So what is something exciting about your car this year?

[Lyn Labahn UW-Madison]

How about some teasers before competition guys?

Look for the UW-Madison car to have some new tricks up its sleeve with our trick uprights, and a new powerplant....plus our carbon-kevlar tow hitch.

2002/2003 Team Leader
Best overall average finish of the new millenium http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Moeye]

A space heater.

[Lyn Labahn UW-Madison]

Space heater huh? Is that ran off of the electrical system or a heater core? No room in our car for such a device, or drivers rely on a healthy serving of Taco Bell before driving and the "dutch oven" effect of the fire suit afterwards.

2002/2003 Team Leader
Best overall average finish of the new millenium http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Eric Wort]

I think he's referring to the radiator fan being optionally ducted into the driver's compartment for those cold Michigan days. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Eric Wort
UIUC Formula SAE (http://dilbert.cen.uiuc.edu/soc/sae/formula/)

[Nam Tran]

The rain during last year's competition taught us many good lessons about car design and control. After going through some in-car video footage, we noticed that the car also experienced more body roll that expected. This year, we've decided to go with new tires as well as some extra weight.

We had to have the engine rebuilt though. After some laps on the endurance course last year, the engine was just not running well. We couldn't get it to pull the car faster than 55mph.

And finally, the 460ci box van received a fresh coat of white paint.

I'm not sure if anyone except for UW Madison people know what I'm talking about. All I remember is an ovation from the wonderful folks at UW-M after pulling back into the paddock.

See you in Michigan!

[Richard Lewis]

Hey Nam, I certainly remember what you were talking about. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif That van needs some new door handles too I'd guess. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

As for us, nothing very radical... But hopefully excellent in everything. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

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UVIC Formula SAE Team
http://members.shaw.ca/drax77/Formula%20UVic%20Sig.jpg
http://uvic.fsae.ca

[Howard]

Keyless entry :-)

[BStoney]

What about remote start??? LOL. gotta warm 'er up before those cold Michigan days in May.

B.J. Stoney
University of Cincinnati
bjstoney13@yahoo.com

[Michael Jones]

Cornell of course brings the same car year in, year out. We are lazy SOBs. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Big New Thing is custom dampers...housings and internals done in house. They're sweet.

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Cornell Racing
http://fsae.mae.cornell.edu

[Denny Trimble]

http://www.dself.demon.co.uk/gyrocars/shilov0.jpg

Powered by a Flux Capacitor.

University of Washington Formula SAE ('98, '99, '03)

[Michael Jones]

Now that's impressive. Although flux capacitors are so 1985.

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Cornell Racing
http://fsae.mae.cornell.edu

[MikeWaggoner at UW]

At WWU this year, we're going to try having a few (150?) CNC parts on the car. No V8 though.

Western Washington University FSAE
dot.etec.wwu.edu/fsae

[Eric Wort]

So, you're stepping up to a scale model of the Formula 1 V10 this year? http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

Eric Wort
UIUC Formula SAE (http://dilbert.cen.uiuc.edu/soc/sae/formula/)

[Scott Wordley]

Enormous wings - they make last year's wings look small.

Regards,

Scott Wordley & Roan Lyddy Meaney
Monash FSAE Wingmen
http://www-personal.monash.edu.au/~fsae

[jack]

...and what isnt CNCed is made of carbon fiber. pretty much our goal was to make a really cool looking car (agian) http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

JACK
www.etec.wwu.edu (http://www.etec.wwu.edu)

[Alfonso Ochoa]

....240 pounds lighter than last year, we are now in the 500's...

Alfonso Ochoa Vega
cabezota311@hotmail.com
F-SAE USB Team, Venezuela

[Moeye]

if you wanna know (http://www.fanta.dk/showmovie.asp?mid=1FAA17F3-C399-4F47-BA1B-772D703D0B76)

[Angry Joe]

-Bottomless fuel tank
-Ejector seat
-Weight Inverter
-GPS Navigation
-Neon exhaust tip
-LED brake light that randomly displays funny and/or vulgar phrases
-Engine tuning that qualifies it as a ULEV
-Brakes
-Bullet resistant bodywork

I'd give you more, but I think the carbon monoxide fumes from the engine dyno may be interfering with my long term memory

Lehigh Formula SAE

www.lehigh.edu/~insae/formula (http://www.lehigh.edu/~insae/formula)

[Joseph Coady]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Alfonso Ochoa:
....240 pounds lighter than last year, we are now in the 500's...

Alfonso Ochoa Vega
cabezota311@hotmail.com
F-SAE USB Team, Venezuela
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

240 pounds??? What'd you do, lose the driver and make it autonomous?

Drive It Like You stole It

[Alfonso Ochoa]

jajajajaj....no dude, last year we weighted 742 pounds (first year). So 240 pounds put us around the 500's, our main goal for this year (lighter chasis, intake, powertrain system, a-arms and go on...)

Alfonso Ochoa Vega
cabezota311@hotmail.com
F-SAE USB Team, Venezuela

[MercerFSAE C. Burch]

was accidentally painted with "invisible" paint by the physics department and we lost it! Too bad for this year.

-Chris

Mercer University - Drive!
Coming to an Auto-X course near you, May 2004!