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Greetings
from the
'SAE
Club'
Montana State University
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Society
of
Automotive Engineers
Student Chapter
Robb Larson,
Advisor |
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I'm proud to be the faculty advisor of
one of MSU's most active clubs, the Montana
State University student chapter of SAE
International. This club is registered as a
student organization with MSU Student
Activities and presently has about 50
active, dues-paying members. Students in the
club participate in local service
activities, club racing and various
fundraising events, while preparing for
competition in the SAE Formula Series race
in early summer. SAE International is a
great organization that supports engineering
endeavors in education and industry throughout the world. SAE student
chapters provide opportunities for design,
fabrication, testing, competition, teamwork,
travel, learning - and fun. MSU's SAE
chapter is open to all students who wish to
take part.
 
2008
We've just returned from participating in
the 2008 SAE Formula West race in Fontana.
Results were generally good until a
mechanical failure ended the Bobcat
Motorsports car run during the Autocross
event. The car looked better than ever and
received praise from judges and competitors
alike. Having just completed our fourth year
as an MSU club, we've established a record
of achievement that highlights MSU's
engineering programs like no other.
Here are some photos of the event.
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2007
The highlight of the 2006/2007 year came as
ten ME and MET students
made the trip to the California Speedway NASCAR
track in Fontana, California for the June
2007 Formula SAE race. The MSU Bobcat Motor
Sports team took 24th place overall in
their 600 cc powered car, and the Montana
State squad was one of only 17 teams out of
80 registered teams from over a dozen
different countries that successfully
completed every event. Individual event
highlights included a 5th place finish in
fuel economy (due in great part to tuning
help from Dynojet, our sponsor!) and an 8th place
finish in the Presentation event. These were great
accomplishments for our second year of
competition, especially when going against
powerhouse teams such as Auburn, Texas A&M
and others - It
is clear that MSU student engineers can
compete with the world's best both in the
classroom and on the track. We're hard at
work on next year's car, hoping to continue
achieving results beyond all expectations!
Click here for 2007 Formula SAE West results
and photos.
MSU’s 2007 Formula SAE race
car on-course during the
endurance race. California Speedway, June
2007.
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2006
We've come a long way since
last year which was our first year in competition.
Click this link for
some
photos from MSU's First year race, the SAE
Formula West 2006 competition in Fontana, CA.
MSU’s 2006 FSAE race car preps for
competition: California Speedway, June 2006
As was the case last year, we'll again
use this year's car to show sponsors what
we've accomplished, as a training tool for
drivers & designers, and as the focal point
for club competitions. In fact, several
students are racing this year's car in
Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) races
around Montana, as a means to advertise and
solicit sponsorship & attract engineering
students to our program - but also for the
excitement and fun of racing! We're
continuing to grow and thrive as a club, and
we're already
planning for another great year!
We'd be happy to have you on-board as a
sponsor - or in the driver's seat as a
student member.
Robb Larson, P.E.
Assistant Professor
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
MSU SAE Club Advisor
rlarson@me.montana.edu
406-994-6420
Links
Click for the
SAE CLUB WEBSITE with contact info,
current events and fundraising.
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