Building Racecars - and Engineers

The Formula SAE Student Competition is not a proving ground just for the cars, but for the students themselves. At the international competition, university students compete in the design and technical performance aspects of the cars they build from the ground up.

In the fall semester, NC State engineering students begin their research, and by the end of the spring semester, their plans have moved from jig table assembly to a fully functional and finished open-wheel racecar. Big-name automakers and racing teams like Ford, GM, Chrysler, Penske, and Childress attend the event in full-force as they scope out the engineering stars of tomorrow.

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Autos & Vehicles

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[dieselscience]

@kal7861

Building the race car is not a course, per se. But most engineering majors have the opportunity to participate as "extra curricular".

[kal7861]

Is this the degree corse I need to choose to be able to build go karts, quad bikes, and cars by myself? Mechanical Engineering?