WHAT IS FORMULA SAE-A?

Formula SAE-A is a twelve-month project, which involves building a race car from scratch. University students get to apply their academic skills to a real life project and test their designs in a weekend competition at the end of the year.

WHY BE A PART OF FORMULA SAE-A?

This project provides the opportunity for students to develop practical skills relevant to their course. In particular, teamwork is a vital aspect. Students are required to develop a good working relationship with their peers. Furthermore, Formula SAE-A is ultimately a rewarding project, as students get to build the race car they designed.

The following lists student benefits to the project:

• Teamwork and communication skills.
• Practical engineering skills
• Engineering project management.
• Competitiveness.

FORMULA SAE-A EVENT

The competition is held at Victoria University TAFE, in Werribee, where universities across Australasia participate in a friendly competition incorporating the following events and scoring:

Visit the Formula SAE website for details of the competition.