News
April, 2012
- Progress pictures. Click on any picture to view the full-size image in a new window.
February, 2012
- Frame Completed
- Tuning the engine on a dynamometer. The team would like to thank Mark Frey for his time and expertise.
- Heat treating the half shafts with an oil quench.
- Nose cone back from manufacturer. The body is well on it's way to completion.
January, 2012
- Back to school! We are all back in York and are jumping back into working on the car to get it ready for Michigan in May
August, 2011 - Fireproof Fiberglass
- The Formula SAE team is constantly looking at new and upcoming technologies that can better the racecar. The Body team performed a test on a coating which fire proofs fiberglass through an intumescence process. This test was a success and the material will be used on the 2012 race car to protect the driver from possible injury.
- Pictured below, an uncoated sample (left) and an coated sample (right) are tested with a blow torch.
June 2011 - iPad Raffle
- York College of Pennsylvania would like to thank the York Revolution Baseball Team for allowing us to raffle off an iPad at one of their home games. This event was a huge success and even DownTown got into the spirit and learned to drive the car.
May, 2011 - Testing
- We are currently testing the 2011 FSAE vehicle to gather data and brainstorm possible improvements
- Pictured below, Suspension Team member Salvatore LoPresti and FSAE Team Leader Ethan Porter perform a test to determine the center of gravity of York College's 2011 FSAE car
