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Team Arion may be a young team, but our journey has been defined by precision engineering, disciplined workflows, and a commitment to delivering work that consistently meets The Purple Standard. Each milestone reflects our philosophy: engineer with intent, execute with excellence, and improve relentlessly.
2025 Development Class — Champions
Team Arion secured Overall Champions in our debut season at the Hong Kong STEM Racing Development Class.
A major driver of this result was the engineering and branding direction set by Mark Yu, who established:
a high-tolerance, detail-oriented CAD workflow
a consistent review process to maintain quality across every aspect
disciplined iteration cycles for aero, wheels, and structure
a unified visual language for documents, renders, and media
Mark’s dual focus on engineering clarity and brand coherence meant the team presented work that looked polished, intentional, and far more mature than typical Development Class standards.
Best Engineered Car Award
Team Arion also earned Best Engineered Car, a recognition of Mark's insistence on precision and micro-level attention to detail.
The award reflected:
exceptionally clean CAD surface modelling
tight tolerance control
careful selection of manufacturing methods (e.g., MJF)
consistent documentation and diagrams
a visually polished engineering portfolio matching Team Arion’s brand identity
This award underscored the importance of combining strong engineering practice with clear, visually disciplined documentation and presentation.
2025 Development Class — Third Place (Bauhinia Shift)
Before merging into Team Arion, Bauhinia Shift achieved 3rd Place Overall in the same competition.
Their capabilities in documentation and teamwork made them a natural and strategic addition to Team Arion’s structure.
After Development Class, Bauhinia Shift joined Team Arion, forming the expanded team that competes today.
Under Mark’s leadership, their workflows, visuals, and documentation standards were aligned with Team Arion’s engineering and enterprise philosophy, raising the overall consistency and output quality of the team.
Outstanding Race Performance — 1.308 Seconds
Beyond the awards, Team Arion’s Development Class car - "Fluence" delivered a race time of 1.308 seconds, placing it faster than several Professional Class cars in the 2024 F1 in Schools Hong Kong Regional Finals.
For a Development Class car to outperform Professional Class competitors is rare and it demonstrated that Team Arion’s engineering foundations were already operating at a higher level than the class required.
This race time became a defining proof of concept for Mark’s precision-focused philosophy: engineering discipline translates directly into measurable performance.
Team Arion's Car "Fluence"
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