New team this year for Detroit 2005

[sspikey]

Well i would like to introduce myself. My name is Yan Ohayon and i am taking part helping out with the Dawson college SAE team i believe if all goes well this will be the first year out. Extremely low budget each year has kept us from coming through however we hope that this year we will make it

My question is this: if you could look back what is the SINGLE biggest piece of advice u could give a fresh new team...

Thanks alot and look forward to detroit http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[sspikey]

Well i would like to introduce myself. My name is Yan Ohayon and i am taking part helping out with the Dawson college SAE team i believe if all goes well this will be the first year out. Extremely low budget each year has kept us from coming through however we hope that this year we will make it

My question is this: if you could look back what is the SINGLE biggest piece of advice u could give a fresh new team...

Thanks alot and look forward to detroit http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Colin]

there's so much advice that could be given but for a first year team, look at what other team's have done but above all KEEP IT SIMPLE.

[ethanL007]

we did it last year, and i will echo colin; simplicity is the key to completion.

[Matt Gignac]

All about the keeping it simple.

And by the way, while looking over the rules just a little bit ago, there's a new rule that says that all team members have to be at least 18 years old. This could suck for you guys or other CEGEPs that want to get a team going.

But best of luck guys, I'd love to see another team reppin' Sherbrooke St.

Matt Gignac
McGill Racing Team

[B Lewis @ PE Engine Management]

I couldn't agree more. For rookie teams keep and simple. Also let me add when you are faced with the choice between making the car 0.1 lb lighter (or 2% more stiff or 3% more horspower or whatever) or getting the car done earlier, make the choice to get the car done earlier. Up to a point, each hour of driving time prior to going to Pontiac is worth roughly 100 final points http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Denny Trimble]

It's cliched already, but here goes:

Designing and building the simplest car you can will teach you more than you ever expected, and take you longer than you expect. We use the factor of pi in estimating machine shop time.

Secure a good testing facility (school or friendly business parking lot), and plan on getting your frame built by the new year, and a running car by early to late March.

You learn as much from design as you do from building and testing/troubleshooting. Don't cut yourself off at the knees by running out of time to test. You'll regret it.

[sspikey]

Well frame and such were all done in previous years
to be honest all thats left to be done is Braking system, Steering, start the motor (troubleshooting wiring) and a few loose odds and ends to get the car DRIVING after that its Alot of tuning and fine redying for SAE rule book

[Didier Beaudoin]

Nice to see a second CEGEP going to the competition. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

I was part of the École Nationale d'Aérotechnique team last year and even if we had unfortunate problems in Detroit, it was a great experience. Good luck!

[Mark Peugeot]

Steal all the technology you can from other teams. Look at the top teams and emulate the organizational approach. Plan on building a very simple car. Your work now is the beginning of the evolution of the team... It takes a number of years to really get the infrastructure in place to do it right.

Mark