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Jun 24, 2015
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Husker Motorsports, UNL’s racing team, took 41st place among internal-combustion teams when it hosted the annual Formula SAE event, which ran June 17-20 at Lincoln Airpark.
In Formula SAE, teams from across the United States and around the world gather to race cars that they have designed and built. Rules and limitations for the car's design and the budget for the project are determined by Formula SAE.
Student teams presented their cars to a panel of judges – engineers and businessmen from industry. Teams are judged not only on how the car performs on the track in the acceleration, skid pad, autocross and endurance events, but are also given scores for presentation, design and cost.
The San Jose State University team took the overall title with a score of 891.2 points, including top scores in autocross (150) and endurance (300).
The remainder of the top 10 teams were: Western University (867.5), University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign (807.7), University of Kansas (756), University of Missouri (735.8), University of South Florida (727.7), South Dakota State University (719.8), Concordia (Canada) University (687.3), Louisiana State University (660.7) and University of Manitoba (621.8).
The Husker Motorsports team finished 41st with 317.3 points. The team had low scores in autocross and endurance after shearing a clutch pin early Friday and scrambling to replace it before the autocross competition ended that afternoon.
In Formula SAE, teams from across the United States and around the world gather to race cars that they have designed and built. Rules and limitations for the car's design and the budget for the project are determined by Formula SAE.
Student teams presented their cars to a panel of judges – engineers and businessmen from industry. Teams are judged not only on how the car performs on the track in the acceleration, skid pad, autocross and endurance events, but are also given scores for presentation, design and cost.
The San Jose State University team took the overall title with a score of 891.2 points, including top scores in autocross (150) and endurance (300).
The remainder of the top 10 teams were: Western University (867.5), University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign (807.7), University of Kansas (756), University of Missouri (735.8), University of South Florida (727.7), South Dakota State University (719.8), Concordia (Canada) University (687.3), Louisiana State University (660.7) and University of Manitoba (621.8).
The Husker Motorsports team finished 41st with 317.3 points. The team had low scores in autocross and endurance after shearing a clutch pin early Friday and scrambling to replace it before the autocross competition ended that afternoon.
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Husker Motorsports team members push the car to the track before a Thursday competition during the Formula SAE Lincoln event at Lincoln Airpark June 17-20. -
Husker Motorsports teammates work to repair the clutch on the car before Friday's autocross competition during the Formula SAE Lincoln event at Lincoln Airpark June 17-20. -
Husker Motorsports teammates stay out of the sun while they work to repair the clutch on the car before Friday's autocross competition during the Formula SAE Lincoln event at Lincoln Airpark June 17-20. -
Charles Lee of Husker Motorsports works to repair the clutch before Friday's autocross competition during the Formula SAE Lincoln event at Lincoln Airpark June 17-20. -
Husker Motorsports teammates work to repair the clutch on the car before Friday's autocross competition during the Formula SAE Lincoln event at Lincoln Airpark June 17-20. -
The Husker Motorsports team was just one of 81 teams (66 cars with internal-combustion engines and 15 with electric engines) that competed at the Formula SAE Lincoln event at Lincoln Airpark June 17-20.
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