Formula SAE is a student design competition sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers. The competition was started back in 1978 and was originally called SAE Mini Indy. A Student Design Competition is a competition between teams of students. ... SAE International (SAE) is a professional organization for mobility engineering professionals in aerospace, automotive and the commercial vehicle industries. ...

The concept behind Formula SAE is that a fictional manufacturing company has contracted a student design team to develop a small Formula-style race car. The prototype race car is to be evaluated for its potential as a production item. The target marketing group for the race car is the non-professional weekend autocross racer. Each student team designs, builds and tests a prototype based on a series of rules, whose purpose is both ensuring on-track safety (the cars are driven by the students themselves) and promoting clever problem solving. “F1” redirects here. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... Mini Cooper participating in an autocross event Autocross is a form of motorsports that emphasizes safe, low-cost competition and active participation. ...

The prototype race car is judged in a number of different events. The points schedule for most Formula SAE events is:

From: Bob Woods, 1996 Formula SAE Rules, (Warrendale, PA) : Educational Relations SAE International, p. 4.

In addition to these events, various sponsors of the competition provide awards for superior design accomplishments. For example, best use of E-85 ethanol fuel, innovative use of electronics, recycliablity, crash worthiness, and analytical approach to design are some of the awards available. At the beginning of the competition, the vehicle is checked for rule compliance during the Technical Inspection. Its braking ability, rollover stability and noise levels are checked before the vehicle is allowed to compete in the dynamic events (Skidpad, Autocross, Acceleration, Endurance and Fuel Economy).

The 2007 Formula SAE Champions, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Big companies, such as General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, can have staff interact with more than 1000 student engineers. Working in teams of anywhere between two and 30, these students have proved themselves to be capable of producing a functioning prototype vehicle. (Dean Case, Student Talent, Racecar Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 3 (England): p. 35) General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is an American automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ... “Ford” redirects here. ... The Chrysler Corporation was a United States-based automobile manufacturer that existed independently from 1925–1998. ...

The 2007 design finalist cars; from the left, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, TU Graz, University of Wisconsin - Madison, and Kansas

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Today, the competition has expanded and includes a number of spinoff events. Formula Student(FSUK)is a similar SAE-sanctioned event in the UK, as well as Formula SAE Australasia taking place in Australia. A Formula SAE West division is taking place in California and the Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI) is holding the Formula Student Germany competition at Hockenheimring. UH Racings car in the class 1-200 event FSUK 2006 Formula Student is a student engineering competition held annually in the UK. Student teams from around the world design, build, test, and race a small-scale formula style racing car. ... Formula Student (FSUK) is a student engineering competition held annually in the UK. Student teams from around the world design, build, test, and race a small-scale formula style racing car. ... Formula SAE Australasia (FSAE-A) is the Australian division of the US-based Formula SAE. The first event was held in 2000. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... // Starting in 2006, the Verein Deutscher Ingenieure will be holding the Formula Student Germany competition. ... The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg is a automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ...

In 2007, an offshoot called Formula Hybrid, similar to Formula SAE except all cars must have gasoline-electric hybrid power plants, was inaugurated. The first contest was held at the New Hampshire International Speedway. [1] New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1. ...

History

In 1979 the first, and only, SAE Mini-Indy was held at the University of Houston. Conceived by Dr. Kurt M. Marshek, the competition was inspired by a how-to article that appeared in Popular Mechanics magazine, for a small, "Indy-style" vehicle made out of wood, and powered by a five horsepower Briggs and Stratton engine. Using the Mini Baja competitions as a guide, engineering students had to design and build small, "Indy-style" vehicles using the same stock engine used in the Popular Mechanics article. Thirteen schools entered and eleven competed, The University of Texas at El Paso won the overall competition. University of Houston redirects here. ... The adolescent Internet. ... Briggs & Stratton is the worlds largest manufacturer of air_cooled gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment. ...

Although Dr. William Shapton (who had recently left the University of Cincinnati to join Michigan Technological University) broached the idea of hosting a similar competition in 1980, no one stepped up to organize another Mini-Indy. The University of Cincinnati is a coeducational public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Michigan Technological University (abbr. ...

Three students at the University of Texas at Austin saw the potential and proposed a new mini-Indy with new rules. The new rules kept restriction to a minimum, any four-stroke engine with a 25.4 mm intake restriction. A new name was sought to differentiate the new event from mini-Indy. Students were to design a racing car which couldn't cost over a set amount "as evidenced by receipts". University of Texas redirects here. ...

The University of Texas at Austin hosted the competition through 1984. In 1985, the competition was hosted by The University of Texas at Arlington. There, Dr. Robert Woods, with guidance from the SAE student activities committee, changed the concept of the competition from one where students built a pure racing car, to one that mirrored the SAE Mini-Baja competitions, where they were to design and build a vehicle for limited series production. The University of Texas at Arlington, usually referred to as UT Arlington or UTA, is a nationally recognized comprehensive doctoral/research university classified by Carnegie as Research University - High Activity [2]. The university is located in Arlington, Texas, USA. UT Arlington has a student population of nearly 25,000 and...

General Motors hosted the competition in 1991, Ford Motor Co. in 1992, and Chrysler Corp. in 1993. After the 1992 competition, the three formed a consortium to run Formula SAE.

Winners

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See also

• Formula Hybrid
• Baja SAE

Formula Hybrid is a student design competition sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers. ... Baja SAE is an intercollegiate design competition run by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). ...

External links

• Formula SAE
• Formula SAE West
• Formula Student
• Formula Student Germany
• Formula SAE Japan
• Formula SAE Italy
• Formula SAE Brazil
• Formula SAE Australasia
• FSAE.com Forums - the "unoffical" forums for all competitions

Team Links

• Auburn University
• California Polytechnic State University Pomona
• California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
• Colorado State University - RamRacing
• Cornell FSAE
• Clemson University FSAE
• Chalmers Formula Student
• Iowa State University - ISU Formula SAE
• McGill University - McGill Racing Team
• Miami University - Redhawk Racing
• Michigan State University - State Racing
• Monash University - Monash Motorsport
• National University of Singapore - Team NUS Motorsports
• Oregon State University - Beaver Racing
• Ohio State University - Formula Buckeyes
• Queensland University of Technology - QUT Motorsport
• Formula RPI Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• RMIT University Formula SAE
• South Dakota School of Mines and Technology FSAE
• Stevens Institute of Technology Formula SAE
• Universidad Central de Venezuela
• University of Adelaide - University of Adelaide Racing Concepts
• University of Akron - Zips Racing
• University of Alabama - Crimson Racing
• University of Auckland Formula SAE
• University of British Columbia - Formula UBC
• University of Calgary
• University of Cincinnati - Bearcat Motorsports
• University of Florida - Gator Motorsports
• University of Hertfordshire - UH Racing Wikipedia Link
• University of Kansas - Jayhawk Motorsports
• University of Michigan Ann Arbor - MRacing (ballers)
• University of New Hampshire - UNH Precision Racing Wikipedia Link
• University of New Mexico - Lobo Motorsports
• University of Newcastle FSAE
• University of Oklahoma - Sooner Racing Team
• University of Ontario Institute of Technology - UOIT Motorsports
• University of Pittsburgh - Panther Racing
• University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez - Colegio Racing Engineering
• University of Sherbrooke
• University of South Australia
• University of Texas Arlington
• University of Toledo - Rocket Motorsports
• University of Toronto Formula SAE Racing
• University of Washington Formula Motorsport
• University of Western Australia - UWA Motorsport
• University of Western Ontario
• University of Windsor - Lancer Motorsports
• University of Wisconsin - Madison Formula SAE
• University of Missouri - Rolla
• Virginia Tech - VT Motorsports
• Washington State University - Formula SAE