I’m an accounting major at the university of Cincinnati and in the SAE team here and I can attest to this, it’s a wonderful experience and you learn a LOT. Even as someone that’s not engineeringly inclined, I learned a lot and still do everyday. 10/10 experience!
We did electrathon at my high school, and to be honest, it was pretty fun. Of course it's a very different end goal as with electrathon you're looking to go the furthest, not necessarily the fastest. It's still awesome designing something from scratch and watching it come to life. These types of programs make people use their creativity and think outside of the box. Plus the mechanical comprehension you gain from it is invaluable.
We tried to do electrathon and managed to get two cars. One “budget beater” that was donated to us and one kit that was $5000. Only problem was that barber motor speedway who was hosting decided that they weren't hosting anymore. So now our school is stuck with two useless cars and an engineering teacher who started this year and has literally no fucking clue what she is doing.
Was part of a team that came third in FSAE-Australasia. It's a fantastic experience with a mix of design, management and hands on work with blood, sweat and tears you would never really experience in the "real" world.
I did my undergrad in mech Eng at Deakin and they didn't have FSAE running at that time. It had been in previous years and I don't really know why it stopped. Shame though as it would have been interesting to be involved with.
In 2012 I was part od Formula Student. Politechnika Wrocławska was one of most consistent competitors. Year by year we was on top (but not always top1). Lot of fun, excellemt learning experience and the best feeling ever when something built from scratch actually work :)
That’s awesome to hear! Glad you got that experience. It is truly an incredible learning opportunity, and an indescribable feeling seeing the car you built drive. I was fortunate to be one of our drivers, and it was always the best driving that car. That’s why I’m happy to stick around and help the team out when I can :)
I was responsible for communication with sponsors, bit of research and social stuff. Never had opportunity to drive it but I sit inside few times. The trickiest part was… to develop a seat! Rules forbed to use any aftermarket seat. And we had no clue how to make comfy and light one. And mold of driver body was a horrible idea. We spent like 100 hour for it and 8th or 9th attempt was the one. This sit was used in 3 bolids across 7 years of competition because noone has will to go through this process again 😅
Started on the UF fsae team this semester in my freshman year, in the first 3 months I have designed 2 pcbs which are being manufactured, something I won’t get to even attempt in class for many semesters, learning a ton of the practical skills needed for the industry. Can’t recommend joining enough.
I just now am becoming a part of UT Arlington's FSAE team and it's amazing. Even though I was thinking of transferring to UT Austin I'm genuinely reconsidering it as I love it here with UTA being the top FSAE school in Texas.
It's a joy to watch the car moves! I am an alumni myself, and still following the Formula Student world. It's such a fascinating event! And yes, I still remember I was always shaking everytime I stepped out of my Formula Student car😉
@@CashedOutCars Bimasakti Racing Team from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. When I was in the team we participated in Japan. But since last year the team participated in FS Netherlands and did really well!
I was a member of one of the top FSAE/FS teams during my time in college and it was one of the best experiences I had when I was in school. Also pretty cool to be able to talk about all the alumni that we have working in some of the top categories of motorsport, as well as the automotive and aerospace industries.
Perdue University here, 1990 - 94 SAE and mini baja. We got a computer in 1991 with AutoCAD on DOS (yes, pre Windows). Absolutely huge learning experience and fun! These cars they have nowadays are insane. 👍
UK formula student member here: I joined Queen Mary to study aerospace engineering, and it's been a year since I joined formula student, from which I can say as a composites team member I have learnt so much about cfd, materials, and hands on experience that I would have never learnt in my time of studying aerospace engineering, so if you like cars, even if you know nothing, join, and I promise you that the amount of knowledge you gain will be immensely valuable in your future of engineering or design or whatever you study :)
I had the pleasure to sit in one, fully dressed as a racing driver at a shooting. Fun fact, the engineer students created a snake game to play with on the steering wheel. Unbeatable
Am now apart of a Formula Student team. Last year when I decided not to join I think everyone was being forced to go full electric or something. Which was a horrible idea as safety concerned meant everyone going back to combustion engines. Lol. Worth a shot ig, but the fire risk from the electronics was too high. They were a lot faster in acceleration though as one could expect.
The safety risk is there, just like any high voltage electric system, but I would hope no one is being forced. FSAE in the states is just following the trends from Europe, but the performance from electric is pretty fun. I will say, as a driver, waiting on the team to sort out the BMS just so I can finally drive it has been killing me!
@@apexkillah8632 Yeah. I dunno, I just remember all of last years cars being electric. But at the point I hadn't joined the team here. Then we suddenly switched back to ICE. Totally man, the wait for the car to be finished can be excruciating sometimes lol.
@@apexkillah8632 they're being forced. after all. petroleum product production and use is to be outlawed and banned by 2030. no exceptions. you can fight it still.
WISH we had Formula SAE when I was in Engineering School decades ago... I went to college off years of Kart racing, would have LOVED this F SAE stuff !!!
I was accepted and will be attending a University with the Formula SAE program. As an engineering major I'm as hyped as can be to start working on these cars!
Coming from BlueStreamline, Brasov's FSAE team in Romania, the experience and the skill sets you gain from this project are unbeatable. There is nothing more demanding and rewarding when it s time to hit the track with the vehicle finished. It's a bless to see and hear her scream at 11000 RPM down the straight. I've always said this, and i will say it, to anyone that is attending an engineering collage(but not necessarily), i strongly recommend joining an FSAE team. it's the best thing you can do in collage. Paul.
My university does not have enough resources to compete in Formula ZAE but we compete in BAJA SAE. It's fun to work on and the cars are simpler and don't require carbon fiber. They aren't fast but they are as fast as they can go while keeping safety a priority.
I met a couple of UConn's FSAE teammates, they came into my store for some paint for the rollcage. Had never even heard of the discipline beforehand, and now I can't get enough of it! GO UCONN!
Man, wish my fsae team was this friendly back in the day, unfortunately they were really stuck up and set in there ways when I joined, even though I had a plethora to offer in terms of experience, they just booted me to sweep the floors and clean shit up. =(
Hey I saw you guys filming this video! I was at an autocross event up the hill and came down to use the gas pumps. I woulda said hi if I had know it was you!
I appreciate that man! It was my favorite thing about UConn, and actually the reason I picked it :) There's always need for marketing and graphic design on the team if you want to get involved!
I was apart of the auburn fsae bad it was the it was incredible being able to apply all that math in a practical sense. It's one thing to learn the math it's another to actually realize that can truly solve problems in the real world.
I wish I knew about formula SAE existed while I was in high school. I didn't know these programs existed until well into my mid 20's. Had I known this existed I probably would have finished college lol
The German teams are absolutely bonkers, but that’s because they have the funding to do shit like break the world record for an electric car acceleration
Stuff like this makes me wish I shopped around for schools better. The school I went to has a fancy telescope and is 1 of 3 schools in the US that offer a specific space science degree. That's cool and all, but I was a math/cs major. Went to a couple laser shows, but otherwise I was never in the science building. If I knew there were schools with karting clubs...
The Australasian F-SAE competition is coming up in less than a month! I'm super looking forward to heading over to Victoria to compete with my uni (Edith Cowan University)
Every time I'm on the road I see a bunch of full size cars that hold either four six or eight people with only one person driving it. I think it would be an excellent idea to take what you have there and make little single seat vehicles to go back and forth to work in. The sound is amazing!
Regulations! They require you to run an intake restrictor per rules to limit power and keep things more evenly matched for teams that run different engines
So cool to see this support, but you need to come to europe and see the 4WD Monocoque Cars. I know the difference between university in europe and usa so yeah the work done in the us teams is impressive
Thats a cool project. I am wondering, why it only produces 85 hp? In the Yamaha R6 with this engine you get easily 100 hp at the rear wheel in stock form.
This is what makes me hate my life. Automotive design and racing is my passion and I would sacrifice anything to be able to do this, yet I took food technology major in the university and the regret is just unbearable...
Good media and exposure is key! Build a sponsor packet and don't hesitate to try to ask any company to partner with you. Not all will say yes, but it's worth the shot!
Great experience if your uni takes it seriously. Unfortunately the one I went to doesn't really care and your budget and options are very limited. Yes we get to build a half decent car but get almost no testing time because a couple hundred quid is too much effort for the uni... That said we still do well, just wish it was more.
those look fast for being a stock yamaha! my 636 built kawasakis for my microsprint push 150 horsepower, i can only imagine how much faster these could get!
I've sat in one built using aluminium sheet / aluminium honeycomb composite monocoque. Very impressive thing. I think about them as gokarts with aero, they are way to small to call them cars.
That's so sick!! I wanna build something life that.. damn!! I'm really curious how they compared to shifter carts all to do some research, I mean it's obvious glaring differences LMAO
Interesting.. here in Europe we have formula student too but my uni only competes in the electric category.. I'm not trying to be rude but it's crazy how slow these combustion cars are.. they probably have a different set of rules? Our electric cars go 0-100km/h in less than 2.5s and the team in Stuttgart set a world record a few months ago with a time of about 1.5s (with prepped car and prepped track)
@Chris Jones at FSUK the fastest endurance lap was set by WHZ Zwickau (4wd electric) with a 63 second run, followed by Malta (2 cyl), Cardiff (3 Cyl) and De Montfort (3 cyl) who all got laptimes in the 66 second range. This was when 4WD cars could run at 80kw max power, now they're limited to 60kw if they're 4wd I'd wager they'd lose a second or 2 over what they could have done with 80kw so they'ed still be faster. It's worth noting though that only 1 EV actually finished an event at all at FSUK2022, which was Stavanger uni, and their fastest lap was in the 80 second range.
You mentioned autocross"Fastest Time of Day" . I'm curious how and what class this would be eligible for in an SCCA autocross event?? Would it be eligible for the national class runoffs championship???
My team competed in an SCCA autocross. Not sure what class we were supposed to be in but we won overall, beating Porsches and teslas etc. so it’s possible to do well but if the tracks top speed is much above 70 it’ll probably get smoked. The FSAE regulations and track setups are done in a way to keep top speeds down
With a R6 motor in it I'm baffled at the choice of the size tires and wheels they chosen to use. 🤔 I understand it's multi application as in launch but also need to handle high speed road course style driving. But they just seem stiff and little considering how light and stiff the car is. I Had a Yamaha R6 bike. I know how powerful it was even over 100mph it would accelerate like it was going 20. Let alone this light chassis. I'm curious the suspension choice?! And is there adjustable valving and dampening?!?! Like a good coilover or maybe like a dirtbike style rear shock?!?! This is AWESOME 👌 👏 👍 😍 Hope this continues to grow. This is exactly what the younger generation needs to advance after GoKarts before jumping Into open wheel SK Modifieds or Tour type Modifieds.
Is there still a combustion version in the USA? At least here in Germany they unfortunately killed it 2 years ago i think. There are only electric Competitions now :(
I’ve been off the team for a few years, but it’s a big process to design and build one. I’m assuming they’ve done analysis and found they’d save more time and gain more points focusing on other areas of the car. This car placed 3rd in Michigan endurance last year, and the team placed 2nd the year before that
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I’m an accounting major at the university of Cincinnati and in the SAE team here and I can attest to this, it’s a wonderful experience and you learn a LOT. Even as someone that’s not engineeringly inclined, I learned a lot and still do everyday. 10/10 experience!
Bruh moment
@@arnavghule5566 bruh go away
@@arnavghule5566 hi dad, I miss you
There are definitely more than engineers in a motorsports team
Yo. I’m on Kettering University formula SAE
We did electrathon at my high school, and to be honest, it was pretty fun. Of course it's a very different end goal as with electrathon you're looking to go the furthest, not necessarily the fastest. It's still awesome designing something from scratch and watching it come to life. These types of programs make people use their creativity and think outside of the box. Plus the mechanical comprehension you gain from it is invaluable.
Glad to hear you got to have that experience! I agree, these programs are great
We tried to do electrathon and managed to get two cars. One “budget beater” that was donated to us and one kit that was $5000. Only problem was that barber motor speedway who was hosting decided that they weren't hosting anymore. So now our school is stuck with two useless cars and an engineering teacher who started this year and has literally no fucking clue what she is doing.
Was part of a team that came third in FSAE-Australasia. It's a fantastic experience with a mix of design, management and hands on work with blood, sweat and tears you would never really experience in the "real" world.
I'm glad you got to be a part of it!
G’day Justin, I get your enthusiasm 👍 but in the ‘real world’ blood sweat and tears is all there is! What Uni did you go to? Cheers mate, Michael 🇦🇺
I did my undergrad in mech Eng at Deakin and they didn't have FSAE running at that time. It had been in previous years and I don't really know why it stopped. Shame though as it would have been interesting to be involved with.
In 2012 I was part od Formula Student. Politechnika Wrocławska was one of most consistent competitors. Year by year we was on top (but not always top1). Lot of fun, excellemt learning experience and the best feeling ever when something built from scratch actually work :)
That’s awesome to hear! Glad you got that experience. It is truly an incredible learning opportunity, and an indescribable feeling seeing the car you built drive. I was fortunate to be one of our drivers, and it was always the best driving that car. That’s why I’m happy to stick around and help the team out when I can :)
I was responsible for communication with sponsors, bit of research and social stuff. Never had opportunity to drive it but I sit inside few times.
The trickiest part was… to develop a seat! Rules forbed to use any aftermarket seat. And we had no clue how to make comfy and light one. And mold of driver body was a horrible idea. We spent like 100 hour for it and 8th or 9th attempt was the one. This sit was used in 3 bolids across 7 years of competition because noone has will to go through this process again 😅
Lots of respect for the Wroclawska team when I was in FSAE
Spoko! Super cool category in general.
Started on the UF fsae team this semester in my freshman year, in the first 3 months I have designed 2 pcbs which are being manufactured, something I won’t get to even attempt in class for many semesters, learning a ton of the practical skills needed for the industry. Can’t recommend joining enough.
Love to hear that, enjoy your time on the team!
I just now am becoming a part of UT Arlington's FSAE team and it's amazing. Even though I was thinking of transferring to UT Austin I'm genuinely reconsidering it as I love it here with UTA being the top FSAE school in Texas.
Take good care of that 2016 car for me!
One of the very few good things about UTA. Are you a freshman Zayd?
Im on the A&M team, good seeing yalls cars out at Texas autocross last month
Dr. Woods is a great resource with his knowledge of fsae, since he basically invented fsae. He just gave a lecture to us at UTD on tire performance.
@@1Mokkan dont worry, our shop foreman ryan is taking good care of all the older cars lol
It's a joy to watch the car moves! I am an alumni myself, and still following the Formula Student world. It's such a fascinating event! And yes, I still remember I was always shaking everytime I stepped out of my Formula Student car😉
I agree, they're incredible! What team were you on?
@@CashedOutCars Bimasakti Racing Team from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. When I was in the team we participated in Japan. But since last year the team participated in FS Netherlands and did really well!
I was on Oregon State's Formula SAE, it was one of the best experiences of my life.
Same lol
I was a member of one of the top FSAE/FS teams during my time in college and it was one of the best experiences I had when I was in school. Also pretty cool to be able to talk about all the alumni that we have working in some of the top categories of motorsport, as well as the automotive and aerospace industries.
Awesome to hear your experience!
Perdue University here, 1990 - 94 SAE and mini baja. We got a computer in 1991 with AutoCAD on DOS (yes, pre Windows). Absolutely huge learning experience and fun! These cars they have nowadays are insane. 👍
UK formula student member here: I joined Queen Mary to study aerospace engineering, and it's been a year since I joined formula student, from which I can say as a composites team member I have learnt so much about cfd, materials, and hands on experience that I would have never learnt in my time of studying aerospace engineering, so if you like cars, even if you know nothing, join, and I promise you that the amount of knowledge you gain will be immensely valuable in your future of engineering or design or whatever you study :)
The cars are so fast that the UAS Stuttgart (Germany) recently broke the world record for a 0-100kmh (0-62mph) time. Their new world record is 1.46s
I had the pleasure to sit in one, fully dressed as a racing driver at a shooting. Fun fact, the engineer students created a snake game to play with on the steering wheel. Unbeatable
That's awesome! What school's car was that?
Am now apart of a Formula Student team. Last year when I decided not to join I think everyone was being forced to go full electric or something. Which was a horrible idea as safety concerned meant everyone going back to combustion engines. Lol. Worth a shot ig, but the fire risk from the electronics was too high. They were a lot faster in acceleration though as one could expect.
The safety risk is there, just like any high voltage electric system, but I would hope no one is being forced. FSAE in the states is just following the trends from Europe, but the performance from electric is pretty fun. I will say, as a driver, waiting on the team to sort out the BMS just so I can finally drive it has been killing me!
@@apexkillah8632 Yeah. I dunno, I just remember all of last years cars being electric. But at the point I hadn't joined the team here. Then we suddenly switched back to ICE.
Totally man, the wait for the car to be finished can be excruciating sometimes lol.
@@apexkillah8632 they're being forced. after all. petroleum product production and use is to be outlawed and banned by 2030. no exceptions. you can fight it still.
SAE in general is great, lots of nice papers on F1 Tech.
WISH we had Formula SAE when I was in Engineering School decades ago... I went to college off years of Kart racing, would have LOVED this F SAE stuff !!!
The FSAE team at my college is awesome. They are 3x National Champions here in Brazil. The name is Formula Cefast
I was accepted and will be attending a University with the Formula SAE program. As an engineering major I'm as hyped as can be to start working on these cars!
i was a part of FSUK, was a great learning experience
Coming from BlueStreamline, Brasov's FSAE team in Romania, the experience and the skill sets you gain from this project are unbeatable. There is nothing more demanding and rewarding when it s time to hit the track with the vehicle finished. It's a bless to see and hear her scream at 11000 RPM down the straight. I've always said this, and i will say it, to anyone that is attending an engineering collage(but not necessarily), i strongly recommend joining an FSAE team. it's the best thing you can do in collage.
Paul.
My university does not have enough resources to compete in Formula ZAE but we compete in BAJA SAE. It's fun to work on and the cars are simpler and don't require carbon fiber. They aren't fast but they are as fast as they can go while keeping safety a priority.
Awesome video! I had the chance to chat with these guys at this event and they were nice enough to let me chase them with my drone!
I just missed you that day! Glad you got to do that
it's being the best experience of my life at formula student, so if you get the change, GO FOR IT
I met a couple of UConn's FSAE teammates, they came into my store for some paint for the rollcage. Had never even heard of the discipline beforehand, and now I can't get enough of it! GO UCONN!
Good luck this season from Cornell Racing! Got to see your car up close and personal at Dream Ride a few months ago.
You guys always had a sweet car! Best of luck to you too! I wish I personally went to hang out at that, there’s always next year for me
And from Rutgers as well, to both of you!
One of my biggest dreams for the next five or so years of my life is to be a part of one of these teams. I really can't wait
First underfloor aero I designed was for a formula student car. A lot of pressure on that project as Adrian Newey was an alumnus 😅
At 2022 Michigan a FS car pulled 2.5g which is more than every super car. Only super karts or hyper cars really match FSAE its insane
Michigan was a blast! Great competition this year
Which team was it? That's mad
Rennteam 2018 car can pull >3g 😅😁
As former team member in my Uni, im glad you expose our activity
It's a beautiful thing that I wish more people knew about!
@@CashedOutCars beautiful activity but screw our sleep cycle lmao
And our GPA
Man, wish my fsae team was this friendly back in the day, unfortunately they were really stuck up and set in there ways when I joined, even though I had a plethora to offer in terms of experience, they just booted me to sweep the floors and clean shit up. =(
Yeah UConn has a good team environment, for the most part they're extremely welcoming and open to new members and ideas
Hey, I'm transferring to UCONN soon, nice to see my home state in the spotlight for something positive.
Ha! I've known of Formula SAE since my campus visit to Georgia Tech...in 1991!!!
Hey I saw you guys filming this video! I was at an autocross event up the hill and came down to use the gas pumps. I woulda said hi if I had know it was you!
Awesome! Next time say hi, I'm at lime rock a lot!
This was such a good video! I had no idea UConn had an Formula club 🤯
I appreciate that man! It was my favorite thing about UConn, and actually the reason I picked it :) There's always need for marketing and graphic design on the team if you want to get involved!
@@CashedOutCars I just might have to look into it!
My university has a formula student t programme and on my way to class I see the team working on it. So cool
Really cool video! Greetings from Formula Student Team Delft!
I was on Missouri S&T's team for two years and had a blast!
I was apart of the auburn fsae bad it was the it was incredible being able to apply all that math in a practical sense. It's one thing to learn the math it's another to actually realize that can truly solve problems in the real world.
I wish I knew about formula SAE existed while I was in high school. I didn't know these programs existed until well into my mid 20's. Had I known this existed I probably would have finished college lol
I remember seeing a SAE team at AutoX at FedEx field. Very cool little cars.
We are moving towards a future of "Yeet Cannons"
Very cool. I just shot a video on USC’s SAE team
The German teams are absolutely bonkers, but that’s because they have the funding to do shit like break the world record for an electric car acceleration
European teams are definitely on another level compared to pretty much all US teams, they are wild across the pond!
Hehe thank you :)
- a member of FaSTTUBe (Berlin's FS team)
@@linuswalden congrats mate
@@linuswalden wish you guys were still coming to Australia!
Stuff like this makes me wish I shopped around for schools better. The school I went to has a fancy telescope and is 1 of 3 schools in the US that offer a specific space science degree. That's cool and all, but I was a math/cs major. Went to a couple laser shows, but otherwise I was never in the science building. If I knew there were schools with karting clubs...
As a member of an fsae team can confirm they are amazing to watch compete
Absolutely! What team is it?
@@CashedOutCars Zips Racing in Akron Ohio
Never knew this opportunity existed. What a program.
What is the button he's pressing during acceleration on the steering wheel?
Launch control
Can confirm we have a fully working launch control system activated from the steering wheel
FS? Never heard of it :P really enjoyed the video and echo the sentiment: definitely join an FSAE/FS team if you can!
Oh man, sitting at home currently because I'm sick. Else I'd be at the office designing our car right now. Greetings from Rennteam Stuttgart!
Hopefully you're feeling better, you guys build some awesome cars! I miss seeing your ICE cars
@@CashedOutCars Yeah, sadly we don't build those anymore :(. The new EV is going to be fast hopefully
The Australasian F-SAE competition is coming up in less than a month! I'm super looking forward to heading over to Victoria to compete with my uni (Edith Cowan University)
Enjoy it!
Amazing video! Amazing thumbnail!
Thanks so much!
love FSAE, always more of a Baja SAE guy tho!
I've always wanted to drive a Baja car! I love the speed of FSAE but would also love jumps and off road
Every time I'm on the road I see a bunch of full size cars that hold either four six or eight people with only one person driving it.
I think it would be an excellent idea to take what you have there and make little single seat vehicles to go back and forth to work in.
The sound is amazing!
What kind of steering system do they use? That looks like so much fun!
rack and pinion, iirc in the rulebook no power steering allowed
Surprised you drove it like a boss !
I feel huge regret that I didn't join the racing team of my Uni when I had the chance.
4:38, what microphone is that?
ETHZ AMZ racing Formula SAE 0-60mph in 1.5 seconds
Their car is insane. Electric and AWD means another level of speed compared to these ICE cars
Greenteam Stuttgart just broke it with a 1.4s
@@hediabdellah8791 That's the Porsche money at work ;)
how do you become able to drive and race the car as a student?
Let's go! Awesome video!! Open X!! 🚀🔥🏎️
Thanks my friend!!
Why did they detune the engine? Regulations, power usability or something else?
Regulations! They require you to run an intake restrictor per rules to limit power and keep things more evenly matched for teams that run different engines
So cool to see this support, but you need to come to europe and see the 4WD Monocoque Cars.
I know the difference between university in europe and usa so yeah the work done in the us teams is impressive
Ahah wow.. I recognized the sound alone and skipped back to see what engine they where running. Sure enough R6 beautiful engine.
Thats a cool project. I am wondering, why it only produces 85 hp? In the Yamaha R6 with this engine you get easily 100 hp at the rear wheel in stock form.
This is what makes me hate my life. Automotive design and racing is my passion and I would sacrifice anything to be able to do this, yet I took food technology major in the university and the regret is just unbearable...
I'm currently on with the UCCS FSAE electric team and it is so much fun! Any advice for helping raise funds? We're a new team and could use the help!
Good media and exposure is key! Build a sponsor packet and don't hesitate to try to ask any company to partner with you. Not all will say yes, but it's worth the shot!
sadly at the university that i'm going to next year doesnt use an ice but an electric motor
The electric cars are actually getting to be much faster than ICE cars, but there's no denying this sound is incredible!
That's a good thing
Were those IR sensors I saw for the front tires?
check formula student stuttgart. its mostly owned by porsche. and so does look their car.
Theirs is sweet. I've driven against them at several of the Michigan competitions while I was on the team, theirs and Graz was always insane!
When they are showing the frame tubes on the computer why are some of the tubes green,yellow and red? What do the colors represent?
🔥🔥🔥
Reminds me of the Go karts I used to race except theres more bodywork
Interesting insight to what the american teams are up to! Thanks for sharing :)
Greetings from Karlsruhe ;)
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
I see they're testing at Limerock Park
Great experience if your uni takes it seriously. Unfortunately the one I went to doesn't really care and your budget and options are very limited. Yes we get to build a half decent car but get almost no testing time because a couple hundred quid is too much effort for the uni... That said we still do well, just wish it was more.
those look fast for being a stock yamaha! my 636 built kawasakis for my microsprint push 150 horsepower, i can only imagine how much faster these could get!
I've sat in one built using aluminium sheet / aluminium honeycomb composite monocoque. Very impressive thing. I think about them as gokarts with aero, they are way to small to call them cars.
They are kartlike but having a full suspension makes that word not really fit
4:36 this car has the b r a p
I wouldn't really call it a mini formula 1. Its more of a mini formula 3 or a race cart.
Still damn impressive but mini formula 1 is a bit much.
I agree, most people just don’t relate to that stuff as much but know what F1 is :)
4:44 *shoots volume up*
Note to host: You don't need to be in the shot while interviewing the guest.
That's so sick!! I wanna build something life that.. damn!!
I'm really curious how they compared to shifter carts all to do some research, I mean it's obvious glaring differences LMAO
they're a little faster on average, about superkart level. Some FSAE cars are golf carts, others are absolute monsters, so it's hard to answer.
Take it to pikespeak 🔥
for a mower , he sounds pretty good
Interesting.. here in Europe we have formula student too but my uni only competes in the electric category.. I'm not trying to be rude but it's crazy how slow these combustion cars are.. they probably have a different set of rules? Our electric cars go 0-100km/h in less than 2.5s and the team in Stuttgart set a world record a few months ago with a time of about 1.5s (with prepped car and prepped track)
@Chris Jones at FSUK the fastest endurance lap was set by WHZ Zwickau (4wd electric) with a 63 second run, followed by Malta (2 cyl), Cardiff (3 Cyl) and De Montfort (3 cyl) who all got laptimes in the 66 second range. This was when 4WD cars could run at 80kw max power, now they're limited to 60kw if they're 4wd I'd wager they'd lose a second or 2 over what they could have done with 80kw so they'ed still be faster. It's worth noting though that only 1 EV actually finished an event at all at FSUK2022, which was Stavanger uni, and their fastest lap was in the 80 second range.
Awww. They’re little baby Hoosier tires. So small but so capable lol
Isn't Georgia Tech also involved in this?
You mentioned autocross"Fastest Time of Day" . I'm curious how and what class this would be eligible for in an SCCA autocross event?? Would it be eligible for the national class runoffs championship???
My team competed in an SCCA autocross. Not sure what class we were supposed to be in but we won overall, beating Porsches and teslas etc. so it’s possible to do well but if the tracks top speed is much above 70 it’ll probably get smoked. The FSAE regulations and track setups are done in a way to keep top speeds down
Ao cool, a dream experience
Hi, I dropped out of school a week ago
the motor from the r6 should be closer to 120 hp
They’re restricted per Formula SAE rules
With a R6 motor in it I'm baffled at the choice of the size tires and wheels they chosen to use. 🤔 I understand it's multi application as in launch but also need to handle high speed road course style driving. But they just seem stiff and little considering how light and stiff the car is.
I Had a Yamaha R6 bike. I know how powerful it was even over 100mph it would accelerate like it was going 20. Let alone this light chassis. I'm curious the suspension choice?! And is there adjustable valving and dampening?!?! Like a good coilover or maybe like a dirtbike style rear shock?!?!
This is AWESOME 👌 👏 👍 😍
Hope this continues to grow. This is exactly what the younger generation needs to advance after GoKarts before jumping Into open wheel SK Modifieds or Tour type Modifieds.
How to build my car for the street...I'm listening
The german electric FSAE cars are the craziest
They are insane, very cool cars
Is there still a combustion version in the USA? At least here in Germany they unfortunately killed it 2 years ago i think. There are only electric Competitions now :(
There is still combustion over here!
It seems like its getting phased out unfortunately
Put it on the track and see what it can do!
It'd be banging off limiter down any real straight! It's not really set up for that, but it would be fun
So why has it been so detuned? an R6 has 116hp.
Per rules teams are required to run an intake restrictor for safety and to keep it fair for teams running smaller engines
@@CashedOutCars Ah ok.
Yeah absolutely
Ulep, why not a monocoque as other teams. Alumnie here.
I’ve been off the team for a few years, but it’s a big process to design and build one. I’m assuming they’ve done analysis and found they’d save more time and gain more points focusing on other areas of the car. This car placed 3rd in Michigan endurance last year, and the team placed 2nd the year before that
All that research just to point the muffler forward so that it is forcing the air back in to the exhaust that it should be pushing out.
the U bend muffles it, it isn't done for no reason and the extra backpressure is negligable.