Name: Rico Jaanipere
Age: 21
School and study programme: TalTech Mechatronics
Quote to live by: Keep calm and throttle
What is your position in FS Team Tallinn? Electric Vehicle Team Captain
Why did you join the team? When I was 6 years old I realized that all the birds are not meant to sing. When I turned 8, I realized there isn’t a dance for two left feet. At 19 I realized that I was never going to be a skier, so joining FS Team Tallinn was what was left.
How long have you been a part of the team? 2 years and 6 days
Which experience/event do you remember the best while being a part of the team? Taking the drivetrain apart at a gas station in Finland at 4AM in the morning
Which word describes you as a captain? “Normal”
What is the biggest goal you want to achieve while being a (sub)team’s captain? Having a working coffee machine at the office
Where do you want to be in the future? I would like to get my bachelor’s degree first
Name: Rait Läänemets
Age: 21
School and study programme: TalTech Mechatronics BSc
Quote to live by: Tighten until it breaks, then loosen half a turn
What is your position in FS Team Tallinn?Chief Engineer
Why did you join the team? Wanted to practice on the car to become the fastest combine harvester driver on this side of the Atlantic.
How long have you been a part of the team? 2 years, 8 days
Which experience/event do you remember the best while being a part of the team? Laminating the FEST18 monocoque for 48 hours straight, while live streaming it.
Which word describes you as a captain? Bwoah
What is the biggest goal you want to achieve while being the chief engineer?
Want to find someone stupid enough to buy my BMW.
Where do you want to be in the future? First goal: FSG 2019
Name: Julia Kurg
Age: 22
School and study programme: TalTech Business BSc
Quote to live by: Not really a quote but ‘’Doing the work is the shortcut’’ is a nice reminder from time to time.
What is your position in FS Team Tallinn? Chief of Operations
Why did you join the team? I moved to a different city for university and everyone kept telling me to join a student organisation. I had heard of FSTT before and when I saw FEST17 in the school lobby, something just clicked.
How long have you been a part of the team? It has been over a year now.
Which experience/event do you remember the best while being a part of the team? When my suitcase with all my clothing got flooded on the campsite in Italy and I wore the clothes of my kind teammates the whole night.
Which word describes you as a captain? Committed
What is the biggest goal you want to achieve while being a (sub)team’s captain?
There is a specific event in the statics category where I want to give my best.
Where do you want to be in the future? There is a place on the other side of the world where I can see myself.
Name: Kalev Karp
Age: 24
School and study programme: TalTech Product Development and Production Engineering
Quote to live by: Be prepared for everything
What is your position in FS Team Tallinn? Chief of composites
Why did you join the team? Seemed like the most interesting place to be at.
How long have you been a part of the team? 2 years
Which experience/event do you remember the best while being a part of the team? Finding out we need to laminate a second monocoque for FEST17.
Which word describes you as a captain? Sleepy
What is the biggest goal you want to achieve while being a (sub)team’s captain? To create the best possible team for this and next year.
Where do you want to be in the future? Someplace new and even more challenging
Name: Jaagup Laaser
Age: 23
School and study programme: TTK UAS, mechanical engineering
Quote to live by: Think out of the box
What is your position in FS Team Tallinn? Chief of Suspension and mechanics
Why did you join the team? Seemed like the most interesting place to be at.Engineering and racing inspire me the most, luckily, FS Team Tallinn offers them both
How long have you been a part of the team? About 15% of my lifetime
Which experience/event do you remember the best while being a part of the team? 3G lateral acceleration
Which word describes you as a captain? Precise
What is the biggest goal you want to achieve while being a (sub)team’s captain? I want to build fastest and best quality formula.
Where do you want to be in the future? Top places on competitions
Name: Martin Saar
Age: 21
School and study programme: TalTech Mechatronics
Quote to live by: If you ain’t tired, you are doing it wrong.
What is your position in FS Team Tallinn? Chief of Electronics
Why did you join the team? 2 years ago, at the university a former team member asked if I want to join and he didn’t take no for an answer.
How long have you been a part of the team? 2 years and one month
Which experience/event do you remember the best while being a part of the team?Relocating the whole electronics and wiring of FEST17 from one monocoque to another in two days.
Which word describes you as a captain? Intrepid
What is the biggest goal you want to achieve while being a (sub)team’s captain? Having a winning car at the competitions.
Where do you want to be in the future? At FSG podium
Name: Martin Ploom
Age: 25
School and study programme: TalTech Communicative Electronics
Quote to live by: There must be progress from day to day.
What is your position in FS Team Tallinn? Driverless Team Captain
Why did you join the team? A Coursemate invited me.
How long have you been a part of the team? Since May 2015
Which experience/event do you remember the best while being a part of the team? Being lost in FS Spain and driving on a field next to a highway with a car full of (drunk) people.
Which word describes you as a captain? Thorough
What is the biggest goal you want to achieve while being a driverless team captain? Finishing two driverless competitions during the 2019 summer competitions.
Where do you want to be in the future? I don’t know. I Haven’t had the time to think about my personal life for the last 3 and a half years (life of a FS member …)
Name: Kaarel Värk
Age: Approximately 8600 days
School and study programme: TalTech MSc Informatics
Quote to live by: Great things never came from comfort zones
What is your position in FS Team Tallinn? Chief Engineer of Driverless
Why did you join the team? A friend said that it’s more like a hobbycar than a robotics club.
How long have you been a part of the team? As long as I have attended university
Which experience/event do you remember the best while being a part of the team? Having 14 minutes and 45 seconds to get to endurance while the accumulator was still in the fridge.
Which word describes you as a captain?Demanding
What is the biggest goal you want to achieve while being a Chief Engineer of Driverless? To finish all the dynamic events with the driverless formula vehicle!
Where do you want to be in the future? On the FSG podium