If your significant other would make you choose either building a racecar or being with her, what would you do?
I know my relationship has been less than ideal ever since I got hooked. Anyone get dumped cause they spent to much time working and not enough with her?
Any good stories?
I have already said I was sick/tired and couldn't do anything and then head down to lab.
Posts: 95 | Location: Philadelphia, PA | Registered: January 06, 2003
This is my 3rd year on the team, and I've had a girlfriend for over a year. She's very supportive of both my work with the car and in school. I have no idea how I've managed it, so don't ask for tips She comes with us to all the autocrosses we go to, and loves watching us the car drive. I couldn't ask for a better woman. She's the best.
The girlfriends of FSAE folk are special folk. Usually helps if they're as deranged in their own peculiar way. And then of course there's the actual and rumored intrateam romances. They're usually just strange.
So that's what's been holding us back! Man, we really need to recruit some girls then I guess. Oh, but yeah, we need to get some more at our school first
Ah, just take more humanities electives. :-) In Communication here, the gender ratio's pretty well the inverse of the engineering school.
Of course, since I'm a TA, they're all verboten. (Well, technically, they aren't - but I'm not all that keen on being the one responsible for such a rule being implemented. :-)
Do you have any more info on a possible UCSB team? Contacts? I've been working a little bit with the up and coming UC Berekeley Team. They're even registered for 2003.
It's nice to finally see more California schools getting into this thing.
Nam Tran, Team Leader University of California Irvine
Posts: 51 | Location: Irvine, CA | Registered: November 14, 2002
quote:Originally posted by Dominic Venieri: Man, we really need to recruit some girls then I guess.
Let me tell ya 'bout girl from Santa Barabra that was trying to start a FSAE team there. I was about to transfer!
Ian UCDavis FSAE
I think a female team leader would do a good job. I mean most girls in engineering are organized and they don't get caught up in the whole ego thing. I think those are two important characteristics of a good team leader and if they happen to be attractive, just more "eye candy" for the team. And what could be better a hot girl that loves racing as much as you do.
I mean you California teams should be able to pull in some hotties.....Formula Baywatch right.
Posts: 95 | Location: Philadelphia, PA | Registered: January 06, 2003
Almost had to choose between my wife of 3 years and the team. I finally got her to come around and not be so jealous!! I think it is still a problem with the new team leaders though.
Posts: 54 | Location: San Antonio, Texas, 78229 | Registered: September 19, 2002
quote: I think a female team leader would do a good job. I mean most girls in engineering are organized and they don't get caught up in the whole ego thing. I think those are two important characteristics of a good team leader and if they happen to be attractive, just more "eye candy" for the team. And what could be better a hot girl that loves racing as much as you do.
Agreed. We have a female team leader and she fits that bill. We also have a technical director who isn't designing one part of the car - discuss.
Ben ubracing.co.uk
Posts: 632 | Location: Birmingham, England | Registered: September 15, 2002
How do intrateam romances work, I do not think anyone on the team likes thier own gender . We had about ten girls come to the first couple meetings, but like everyone else they all never came back. Our school as a whole is over 60% female and even as an engineer I take alot of classes outside of the college of engineering.
I have had a girlfriend for over a year. Even during my blur days last years (more like three months), so I did not see her for over a month. The key I think was that it is a long distance relationship that she did not expect to see me at all. The real key I think is that she is not an engineer (or anything even close) and she has a very high self esteem. She will never think I hold the car higher than her, because how could anything be better than her (she is right though, it is not her ego).
Posts: 59 | Location: Milwuakee, WI, US | Registered: November 04, 2002
We've had female team leaders - technical and non-technical - over the course of the last three years. Gender has nothing to do with skill in the end - our 2001 engine team leader could school anyone, as could our 2002 business leader.
That said, both them and other female members have noted to me the pervasive sexism that exists in both team culture and engineering in general. A quick glance through a few Carroll Smith books outlines that perfectly - sexist comments abound, none of which are really relevant to the practice of engineering at all.
It's a problem that extends elsewhere too - difference is noted and becomes a discriminant. How this is dealt with depends on the context. I'm quite different on a range of socioeconomic variables, but my presence is not only tolerated but appreciated. This is partially due to an easy-going attitude that takes jokes in stride, partially due to my social capital in the organization that affords me some latitude, and partially since I threaten to maim anyone who even thinks of dissing me. Works well overall.
Should people in the engineering industry go out with other people from engineering??? I've never been out with an engineering person, so I wouldn't know... what I need is someone who holds the same crazy ambitions that I do for motorsport, is willing to make the 4 in the morning wakeup to drive out to a decent track and won't whinge that its too hot/sunny/wet/windy/cold/boring. Anything of the sort and they are out on their butt.
Posts: 13 | Location: Australia | Registered: August 20, 2003
Totally agree with that - ditched my last 2 blokes cos they couldn't cope with me globe trotting with a race car ;-p Or maybe they were scared by a girl who knew more about cars in her little finger than they ever would?
Posts: 31 | Location: UK | Registered: May 29, 2003
Hey. Am Malikaloo's sister... I was the one that has been making all his comments on this post, so don't get freaked when I ask... Are there gunna be ANY hot guys come competition time??? Dead set, we need some top quality Aussie beef come december! I have been hanging out to meet Mr Perfect, my chances and hopes hang on One week in South Oz whilist trying to wade past all the loosers from UNSW... hehehe... (all for my Bro's benefit... no offence...) Mr Perfect must be over 5 foot 11, Be strong, nice, cute as, into cars (Dah...), not intimidated by Car-chicks and willing to go the extra mile... All potential Mr Perfects... APPLY HERE!
Posts: 13 | Location: Australia | Registered: August 20, 2003
