Formula SAE Combustion
About
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.
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:
| 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 |
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.
If you are interested in joining the team or have any questions, please join our Slack workspace here and any slack channels interesting to you! Leaders and members will frequently be posting meeting times and updates. You can also email team leads at formula@go.uwracing.com for any questions! Please do not request to join the team on WIN, instead join Slack. Thank you!
