The Wolfast UniOvi team has unveiled its motorbike entry for the MotoStudent IV competition. The unique bike is sponsored Axalta Coating Systems, the company behind the Standox, Spies Hecker and Cromax paint brands.

Axalta has supplied the students at the University in Northern Spain,  with the latest technology waterborne refinish paint, and helped them to paint the prototype. Every year, MotoStudent challenges university students around the world to design and to manufacture motorbike prototypes in one of two categories - 250cc four-stroke engine and fully electric - which then go head to head in a race at the Motorland World Championship Aragón Circuit in Spain. This year’s competition has attracted 55 entrants from across Europe and South America. The Wolfast UniOvi team has already assessed the performance of its prototype in a test race on the CISvial circuit at Langreo, Spain.

“Axalta has been delighted to support the Wolfast UniOvi team for their entry in the MotoStudent IV competition,” says Kolja Hosch, Head of Country Human Resources for Axalta in Europe, Middle East and Africa. “We wanted to help them not only ensure the prototype looks good when it makes its debut, but also ensure that the paint didn’t add too much additional weight to the motorbike, which is important when it is put through its paces on the track at the Championship.”