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Formula SAE® News Notes Volume 4, Issue 1 November, 1998 From the Editor 1999 FSAETM Dates Rules Questions Registered Teams & Car Numbers 1999 FSAETM Deadlines Creative Consulting Services Has Moved SAE Membership Roster Join the Listserv Does your Team Want to Earn CA$H? Hotel Accommodations From the Editor As we gear up for another FSAE™ season, SAE welcomes back our students, faculty advisors, sponsors, and interested parties. Now that midterms are over, it’s time to begin working on your FSAE™ project. Good luck and we are looking forward to another terrific FSAE™ season, and we hope that all of you are, too. 1999 FSAE™ Dates The 19th annual Formula SAE® Competition is tentatively scheduled for May 19-23, 1999. We are happy to announce that the competition will remain at the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan. Registration will be open from 2 - 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 19. Late registration will open Thursday morning at 6:30 a.m. We suggest that teams register on Wednesday. Thursday morning can be hectic and you don’t want to miss an event due to not being registered. The design event is scheduled for Thursday, May 20 (as are the cost and presentation events). Teams will receive their randomly assigned time slots when they register on-site. Design semi-finals will take place Thursday evening at approximately 6:30 p.m., and design finals are scheduled Sunday morning prior to the banquet. There will be a seminar immediately following the finals with Carroll Smith as the featured speaker. All schedule changes will appear in future newsletters. Rules Questions Please remember that all rules questions must be in writing. Direct your questions to: katklauz@aol.com Please do not send rules questions to SAE International. Registered Teams & Car Numbers A special thanks goes out to West Virginia University for getting their registration in immediately after receiving their rules. WVU along with University of Washington are gearing up for another Formula SAE® season by getting a jump on the other teams and registering early. Car numbers 1-10 are reserved for the top finishers of last year’s competition. Requests for car numbers will be filled on a “first come, first serve basis.” No car numbers will be reserved until the registration form and payment have been received by SAE, so hurry and get your checks in the mail today! Numbers & Teams Registered
1999 FSAE™ Deadlines January 31, 1999 – Vehicle Registration
A $250.00 late fee will be imposed on entries submitted after January 31, 1999. March 1, 1999 – Safety Structure Equivalency Form
April 1, 1999 – Cost Report
Teams who submit late reports will be assessed a penalty of –25 points per day with a maximum penalty of –375 points. Teams who choose not to do a cost report will be penalized –400 points. For Competition Year 1999! April 20, 1999 – Pre-event Design Reviews hart@sae.org *Mail amd email are preferred. Teams that do not submit a pre-event design review will not compete in the design event, and will receive zero points for design! Teams that submit a review, but are deemed to be unsatisfactory, will also not compete in the design event, but will receive between 5 and 20 points for their efforts. Creative consulting services has moved Please make a note that Creative Consulting Services contact information has changed. Kathleen (Klauza) McDonald will continue to be the FSAE™ Consultant at their new location: katklauz@aol.com SAE Membership Rosters You can get a listing of your school’s current SAE membership roster. If you would like your school’s roster, please contact Stacey Bush at: stacey@sae.org with the following information:
We do not email student rosters! SAE members can locate their ten-digit membership number, which is needed for registration, on the bar-coded mailing label affixed to magazines and mailings sent from SAE. The number is located in the upper left corner of the label. Need parts, trade technical data, chat with fsae™ faculty & competitors…join the fsae listserv. Wouldn’t you like to talk to other teams about their design or FSAE™ experiences? Valuable knowledge, experiences, and technical information is shared every day on the FSAE™ listserv. Interested in joining the action? For instructions on how to join, check out the bottom of the SAE webpage at: www.sae.org/students/schools.htmThanks to Georgia Institute of Technology for maintaining the FSAE™ Listserv! Does your Team Want to Earn CA$H? The FSAE™ Event Coordination Team wants you to join our team. We need a reliable labor force for the set-up and tear down of the FSAE™ Event Site. Set-up will begin on Tuesday, May 18 and run through May 19 or 20. Tear down will begin Sunday, May 23 and run through May 24 or 25. If you aren’t competing, this is an excellent opportunity to earn money for your team’s 2000 entry. We are looking for 6-8 individuals who can get their hands dirty. If you’re not competing and coming to see what FSAE™ is all about in preparation for an entry in 2000, we need you. Anyone who is interested should contact Kathleen McDonald at 248/601-3075 for details. 
The Lincoln Electric Company is pleased to be a part of the Formula SAE® Competition. They are committed to being a part of the 1999 FSAE™ and will be bring new venues to their on-site booth. In addition to their usual welding support, the Lincoln Electric Company will now offer on-site plasma cutting and the ability to cut any metals. They will also provide competitors with the wonderful opportunity of on-site training on how to operate welding equipment. This training will be offered at the novice/introductory stages of welding and advanced welding for those who have some welding knowledge and experience. This training will take place at their booth throughout the duration of the competition. Safety training will also be an integral part of the welding instruction. The Harris Calorific Division of Lincoln Electric Co. will join in the on-site activities to assist with welding, supply gas and assist in your high pressure needs as well as with any problems. Lincoln Electric Co. hopes to combine hardware with the GM Tech booth to provide all of your mechanical & welding needs at one site. Lincoln Electric Co. and their dedicated staff are proud to supplement SAE and it’s educational programs. For the first time in FSAE™ history, Lincoln Electric Co. will be able to supply teams with welding equipment at a discount prices. For details on the FSAE™ discount on Lincoln Electric welding equipment, please contact your local Lincoln Electric distributor or Carl Occhialini at 248/353-9680. Hotel Accommodations Auburn Hills, Michigan will once again be the future site for Formula SAE®. We are currently working with the sales managers at the following local hotels:
The above hotels are within a one-mile radius of the Pontiac Silverdome. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Stacey Bush at 724/772-8533 or email stacey@sae.org.The next issue of FSAE™ News Notes will have more information on hotel room blocks. Get your FSAE™ website hyperlinked to the Formula SAE® university website page by emailing your website address to: hart@sae.org. 
Dynojet Research is pleased to announce that they will be present at the 1999 Formula SAE® Competition. For the 1999 FSAE™ event, they will also be offering awards for the highest horsepower cars in both naturally aspirated and forced induction classes. Dynojet Research is also offering special educational discounts for schools interested in purchasing a chassis dynamometer. For more information on the dynamometer, please contact Keith Lockliear at 800-992-4993, ext. 120. |