We are a racing team of 20 plus students from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, participating in the worlds largest student engineering competition Formula SAE
Troy, NY
Joined June 2011
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Rollout is here! We will be live streaming the event beginning at 6pm. Tune in to see speeches and the unveiling of RM24!
We're as busy as ever putting the finishing touches on RM24 in preparation for Rollout! Be sure to come to the Alumni House on Tuesday to meet the team and see the car in person. facebook.com/RPIFSAE/posts/2…
We had a great time today touring one of our sponsors, Dyson Racing Team, Inc.. Thanks to everyone at Dyson Racing for supporting the team and letting us have a look around!
Our 2019 WeR Gold page is up! Please check it out using the link below and consider donating to support our team members and make RM24 a reality.
impact.rpi.edu/project/13661 impact.rpi.edu/project/13661
We were busy over winter break! Our 22 year old Dynojet dyno got a serious upgrade with a new electronics system and many other new and fixed components. Meanwhile, team members have been working tirelessly to get mounts... facebook.com/RPIFSAE/posts/1…
A huge thank you to our sponsor, Saint-Gobain, for donating many of their fantastic abrasive products and supplies to the team! With their help, we're able to keep the shop running with high quality materials as we continue work on the car through winter break.
Despite finals looming, we still found time to work in Bumstead this weekend! Two full sets of a-arms have been manufactured and more tubes and mounts were welded onto the chassis.
Our team is lucky to have an incredibly diverse and generous network of sponsors, family, friends, and alumni. With your support, we have been able to build some amazing cars, and, more importantly, better engineers.... facebook.com/RPIFSAE/posts/1…
The team is deep into design season now with up to 10 preliminary design reviews a week in our CSA and EDE design meetings. We still found time to get to the shop this weekend to prep the nosecone mold for layup and get started on a-arms!
We took RM23 out for a long-awaited test day this past Saturday! Team members gathered data on our Drexler differential and performed flow visualization tests to use for RM24's design. We also vetted five new drivers in preparation for next year. facebook.com/RPIFSAE/videos/…
The first weld on the car is complete! This weekend, the front bulkhead was welded while the rest of chassis design is being finalized.
A huge thank you to @Lincoln Electric for providing the team with a new welder,... facebook.com/RPIFSAE/posts/1…
Fall 2019 recruitment is underway! Make sure to come to our New Member Meeting and Open Shop and Barbeque next week to learn about what it's like to be a part of Rensselaer Motorsport. facebook.com/RPIFSAE/posts/1…
Our new donation page is up! impact.rpi.edu/project/10918
Over the summer we have worked to set goals for RM24, start design work, and of course begin our fundraising efforts. Your donations will allow us to buy parts and... impact.rpi.edu/project/10918
We had a great weekend with RM23 at the MoHud Solo Event #3 autocross! Thank you to the Mohawk-Hudson Region SCCA for their hospitality and our event sponsors Paul and Diane Malecki of Paul Malecki Law for covering our... facebook.com/RPIFSAE/posts/1…
A huge thank you to MICROMO, the US supplier of Faulhaber DC motors. This year we were able to use their products to achieve blazing fast shift times of less than 60ms, with a total system weight of only 0.8 pounds.... facebook.com/RPIFSAE/videos/…
