Our uni's exam timetable ends much the same time as people have mentioned before but i'm sure we can work around it with the faculty.
I hope everyone can still make it there.
I know were going to struggle enough without the added challenge of exams while the comp is on.
Talk to your deans people.

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Originally posted by Chris Lane:
Well, call a meeting with your Dean and the Chancellor of the university and explain your situation. After all, you ARE representing THEM and it is in their best interests to accommodate you.

All you can do is ask, and push for the resolution you need.

Hi Chris, Appreciate your concern about our participation in the FSAE-A event but the biggest problem we face (leaving aside the exam thing) is getting the college/university management to understand exactly what you said in the abovementioned post. These guys at our college are a bunch of bureaucratic idiots who fail to understand the importance of such competitions. The situation is sad to the extent that a majority of the management believes that it is for a "trip across the seas" rather than the design competition.
That said, the exams can't be shifted as the participation is only from one of the two colleges in the university and the complete university exams of all the semesters and departments have to be conducted on a common schedule. Adjusting the practical exams though are feasible but not the theory papers. Anyways, the team has already landed at silverstone for the FS-UK. Hope to have a nice competition for the team during the enxt four days(i won't be there as i have now graduated from the college).

Cheers

Do you think there will be any chance to register a bit later than the deadline says? We want to participate, but because of the crash we are actually in trouble getting the funds.

Regards,

Tobi

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Originally posted by TMichaels:
Do you think there will be any chance to register a bit later than the deadline says? We want to participate, but because of the crash we are actually in trouble getting the funds.

Shoot an email to the SAE-A office. They'll get onto it real quick.

formulasae@sae-a.com.au

Hope to see you guys there

Does anybody know anything abou who is going to come to australia this year? I expect some more overseas teams to be there, as it is a FISITA World Cup.

By the way, Stuttgart is thinking about coming to AUS as well. But just like Braunschweig, we have to check our funds first...

Hey Michael,
maybe we can save some money by going together.

Regards,

Tobi

Isn't the 2009 Aus comp the FISITA world cup?

ok I just checked the FISITA website, is that a typo or are there really 2 "world cups" this year?

Quote from the FISITA website;

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The next FISITA Formula SAE World Cup competition will be held as part of Formula SAE Australasia, organised by SAE A, at the Victoria University, Werribee in the last week of November 2008.

The current holders of the FISITA Formula SAE World Cup are UWA Motorsport, Australia.

Since the dates for next years' SAE-A have not been set, I'd say this is accurate and there are two World Cups this year.

Quick question about the Australian Addendum for section 4.3.11 of the rulebook...

The ruling reads:
"Costs may be submitted in $US or $Australian but all conversions will be made using the Reserve Bank of Australia official exchange rates for all currencies applicable on 29 June 2008 refer to www.rba.gov.au"

Since the 29th of June was on a weekend, do we use the rates on the 27th or the 30th?

Chris,
Why would you pose a question like that on here? This forum is totally unofficial. Nothing you read here can be accepted as fact when asking about the rules or requirements about any official competition.

At FSAE-A we are aware of the amomaly in the date. It was caused by an error in rewriting the 2007 Supplementary regulations to 2008.

A quick email to the FSAE-A office would give you the answer.
I could too, of course, but because it is on here, it wouldn't be official ;-)

Regards
Pat

Hey Pat!

I asked on here to see if I could get a quick answer on a weekend. However, it seems everyone is studying and/or manufacturing their cars!

I'll shoot an email through to the office now and see what's what.

Cheers!