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 designing the 2011 car for competition in Michigan next spring.
Currently UNH Precision Racing is in it's 8th 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:
Sunday May 14th, 2011
Unfortunately the chain fell off the rear sprocket
during
the event and we were not allowed to put it back on.
Despite the issue with the chain this year’s
car was a real contender in the competition.
The car ran very well and all other systems on the car worked
great. Plans are already in the works to
make next year’s car even better and more reliable.
The goal for next year is to move from the
solid rear axel that we are running to an independent rear end setup. This will improve handling of the car in
tight turns as well as eliminating the issue of the chain falling off
during
racing. We would like to thank all of
our sponsors for making the car possible this year.
We could not have come this far with out
them. We will post the competition results soon.
Friday May 13th, 2011
Skidpad event
The car returning from the acceleration event
Going through a turn in the autocross event
Thursday May 12th, 2011
The car has offically passed tech inspection, the tilt test, as well as noise and braking today. This means that the car is officially approved by the SAE to race in competition. The team has also very successfully given the design, marketing, and cost presentations. Tomorrow will start the dynamic portion of competition and will include skidpad, acceleration, and autocross events. Through all the testing the team has done this year we are confident the car will perform very well in these events.
The car being fueled today at competition
Tuesday May 10th, 2011
Sunday May 8th, 2011
The team is leaving for competition in Michigan today. Throughout the past few weeks we have been testing and tuning the car. This is most certainly the best performing car that UNH Precision Racing has put out to date. We will have periodic updates throughout the week to let you know how we are doing so check back soon.
Here are some pictures from testing.
Wednesday April 27th, 2011
Today was the Undergraduate
Research Conference at the University of New Hampshire and the official
release
of this year’s car. As shown in the
pictures
below the car is fully complete and just the finishing touches need to
be made
before the team leaves for the competition in Michigan.
We would like to thank all of our sponsors
for their generous help in making this years car happen.
Thursday February 3th, 2011
Photo Update
Car #69 Body
Purpose built GSX-R 600 Waterbrake Dynamometer Station
Friday December 17th, 2010
The December newsletter has been published. Click the link below to view it.
Thursday December 9th, 2010
Other developments over the past month are:
- Scale model of a sidepod is finished and will be tested in a wind tunnel soon.
- A team dyno station is currently being built and is near completion. This will allow the team to work on perfecting the tune on the engine. This will enable our car to have more power, run much better, and use less fuel than cars in the past.
- Suspension response analysis has been done on car #39
Monday November 1st, 2010
Over the past month there has been a lot of activity going on. The team has been hard at work designing the 2011 car as well as analyzing and testing car #39. In addition to all this design work the team has registered for competition and the 2011 car will be car #69.
Thanks to the great base designs that have been developed in past years the team is focusing on perfecting the car for this year. Building off the designs of previous years we can use the things that have worked in the past and improve on the things that didn’t. These improvements include advanced features that are being designed for car that the team has never been able to implement in the past.
Some of these advanced features are:
- Variable length intake manifold
- Functional diffusers underneath each sidepod to obtain a usable amount of down force with negligible drag
- Electronic paddle shifting
- Adjustable mounting of the panhard bar to adjust the amount of rear steering of the car while the car is turning
We would also like to thank our sponsors for making the 2011 season possible for UNH Precision Racing.
Wednesday September 15th, 2010
Friday May 21st, 2010
|
Event |
Result |
|
Cost |
16th |
|
Design |
41st |
|
Marketing |
75th |
|
Acceleration |
44th |
|
Skidpad |
65th |
|
Autocross |
34th |
|
Endurance |
DNF |
|
Fuel Economy |
DNF |
|
Overall |
55th |
On board video of Car 39 during the endurance event can be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCsguHbxPqQ
Sunday May 9th, 2010
Check our our twitter account to get on-the-go updates about competition and how the team is doing:
Thursday April 22nd, 2010
Monday April 19th, 2010
Sunday April 11th, 2010
The decals were printed this weekend and the body will be molded tomorrow.
Sunday March 21st, 2010
More updates to follow...
The team is pleased to welcome new sponsors to the 2010 team:
New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc.
Performance Cycle Machine
Reliable Auto Transport
Dreamcrest Realty
Our Current Sponsor page has been updated also!
A special thanks to Whelen Engineering with providing us with the laser cutting service we needed to manufacture important parts for the car. The pedals, fuel tank, rear rotors, brake mounts, bellcranks, intake plates, firewall, chain gaurd, and jacking point plate were all cut through Whelen!
2010 Winter Banquet- February 28th, 2010
The Menu will consist of:
Pasta Fagioli Soup
Mesclun Greens, Roasted Pepper Strips, Cherry Tomatoes, Cucumbers and Parmesan with Balsamic Vinaigrette
Chicken Parmesan
Manicotti Primavera
Onion and Herb Focaccia
Assorted Cakes and Pies
Iced Tea & Iced Water
Regular
and Decaf Coffee, Tea
Attendees will be able to see the 2010 car, as well as, view a presentation by the Senior Design team. The team will also be selling our 2010 T-shirts, Polos, and running a 50/50 Raffle.
The Winter Banquet is a time for the team to show off our designs and car to our sponsors, friends, and families. It is also a major fundraiser for the Spring Semester.
The team would love to have you attend and meet with us to share what we have been working so hard on for the last 6 months.
Tickets can be purchased online through the MUB Ticket office:
If you are unable to attend, but would still like to help support the team, please purchase a ticket, and and RSVP to unh.fsae@gmail.com
The flyer for the banquet can be seen here.