About Me

I am a passionate engineering student studying at the Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen in the Netherlands. I post my experiences and learnings on this website to share with others.
My goal is to work in the motorsport industry as a vehicle dynamics engineer.
My professional profile can be viewed at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanchit-rathi-3a0a17125/

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