DARKSIDE

This was a global automotive design competition organized to select the exterior styling for a highly unique, custom track vehicle.

The Competition: A global call was put out to automotive designers to sketch the production bodywork for the vehicle. The contest was judged by legendary automotive designer Frank Stephenson.

 A 530-pound, ultra-lightweight three-wheeler powered by a turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle engine pushing out 275 horsepower. It was engineered by Rob Moon, a former engineer for the famous British motorsport and engineering group, Prodrive.

While the ultimate victory in the DRKSD Global Design Contest went to James Russell-Owen’s shark-ray concept, the competition organizers and lead judge Frank Stephenson made a big point of celebrating the massive global turnout by highlighting the longlist of honorable mentions, including mine.

Although back in 2020 I only presented hand-drawing digital sketches, after receiving the honor mention I felt motivated to translate the concept to 3D, using Autodesk Alias to merge the body with the tubular chassis and the mechanical package.