals?
Choose a Hong Kong-final package. You get the full Hong Kong exposure, and you only upgrade if we qualify.
How will we know what our support achieved?
A short update every month, and a photo report within 14 days of each event.
Can we support in kind instead of cash?
Yes: flights, printing, uniforms, pit lighting and screens, simulation software or an engineering mentor. It counts toward a package at market value.
When do you need an answer?
Logos for the Hong Kong cars and uniforms are due by 18 November 2026, as a vector file (SVG, AI or PDF). Later partners still appear on the pit display, the website and our posts.
Who handles the money?
Agreements and payments go through Hsinchu County American School, and we report spending to partners every month.
Contact
Book a 20‑minute meeting
Your support decides how well we represent Hsinchu and Chinese Taipei in Hong Kong, and whether we reach the World Finals.
Logos for the cars and uniforms are due by 18 November 2026, as a vector file (SVG, AI or PDF). A first meeting takes 20 minutes. Write to mumeracing@gmail.com, or fill in the card. Thank you for considering us.
- mumeracing@gmail.com
- @team.mume
- School
- Hsinchu County American School, Zhubei, Hsinchu County