http://sae.ucsd.edu Society of Automotive Engineers Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:50:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Sunday, August 30th, UCSD SAE made its way to Qualcomm stadium to participate in an Autocross Championship event. The cars, TR-9 and TR-6 were both in running order going into the event, but both encountered failures soon after the start. Community advisor Rob Shanahan also entered his car "TR-'67" ... http://sae.ucsd.edu/?p=447 Last Saturday, the team took TR-9 out to a parking lot for a day of testing. A mini autocross-style course was set up, and drivers took turns doing laps in order to gather as much data on the car as possible. The day went well with the team gathering loads ... http://sae.ucsd.edu/?p=437 An article about UCSD SAE was featured on KPBS Public Radio as well as on the organization's website earlier this year. The article can be viewed here. An audio recording of the news story can downloaded here. http://sae.ucsd.edu/?p=415 After two years of development, UCSD SAE's TR-9 debuted at the 2009 Formula California Competition in Fontana, California. The car, which was originally planned to be entered into the same competition a year ago, suffered from last minute complications and had to be withdrawn. This time around the car was ... http://sae.ucsd.edu/?p=380 After months of hard work, UCSD SAE's latest car, TR-9E, finally made its appearance at the Formula Hybrid Competition held at the New Hampshire International Speedway. The car performed remarkably, winning 3rd place in its class of electric vehicles, and placing 9th overall. The car also got the second best time ... http://sae.ucsd.edu/?p=363 On April 23rd, UCSD SAE formally unveiled its newest car TR-9E to the campus community, sponsors, and the media. Now, the team has begun to prepare for the Formula Hybrid International competition that will take place in New Hampshire next week. Wish us luck! http://sae.ucsd.edu/?p=359 The Triton Racing team was able to get their latest build, and UCSD's entry into the Formula Hybrid competition running over spring break. The car was assembled due to the dedicated work of team members who sacrificed their spring break plans. All that remains are a few minor details that ... http://sae.ucsd.edu/?p=349 With finals week behind us and spring break just beginning, we are well on our way to completing the car by our deadline. This development was helped by the fact that right before finals, we were able to get our motor running on the dyno and acquired valuable data. Pictures ... http://sae.ucsd.edu/?p=344 With only ten weeks to our deadline, we have begun to make substantial progress on the car. Over the past week, we have come up with a way to mount the motor to the dyno for testing, and machined the attachments we will be using. During this weekend, we hope ... http://sae.ucsd.edu/?p=337 The Qualcomm Autocross was successful as the car ran as planned and the competition drivers got valuable seat time. This will probably be the final time the TR-4 Chassis will be autocrossed using the original petrol engine, before we put in the electric drive train. We have taken delivery of the ... http://sae.ucsd.edu/?p=333