Formula SAE is a competition in which a team of university students design, construct and compete with formula style racing cars. These cars are designed to a set specification, however the rules are designed to allow freedom in the design while maintaining safety and fairness in the competition.

Wollongong

A typical Formula SAE racecar - University of Wollongong

The team is to assume that they have been engaged by a manufacturing organisation to produce a prototype racing car to the specifications for evalution. The vehicle will be marketed as a non-professional weekend autocross race car. The car must:

have very high performance in termes of handling, braking and acceleration.
be low in cost.
be easy to maintain.
be reliable.
look appealing.
use common components.
be comfortable.
represent a manufacturing cost below $25 000 US.
be able to be manufactured on a limitied production run at a rate of four cars per day.

The competition and judging is designed to evaluate each teams' effectiveness at reaching these goals. Each race car is judged over eight events which cover performance, costing, design, presentation and economy.

The aims and benefits of the Formula SAE competition are:

Enhancing employment prospects
Preparing students for the work force
Contributing to the development of engineers - "project trained" - "hands-on" engineers
Encouraging experience in cost effective innovation and creativity
Emphasis on the importance of reliability
Professional development
- Team building
- Meeting deadlines
- Project management
- Networking
- General and Financial management
- Sponsorship and communication skills
- Customer relations
- To be competitive
Identifying high achieving potential employees

For more information visit the Formula SAE-A website
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