John Lisiecki Dynamic Events Chief Steward Ed Arthur Assistant Chief 3/21/2012 © 2012 SAE International 2012.

John LisieckiDynamic Events Chief Steward

Ed ArthurAssistant Chief

3/21/2012© 2012 SAE International

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The Competition

Formula SAE® is a student design competition organized by SAE International; sponsored by Ford, GM, Honda; with volunteers from Bosch, Chrysler, Roush, SCCA, Toyota, and other tier 1 & 2 suppliers.

The first competition was started back in 1981 and now includes annual events in Michigan, Nebraska, Australia, Brazil, Italy, Germany, and the U.K.

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The ConceptThe Formula SAE competition is for SAE student members

to conceive, design, fabricate, and compete with small formula-style racing cars.

 The restrictions on the car frame and engine are limited so that the knowledge, creativity, and imagination of the students are challenged.

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The Venue This year’s Michigan event will host 120 teams representing 12

countries.

The competition will take place Wed May 9th through Sat May 12th at the

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The Events

Tech Inspections Wednesday thru Friday Weigh-In, Tilt, Braking, Noise

Static Judging Thursday all day Cost, Presentation, Design

Acceleration Friday morning

Skid Pad Friday morning

Autocross Friday afternoon

Endurance & Fuel Economy Saturday all day

Awards Ceremonies Fri & Sat evenings

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Acceleration EventFriday morning

82 yard straightaway 2 drivers per car / 2 runs per driver

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Skid Pad EventFriday morning

2 circles of 50’ diameter in a figure-8 pattern 2 drivers per car / 2 runs per driver Each run consists of 2-right and 2-left laps

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Autocross EventFriday afternoon

Course Length = approx ½ mile 2 drivers per car / 2 laps per driver Typically 3-4 cars on the track concurrently No passing in this “solo” event Avg Speeds = 35 to 40 MPH

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Endurance & Fuel Economy EventAll day Saturday

Course Length ~ 1.0 Kilometer Total run = 2 x 11 laps 2 drivers per car / Driver change midway Typically 5-7 cars on the track concurrently Passing within designated passing zones Avg speed = 35 MPH / Approx top speed = 65 MPH

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New This Year …FSAE Electric Vehicle Demo Runs

New U.S. competition to be introduced in 2013 Electric FSAE event has been running in Germany since 2010

Three cars are expected to attend FSAE-Michigan this year Will perform “demo” runs in all Dynamic events Not part of the official scores, but will be timed Avg speed = ? / Top speed = ? Who’s Faster? Electric or Combustion? We will see!

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The Winners Last Year’s Top-10

Oregon State Univ Tech Univ of Munich Univ of Stuttgart Graz Univ of Technology Univ of Wisconsin - Madison Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor Univ of Applied Sciences – Zwickau (Germany)

Univ of Akron Univ of Kansas - Lawrence Univ of Applied Sciences – Graz (Austria)

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Other Local Schools

• 2011 Results• 15 – Michigan State• 17 – Toledo• 52 – Michigan Tech• 54 - Saginaw Valley State• 73 – Western Michigan• 75 – Oakland• 82 – Lawrence Tech• 89 – Wayne State• 93 – Ferris State• 97 – U of M Dearborn

Volunteers Needed Work ½, 1, 2, or more days Start 9am, End ~ 6pm

Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks, Dinner Receive THREE Detroit Region

Worker Points per day!

Jobs: Team Stewards (language translators are needed)

Judges (Cost, Presentation, Design)

Technical Inspectors Track set-up / tear-down On-track volunteers for Test Track, Fueling, Tilt,

Brake test, Sound & Noise test, and Dynamic Track Events

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On-Track Corner Workers

Team on each corner:• Corner Captain• Radio Communicator• Yellow / Red Flagger• Cone (and Car) Shaggers• Blue Flaggers• Passing Zone Signal Marshals

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We Need YOU

May 9, 10, 11, 12 – 2012

Contact John Lisiecki, Ed Arthur,Mike McClintock,

or Steve Baumbach

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