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″ into the event. Pictures from the event are shown below.

Alumni advisor Andrew Holman waits in TR-9 as his run time gets closer.

Alumni advisor Lucas Fornace sits in TR-6 as UCSD SAE President Kanchana Gunasekera checks his tire pressure.

Both generations of Triton Racing cars wait in line as they prepare for their runs.

Community advisor Rob Shanahan waiting in line with his racecar affectionately named “TR-’67″.

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 of suspension and tire data, and most importantly, having a great time while doing so. Below are a few pictures from the day:

The car being put through a mock endurance run.

UCSD SAE Vice President, Ritwik Ghosh, takes the car for a spin.

Team member Ryan Revilla gets ready for his run.

Team members gather tire temperature data at the pits.