Welcome to the University of New Hampshire's Formula SAE website. Formula SAE is a competition designed for college students by the Society of Automotive Engineers. In this competition, aspiring students from all majors come together to design, build, and race a single seat, open cockpit race car.
The Society of Automotive Engineers describes the competition as:
The Formula SAE® competition is for SAE student members to conceive, design, fabricate, and compete with small formula-style racing car s. The restrictions on the car frame and engine are limited so that the knowledge, creativity, and imagination of the students are challenged. The cars are built with a team effort over a period of about one year and are taken to the annual competition for judging and comparison with approximately 120 other vehicles from colleges and universities throughout the world. The end result is a great experience for young engineers in a meaningful engineering project as well as the opportunity of working in a dedicated team effort.
More information about the competition can be found on the Formula SAE website.
The UNH Precision Racing team is hard at work building this year's Formula SAE car. This year's car is based largely off of Car 86, the team's 2009 entrant
Currently UNH Precision Racing is in it's 7th season and will be
competing at Formula SAE in Michigan.
A special thank you to all our current and past sponsors! Sponsors are the driving force behind UNH Precision Racing. Without their unconditional support our team would not be where it is today!
Feel free to take a look around the site as it is constantly being updated with the latest news and information the team has to offer. If you would like to become a team sponsor, and help this locally based team succeed, come check out our workshop on the University of New Hampshire campus. If you are looking for more information about who we are and what we do, send us an e-mail; our address is listed on the contact page. We would love to hear from you!
News and Updates:
Saturday June 27th, 2009
Photos of the 2009 Competition have been added to our website. The 2010 team has met numerous times over the past month and have set team goals for our 7th season. The team has begun designing the suspension, frame, and powertrain of the car hoping to have a working model by September.
Monday May 18th, 2009
The team has just finished it's sixth Formula SAE competition out in
Brooklyn, MI and placed 41st
out of 120
registered teams. The team did very well, finishing every event. This
is only the second time in the team's history that we have finished
every event.
Event and Placement:
Overall:
41st
Design:
62nd
Marketing Presentation:
26th
Cost and Manufacturing:
56th
Acceleration:
61st
Skidpad:
52nd
Autocross:
29th
Endurance:
23rd
Fuel Economy:
36th
The UNH Precision Racing team would like to thank our generous
sponsors for making this happen and appreciate their continued support.
The 2010 team is beginning to take shape and there is a lot of work
planned for the summer!
Monday April 27th, 2009
A few videos have been added to the website. The count down has started. We leave for competition in 13 days!
Friday April 24th, 2009
The 2009 UNH Formula SAE was officially unveiled at the Undergraduate Research Conference on April 22nd. The team has put in a ton of time and effort and the car looks amazing. In addition to unveiling the car, the team also took home first place in the URC for the mechanical engineering projects! Check out the event coverage in The New Hampshire, the University’s newspaper, and also on FStotal.com.
Saturday April 18th, 2009
Earlier today the team participated in its first official track day of the season at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The purpose of this track day was to test the critical systems on the car and start looking at potential drivers for competition. After a few rough laps the car spun out and the torque from the engine pulled on the bearing blocks which caused the mounts to deform. The differential and sprocket moved closer to the engine, creating slack in the chain. The team is currently evaluating the damage and redesigning the bearing blocks. Luckily, we were able to test the car with enough time before competition to find the problem and devise a solution. Despite the setback, the car will still be ready for the unveiling later this week.