色虎视频 Formula SAE Team Wins Collegiate Cup
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Collegiate Cup won鈥檛 have far to travel this year, because another 色虎视频 team has won it.
The 色虎视频 Formula SAE team won the 2022 SAE Collegiate Cup on Feb. 24 during the SAE Mid Michigan鈥檚 National Engineers Week Annual Banquet in Frankenmuth.
色虎视频 Baja, 色虎视频 Formula SAE, 色虎视频 AutoDrive, 色虎视频 SAE Aero Design, Central Michigan Formula SAE and Saginaw Valley State University Cardinal Formula teams competed.
The cup is a traveling trophy awarded annually to the winner of the SAE Collegiate Chapter Project Presentation Competition. Last year, the 色虎视频 AutoDrive team won.
色虎视频 Formula SAE captains Aubrey Gorm (鈥22, ME) and Christos Batsakis (鈥22, ME) gave the presentation, which focused on the team鈥檚 2021 competition season performance and the 2022 vehicle design based on lessons learned and new performance goals. The team had its best finish in program history when it finished seventh of 51 at the 2021 Formula SAE Validation Event in July at the Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in Brooklyn.
鈥淲inning this recognition from the chapter felt great, of course,鈥 Gorm said. 鈥淚t was sort of a closing act for announcing our school-record-breaking performance last year and the kickoff for our game plan of the 2022 competition season.鈥
She said the audience鈥檚 enthusiastic reaction to the team鈥檚 presentation was an empowering moment.
In addition to the Collegiate Cup trophy, the winning team also received $500 to use on the development of its race car.
