Paris Van Gorder
Paris Van Gorder Associate editor
2/26/25 10:32 a.m.
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Unlimited track time, testing data for days, all before competition? Sounds like every Formula SAE student’s dream, right? Well, that dream is a reality at our Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge Presented by Tire Rack.

While the $2000 Challenge has always been open to every make and model of car, we are officially welcoming all Formula SAE teams.

As our way …

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chaparral
chaparral GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
2/26/25 12:09 p.m.

Bring a tiny axle sprocket for the drag race!

johndej
johndej UltraDork
2/26/25 12:41 p.m.

I sent the link to colleague within the engineering school but if you want to reach out directly, Auburn University's team has done well at the national level fairly regularly over the past few years. https://aufsae.auburn.edu/contact-us/

alfadriver
alfadriver MegaDork
2/26/25 12:46 p.m.

It would be cool to see FSAE cars competing with a more realistic cost constraint, as I recall FSAE really looked at 30 years ago.  A $5000 Formula car would be a proper fit for the Challenge.

engineered
engineered New Reader
2/26/25 2:23 p.m.

Cool idea, hope they won't be competing against others though.  Unfortunately some SAE cars are well over $50k and will smoke hypercars.

chaparral
chaparral GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
2/26/25 3:47 p.m.

and some FSAE cars cost $20k and have smoked hypercars. 

dyintorace
dyintorace GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
2/26/25 4:07 p.m.

Be sure to reach out to the University of Florida team! They came out a few years ago and it was awesome to see!

J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
2/27/25 11:28 a.m.
dyintorace said:

Be sure to reach out to the University of Florida team! They came out a few years ago and it was awesome to see!

Yes, it was a pleasure getting to know the UF team. Here's an article we did about their effort: Make your project car faster: Advice from a Formula SAE team | Articles | Grassroots Motorsports

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