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'''Formula SAE''' is a [[student design competition]] sponsored by the [[Society of Automotive Engineers]]. The concept behind Formula SAE is that a fictional manufacturing company has contracted a student design team to develop a small [[Formula One|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. Of all the engineering competitions, Formula SAE is by far the largest and most competitive.
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'''Formula SAE''' is a [[student design competition]] organized by the [[Society of Automotive Engineers]] (SAE, also known as SAE International). The competition was started back in 1978 and was originally called [http://www.sae.org/students/fsaehistory.pdf SAE Mini Indy].
  
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:The prototype race car is judged in the following areas with the according points available in each area:
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==Concept==
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[[Image:FSAE Design 2007.JPG|thumb|right|400px|The 2007 design finalist cars; from the left, [[University of Michigan - Ann Arbor]], [[Graz University of Technology|TU Graz]], [[University of Wisconsin - Madison]], and [[University of Kansas|Kansas]]]]
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The concept behind Formula SAE is that a fictional manufacturing company has contracted a student design team to develop a small [[Formula One|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.
  
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The prototype race car is judged in a number of different events. The points schedule for most Formula SAE events is:<ref>Bob Woods, ''1996 Formula SAE Rules'', (Warrendale, PA) : Educational Relations SAE International, p. 4.</ref>
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<tr><td>Design Event <td>150
 
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<tr><td>Cost & Manufacturing Analysis Event <td>100
 
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<tr><td>Presentation Event <td>75
 
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<tr><td>Acceleration Event <td>75
 
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<tr><td>Skidpad Event <td>50
 
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<tr><td>Autocross Event <td>150
 
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<tr><td>Fuel Economy Event <td>50
 
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<tr><td>Endurance Event <td>350
 
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<tr><td>Total Points Possible <td>1,000
 
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:From: Bob Woods, ''1996 Formula SAE Rules'', (Warrendale, PA) : Educational Relations SAE International, p. 4.
 
  
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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| Design Event || 150
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| Cost & Manufacturing Analysis Event || 100
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|-
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| Presentation Event || 75
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|-
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| Acceleration Event || 75
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|-
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| Skidpad Event || 50
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|-
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| Autocross Event || 150
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|-
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| Fuel Economy Event || 100
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|-
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| Endurance Event || 300
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| Total Points Possible || 1,000
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|-
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|}
  
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[[Image:Formula_SAE_USB_-_Tech_Inspection.jpg|frame|Car 96 from Universidad Simon Bolivar during the Technical Inspection]]
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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, recyclability, 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).
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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).  
 
  
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Over the past twenty years Formula SAE has gained the respect of the automotive industry and professional race teams.  Formula SAE encompasses all aspects of a business including research, design, manufacturing, testing, developing, marketing, management, and fund raising. Formula SAE takes students out if the class room and puts them in the real world. All too often engineering students graduate without the practical knowledge of how to design.  Some of the worlds largest companies understand that fact, and as a result have an interest in Formula SAE. 
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Formula SAE encompasses all aspects of a business including research, design, manufacturing, testing, developing, marketing, management, and fund raising. Formula SAE takes students out of the class room and puts them in the real world.
  
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Big companies, such as [[General Motors]], [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], and [[Chrysler]], all feel that this event acts as a screening process for them.  Over three days, their staff can 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)
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Big companies, such as [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], and [[Chrysler Corporation|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.<ref>Dean Case, Student Talent, ''Racecar Engineering'', Vol. 5 No. 3 (England): p. 35</ref>
  
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In addition the automotive industry, professional racing has taken notice of Formula SAE.  The volunteers for the design judging event include some the racing industries most prominent engineers and consultants including the late [[Carroll Smith]], [[Bill Mitchell]], [[Jack Auld]], [[John LePlante]], and [[Bryan Kubala]].  Involvement in Formula SAE means job opportunity.
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The volunteers for the design judging include some the racing industry's most prominent engineers and consultants including the late [[Carroll Smith]], Bill Mitchell, Claude Rouelle, [[Jack Auld]], [[John LePlante]], and [[Bryan Kubala]].
  
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Today, the competition has expanded and now includes a number of spinoff events in addition to the main Formula SAE competition in Detroit.   [[Formula Student]] is a similar SAE-sanctioned event in the UK, as well as [[Formula SAE Australasia]] taking place in [[Australia]]. Due to rapidly growing popularity of the North American event, a Formula SAE West division is planned to take place in [[California]] beginning in 2006.  
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Today, the competition has expanded and includes a number of spinoff events. [[Formula Student]] is a similar SAE-sanctioned event in the UK, as well as [[Formula SAE Australasia]] (Formula SAE-A) 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]].
  
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Starting in August 2006, the Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI) will be holding the [[Formula Student Germany]] competition at [[Hockenheimring]].
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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 two contests were held at the [[New Hampshire International Speedway]]. [http://www.formula-hybrid.org/competition.html]
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==History==
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In 1979 the 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.
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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.
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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".
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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.
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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.
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==Winners==
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{| border=1 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=4 style="float:center; margin:0 0 .5em 1em; width:800px; background:#505050; border-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile"
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#505050;"
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|- tr BGCOLOR=darkred
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! Year
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! Formula SAE
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! Formula Student (UK)
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! FSAE Australia
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! FSAE Japan
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! FSAE Brazil
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! FSAE Italy
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! Formula Student (Germany)
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! FSAE West (USA)
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! Formula SAE at VIR
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|-
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! 2008
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| {{flagiconAustralia}} [[University of Western Australia]]
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| {{flagiconGermany}} [[University of Stuttgart]]
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| {{flagiconGermany}} [[University of Stuttgart]]
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| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Sophia University]]
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| {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Centro Universitário da FEI]]
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| {{flagiconGermany}} [[University of Stuttgart]]
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| {{flagiconNetherlands}} [[Delft University of Technology]]
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland - College Park]]
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]]
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|-
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! 2007
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]]
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| {{flagiconAustralia}} [[RMIT University]]
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| {{flagiconAustralia}} [[University of Western Australia]]
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| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Sophia University]]
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| {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Faculdade de Engenharia de Sorocaba]]
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| {{flagiconGermany}} [[University of Stuttgart]]
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| {{flagiconGermany}} [[University of Stuttgart]]
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M University - College Station]]
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|bgcolor="lightgrey" colspan="1" rowspan="27"|
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|-
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! 2006
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| {{flagiconAustralia}} [[RMIT University]]
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| {{flagiconCanada}} [[University of Toronto]]
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| {{flagiconAustralia}} [[RMIT University]]
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| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Sophia University]]
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| {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Centro Universitário da FEI]]
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| {{flagiconAustria}} [[University Of Applied Sciences - Graz]]
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| {{flagiconAustria}} [[Graz University of Technology|TU Graz]]
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M University - College Station]]
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|-
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! 2005
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Cornell University]]
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| {{flagiconCanada}} [[University of Toronto]]
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| {{flagiconAustralia}} [[University of Western Australia]]
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| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Kanazawa University]]
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| {{flagiconBrazil}} [[University of São Paulo|University of São Paulo - São Carlos]]
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| {{flagiconAustria}} [[Graz University of Technology|TU Graz]]
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|bgcolor="lightgrey" colspan="2" rowspan="25"|
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|-
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! 2004
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Cornell University]]
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| {{flagiconAustralia}} [[RMIT University]]
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| {{flagiconAustralia}} [[University of Wollongong]]
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[University of Texas at Arlington]]
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| {{flagiconBrazil}} [[University of São Paulo|University of São Paulo - São Carlos]]
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|bgcolor="lightgrey" colspan="1" rowspan="24"|
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|-
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! 2003
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| {{flagiconAustralia}} [[University of Wollongong]]
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| {{flagiconCanada}} [[University of Toronto]]
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Georgia Institute of Technology]]
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| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Sophia University]]
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|bgcolor="lightgrey" colspan="1" rowspan="23"|
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|-
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! 2002
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Cornell University]]
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Georgia Institute of Technology]]
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| {{flagiconAustralia}} [[University of Wollongong]]
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|bgcolor="lightgrey" colspan="1" rowspan="22"|
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|-
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! 2001
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Cornell University]]
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Georgia Institute of Technology]]
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Rochester Institute of Technology]]
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|-
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! 2000
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Texas A&M University]]
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[California State Polytechnic University, Pomona|California State Polytechnic University - Pomona]]
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|bgcolor="lightgrey" colspan="1" rowspan="20"|
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|-
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! 1999
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[University of Akron]]
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Rochester Institute of Technology]]
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|-
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! 1998
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Cornell University]]
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[University of Texas at Arlington]]
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|-
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! 1997
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Cornell University]]
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|bgcolor="lightgrey" colspan="1" rowspan="17"|
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|-
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! 1996
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[University of Texas at Arlington]]
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|-
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! 1995
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[University of Texas at Arlington]]
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|-
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! 1994
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[University of Michigan|University of Michigan at Ann Arbor]]
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|-
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! 1993
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Cornell University]]
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|-
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! 1992
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Cornell University]]
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|-
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! 1991
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]
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|-
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! 1990
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[University of Texas at Arlington]]
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|-
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! 1989
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[University of Texas at Arlington]]
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|-
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! 1988
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Cornell University]]
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|-
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! 1987
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland - College Park]]
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|-
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! 1986
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[University of Texas at Arlington]]
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|-
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! 1985
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[University of Texas at Arlington]]
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|-
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! 1984
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[University of Houston]]
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|-
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! 1983
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[University of Texas at Arlington]]
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|-
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! 1982
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[University of Texas at Austin]]
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|-
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! 1981
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Stevens Institute of Technology]]
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|}
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== See also ==
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* [[Student design competition]]
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* [[Baja SAE]]
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* [[Basic Utility Vehicle]]
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
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*[http://www.torque-india.com/sae.html About Formula SAE]
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*[http://students.sae.org/competitions/formulaseries/fsae/ Formula SAE]
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*[http://students.sae.org/competitions/formulaseries/west/ Formula SAE West]
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*[http://www.imeche.org.uk/formulastudent/ Formula Student]
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*[http://www.formulastudent.de Formula Student Germany]
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*[http://www.jsae.or.jp/formula/en/index.html Formula SAE Japan]
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*[http://www.ata.it/formulaata/ Formula SAE Italy]
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*[http://www.saebrasil.org.br/ Formula SAE Brazil]
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*[http://www.saea.com.au/formula-sae-a Formula SAE Australasia] (Formula SAE-A)
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*[http://event.formulastudent.ru SAE Formula Student, Mini Baja & Formula Hybrid Russia]
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*[http://fsae.com/eve FSAE.com Forums - the "unoffical" forums for all competitions]
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*[http://www.fstotal.com FStotal.com - Formula SAE and Formula Student News, Tips, Pictures, Videos, ...]
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*[http://videos.howstuffworks.com/2007-naias-formula-sae-video.htm HowStuffWorks.com - How does a Formula SAE Car work?]
  
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*[http://students.sae.org/competitions/formulaseries/ Formula SAE]
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===Team Links===
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*[http://www.formulastudent.de Formula Student Germany www.formulastudent.de]
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*[http://fsae.com fsae.com]
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*[http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/acme/studentactivities/saevehicle/ ACME Racing UNSW@ADFA]
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*[http://www.formulastudent.port.ac.uk University of Portsmouth]
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*[http://rfr.rutgers.edu/ Rutgers University]
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*[http://formulastudent.aston.ac.uk/ Aston University]
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*[http://www.auracing.org Auburn University]
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*[http://www.engin.brown.edu/organizations/fsae Brown University]
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*[http://www.brunelracing.co.uk Brunel University]
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*[http://www.csupomona.edu/fsae California State Polytechnic University Pomona]
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*[http://www.formula.calpolysae.org California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo]
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*[http://www.carletonfsae.com Carleton University]
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*[http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/org/sae Carnegie Mellon University]
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*[http://www.engr.colostate.edu/RamRacing Colorado State University - RamRacing]
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*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sae/ Columbia University Formula SAE]
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*[http://fsae.mae.cornell.edu/ Cornell FSAE]
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*[http://www.cufsae.com Clemson University FSAE]
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*[http://www.chalmers.se/am/formula/ Chalmers Formula Student]
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*[http://www.dutracing.nl/ Delft University of Technology Formula Student Team]
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*[http://www.fsae.polymtl.ca/ Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal - EPM Motorsport]
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*[http://www.mec.etsmtl.ca/club/formule/ Ecole de technologie supérieure ETS]
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*[http://www.universityracing.nl/ Eindhoven University of Technology - University Racing Eindhoven]
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*[http://www.fem.unicamp.br/~fsae Universidade Estadual de Campinas - Equipe FSAE-UNICAMP]
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*[http://www.ferrisformula.com Ferris State University - Ferris Formula Racing]
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*[http://www.fit.edu/motorsports Florida Institute of Technology - Florida Tech Motorsports]
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*[http://www.fsir-insa.fr Formula Student INSA de Rennes]
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*[http://www.me.gatech.edu/gtmotorsports Georgia Institute of Technology - GT Motorsports]
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*[http://www.metropolia-motorsport.fi Helsinki UAS - Metropolia Motorsport (Stadia Motorsport)]
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*[[ISU Formula SAE|Iowa State University - ISU Formula SAE]]
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*[http://www.k-state.edu/sae/formula/ Kansas State University - Formula SAE]
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*[http://www.kthracing.se KTH Racing]
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*[http://www.lufsae.com/ Lakehead University - Thunder Wolf Racing]
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*[http://web.mit.edu/fsae/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Motorsports]
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*[http://fsae.mcgill.ca/ McGill University - McGill Racing Team]
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*[http://sae.mcmaster.ca/ McMaster University - McMaster Racing Club]
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*[http://www.miamiredhawkracing.com/ Miami University - Redhawk Racing]
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*[http://www.egr.msu.edu/fsae/ Michigan State University - MSU Formula Racing]
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*[http://www.msstate.edu/org/sae/ Mississippi State University - MSMotorsports]
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*[http://fsae.mst.edu/ Missouri University of Science and Technology - Missouri S&T Racing (Formerly UMR)]
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*[http://www.monashmotorsport.com/ Monash University - Monash Motorsport]
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*[http://www.torque-india.com/ Torque India Racing Club]
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*[http://serve.me.nus.edu.sg/fsae/ National University of Singapore - Team NUS Motorsports]
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*[http://msgroups.mccormick.northwestern.edu/FSAE/ Northwestern University -  Northwestern Formula Racing]
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*[http://www.beaverracing.org Oregon State University - Beaver Racing]
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*[http://www.formulabuckeyes.com Ohio State University - Formula Buckeyes]
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*[http://engsoc.queensu.ca/formulacar/ Queen's University - Queen's FSAE]
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*[http://www.qutmotorsport.com Queensland University of Technology - QUT Motorsport]
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*[http://www.rit.edu/~formula Rochester Institute of Technology FSAE]
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*[http://www.formularpi.com/ Formula RPI] [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]]
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*[http://www.fsae.rmit.edu.au/ RMIT University Formula SAE]
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*[http://fsae.sdsu.edu/ San Diego State University Racing]
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*[http://fsae.sdsmt.edu/ South Dakota School of Mines and Technology FSAE]
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*[http://fsae.spsu.edu/ Southern Polytechnic State University FSAE]
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*[http://www.stevens.edu/fsae Stevens Institute of Technology Formula SAE]
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*[http://madi.formulastudent.ru Student's Engineering Group MADI (STU), Moscow, Russia]
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*[http://www.swansea.ac.uk/motorsport Swansea University]
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*[http://www.fasttube.de/ FaSTTUBe - Technical University of Berlin]
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*[http://www.fsaeucv.org/ Universidad Central de Venezuela]
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*[http://www.formulasae.poli.ufrj.br/ Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)]
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*[http://www.eteam-unipi.it/ Università di Pisa - E-Team Squadra Corse]
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*[http://formula-sae.adelaide.edu.au/ University of Adelaide - University of Adelaide Racing Concepts]
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*[http://www.engineering.uakron.edu/sae/ University of Akron - Zips Racing]
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*[http://www.sae.eng.ua.edu/fsae University of Alabama - Crimson Racing]
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*[http://chargermotorsports.pacificsouth.net/ University of Alabama in Huntsville - Charger Motorsports]
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*[http://www.ualberta.ca/~formula/ University of Alberta - Angry Beaver Racing]
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*[http://www.joanneum-racing.at/ University of Applied Sciences Graz - joanneum racing graz]
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*[http://www.fhm-racing.de/ University of Applied Sciences Munich - FHM Racing Team]
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*[http://www.balticracing.de/ University of Applied Sciences Stralsund - Baltic Racing Team]
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*[http://www.racing.tugraz.at/ Graz University of Technology - TUG Racing Team]
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*[http://www.fsae.co.nz University of Auckland Formula SAE]
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*[http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/Students/Organizations/sae/ University at Buffalo]
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*[http://www.formulaubc.com/ University of British Columbia - Formula UBC]
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*[http://www.ucalgary.ca/schulichracing/ University of Calgary - Schulich Racing]
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*[http://fsae.berkeley.edu University of California, Berkeley]
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*[http://www.eng.uc.edu/studorg/sae/fsae/Site/Home%20Page.html  University of Cincinnati - Bearcat Motorsports]
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*[http://www.formulabuff.com/  University of Colorado]
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*[http://www.dart-racing.de University of Darmstadt - DART Racing e.V.]
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*[http://gatormotorsports.com/gms/index.html University of Florida - Gator Motorsports]
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*[http://www.uhracing.co.uk/ University of Hertfordshire - UH Racing]
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*[http://www.uicracing.org/ Universtiy of Illinois Chicago - UIC Motorsport]
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*[http://www.illinimotorsports.net/ University of Illinois - Illinimotorsports]
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*[http://www.jayhawkmotorsports.com/portal University of Kansas - Jayhawk Motorsports]
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*[http://www.terpsracing.umd.edu University of Maryland - Terps Racing]
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*[http://www.murmotorsports.com University of Melbourne]
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*[http://www.engin.umich.edu/soc/sae/Formula/home.htm University of Michigan Ann Arbor - MRacing]
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*[http://students.missouri.edu/~sae/ University of Missouri]
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*[http://www.unh.edu/fsae/ University of New Hampshire - UNH Precision Racing] Wikipedia Link
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*[http://fsae.unm.edu University of New Mexico - Lobo Motorsports]
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*[http://www.eng.newcastle.edu.au/~fsae/index.html University of Newcastle FSAE]
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*[http://sae.ou.edu/ University of Oklahoma - Sooner Racing Team]
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*[http://www.uoitmotorsports.com/ University of Ontario Institute of Technology - UOIT Motorsports]
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*[http://www.engr.pitt.edu/fsae/ University of Pittsburgh - Panther Racing]
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*[http://www.fssracing.com University of Sherbrooke]
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*[http://www.s3racing.de University of Siegen - Speeding Scientists Siegen]
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*[http://www.unisa.edu.au/sae University of South Australia]
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*[http://maepro.uta.edu/fsae/ University of Texas Arlington]
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*[http://www.eng.utoledo.edu/~sae/  University of Toledo - Rocket Motorsports]
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*[http://www.fsae.utoronto.ca  University of Toronto Formula SAE Racing]
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*[http://www.uujracing.com/ University of Ulster - UUJ Racing]
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*[http://students.washington.edu/auto University of Washington Formula Motorsport]
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*[http://fsae.uwaterloo.ca University of Waterloo Formula Motorsports]
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*[http://www.motorsport.uwa.edu.au/ University of Western Australia - UWA Motorsport]
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*[http://www.eng.uwo.ca/sae/ University of Western Ontario]
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*[http://www.fsae.uwindsor.ca University of Windsor - Lancer Motorsports]
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*[http://www.uwracing.com University of Wisconsin - Madison Formula SAE]
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*[http://www.vtmotorsports.com/ Virginia Tech - VT Motorsports]
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*[http://sae.wsu.edu/ Washington State University - Washington State Formula SAE]
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*[http://cec.wustl.edu/~fsae/ Washington University in St. Louis - WU Racing]
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*[http://www.rso.wmich.edu/sae/ Western Michigan University - WMU Formula Racing]
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*[http://www.wwufsae.com/ Western Washington University - WWU FSAE]
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*[http://fsae.eng.wayne.edu/ Wayne State University - Warrior Racing]
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*[http://www.formulasae.grupos.usb.ve/ Universidad Simón Bolívar]
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*[http://www.fsaeucv.org/ Universidad Central de Venezuela]
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*[http://www.racing.unisa.it/ University of Salerno - Unisa Racing Team]
  
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Formula SAE is a student design competition organized by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE, also known as SAE International). The competition was started back in 1978 and was originally called SAE Mini Indy.

Concept

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

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.

The prototype race car is judged in a number of different events. The points schedule for most Formula SAE events is:[1]

Design Event 150
Cost & Manufacturing Analysis Event 100
Presentation Event 75
Acceleration Event 75
Skidpad Event 50
Autocross Event 150
Fuel Economy Event 100
Endurance Event 300
Total Points Possible 1,000

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, recyclability, 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).

Formula SAE encompasses all aspects of a business including research, design, manufacturing, testing, developing, marketing, management, and fund raising. Formula SAE takes students out of the class room and puts them in the real world.

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.[2]

The volunteers for the design judging include some the racing industry's most prominent engineers and consultants including the late Carroll Smith, Bill Mitchell, Claude Rouelle, Jack Auld, John LePlante, and Bryan Kubala.

Today, the competition has expanded and includes a number of spinoff events. Formula Student is a similar SAE-sanctioned event in the UK, as well as Formula SAE Australasia (Formula SAE-A) 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.

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 two contests were held at the New Hampshire International Speedway. [1]

History

In 1979 the 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.

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.

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".

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.

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

Year Formula SAE Formula Student (UK) FSAE Australia FSAE Japan FSAE Brazil FSAE Italy Formula Student (Germany) FSAE West (USA) Formula SAE at VIR
2008 22px-Flag of Australia.png University of Western Australia 22px-Flag of Germany.png University of Stuttgart 22px-Flag of Germany.png University of Stuttgart 22px-Flag of Japan.png Sophia University 22px-Flag of Brazil.png Centro Universitário da FEI 22px-Flag of Germany.png University of Stuttgart 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png Delft University of Technology 22px-Flag of the United States.png University of Maryland - College Park 22px-Flag of the United States.png University of Wisconsin-Madison
2007 22px-Flag of the United States.png University of Wisconsin-Madison 22px-Flag of Australia.png RMIT University 22px-Flag of Australia.png University of Western Australia 22px-Flag of Japan.png Sophia University 22px-Flag of Brazil.png Faculdade de Engenharia de Sorocaba 22px-Flag of Germany.png University of Stuttgart 22px-Flag of Germany.png University of Stuttgart 22px-Flag of the United States.png Texas A&M University - College Station
2006 22px-Flag of Australia.png RMIT University 22px-Flag of the Canada.png University of Toronto 22px-Flag of Australia.png RMIT University 22px-Flag of Japan.png Sophia University 22px-Flag of Brazil.png Centro Universitário da FEI 22px-Flag of Austria.png University Of Applied Sciences - Graz 22px-Flag of Austria.png TU Graz 22px-Flag of the United States.png Texas A&M University - College Station
2005 22px-Flag of the United States.png Cornell University 22px-Flag of the Canada.png University of Toronto 22px-Flag of Australia.png University of Western Australia 22px-Flag of Japan.png Kanazawa University 22px-Flag of Brazil.png University of São Paulo - São Carlos 22px-Flag of Austria.png TU Graz
2004 22px-Flag of the United States.png Cornell University 22px-Flag of Australia.png RMIT University 22px-Flag of Australia.png University of Wollongong 22px-Flag of the United States.png University of Texas at Arlington 22px-Flag of Brazil.png University of São Paulo - São Carlos
2003 22px-Flag of Australia.png University of Wollongong 22px-Flag of the Canada.png University of Toronto 22px-Flag of the United States.png Georgia Institute of Technology 22px-Flag of Japan.png Sophia University
2002 22px-Flag of the United States.png Cornell University 22px-Flag of the United States.png Georgia Institute of Technology 22px-Flag of Australia.png University of Wollongong
2001 22px-Flag of the United States.png Cornell University 22px-Flag of the United States.png Georgia Institute of Technology 22px-Flag of the United States.png Rochester Institute of Technology
2000 22px-Flag of the United States.png Texas A&M University 22px-Flag of the United States.png California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
1999 22px-Flag of the United States.png University of Akron 22px-Flag of the United States.png Rochester Institute of Technology
1998 22px-Flag of the United States.png Cornell University 22px-Flag of the United States.png University of Texas at Arlington
1997 22px-Flag of the United States.png Cornell University
1996 22px-Flag of the United States.png University of Texas at Arlington
1995 22px-Flag of the United States.png University of Texas at Arlington
1994 22px-Flag of the United States.png University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
1993 22px-Flag of the United States.png Cornell University
1992 22px-Flag of the United States.png Cornell University
1991 22px-Flag of the United States.png Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
1990 22px-Flag of the United States.png University of Texas at Arlington
1989 22px-Flag of the United States.png University of Texas at Arlington
1988 22px-Flag of the United States.png Cornell University
1987 22px-Flag of the United States.png University of Maryland - College Park
1986 22px-Flag of the United States.png University of Texas at Arlington
1985 22px-Flag of the United States.png University of Texas at Arlington
1984 22px-Flag of the United States.png University of Houston
1983 22px-Flag of the United States.png University of Texas at Arlington
1982 22px-Flag of the United States.png University of Texas at Austin
1981 22px-Flag of the United States.png Stevens Institute of Technology


See also

External links

Team Links

  1. ↑ Bob Woods, 1996 Formula SAE Rules, (Warrendale, PA) : Educational Relations SAE International, p. 4.
  2. ↑ Dean Case, Student Talent, Racecar Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 3 (England): p. 35
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