Driven to Succeed: UConn Formula SAE Makes History with 4th Place Win
by Olivia Drake
The annual competition, organized by SAE International, challenges students to conceive, design, fabricate, develop, and compete with high performance “formula” vehicles.
The UConn Formula SAE team is revved up after earning a record-breaking ranking. During a three-day competition at Michigan International Speedway May 8-11, UConn competed against 118 other national and international teams and placed 4th overall, the highest in UConn’s history.
The UConn Formula SAE team examines their vehicle during the competition at Michigan International Speedway. (Photo courtesy of Milton Levin)
UConn Formula SAE has 80 members, of which 67 attended the competition at the Michigan International Speedway. This was the most of any team present. (Photo courtesy of Milton Levin)
“The team was totally ecstatic,” explains UConn Formula SAE (FSAE) President and mechanical engineering major Abhiemanyu Sukumaran ’24 (ENG). “As they were announcing the overall places, we heard 8,7,6, etc. Then they called our name, and everyone started jumping and screaming for joy! We celebrated like we won the national championship. It was bliss to have broken the record for our highest placement ever.”
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