Bullet Racing Competitions
Bullet Racing competes at Formula SAE Michigan every year in May.
2023 and Bullet Racing
Formula- Internal combustion class
Team number- 71
Team name- bullet racing
School- Oklahoma state university
Dates- May 17-20th, 2023
Location- Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan
Competition Results:
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- 22nd place at FSAE May 2023 (Out of 114 teams)
- 33rd in acceleration
- 34th in skid pad
- 30th in autocross
- 20th in endurance
- 36th in efficiency
Car Info:
2022 SAE Competition Car
Powertrain- Kawasaki ZX6R, 636 CC, Taylor Race MKII Differential,
Mechanical Butterfly Shifter
Aero- First bullet racing car with a full aerodynamic package. This includes a front wing, diffuser, and a multi element rear wing.
Suspension- Double wishbone, pull rod, Risse Jupiter 5 shocks
Ergo- Designed around 95th Percentile Male, Custom Dash, Pedals, Steering Column
Frame- All new generation of Bullet Racing frame design
Electrical- PE3 8400a, custom wiring harness, custom tune
General Competition Information
The competition will be held on May 17-20, 2023. This will be an Internal Combustion competition only between 120 teams. Students are encouraged to follow the objectives below
Collegiate Design Series Learning Objectives
SAE International's Collegiate Design Series (CDS) programs prepare undergraduate and graduate engineering students in a variety of disciplines for future employment in mobility-related industries by challenging them with a real world, engineering application.
Through the Engineering Design Process, experiences may include but not limited to:
- Project management, budgeting, communication, and resource management skills
- Team collaboration
- Applying industry rules and regulations
- Design, build, and test the performance of a real vehicle
- Compete with other students from around the globe
- Develop and prepare technical documentation
Students also gain valuable exposure to and engagement with industry professionals to enhance 21st century learning skills, to build their own network and help prepare them for the workforce after graduation.
About Formula SAE Series
In 1981, SAE International (formerly known as Society of Automotive Engineers) developed and managed the first Formula SAE® (FSAE®) student competition with assistance of Ron Matthews, Professor at University of Texas. SAE International operated the only Formula SAE competition for 17 years before its partnership with IMeche (Institution of Mechanical Engineers) in England where the brand “Formula Student” was developed. Since its inception, Formula SAE has expanded and includes many spin-off events. In the North America there are three competitions managed by SAE International one in Michigan, California and Ontario, Canada. Internationally, the expansion of Formula SAE/Formula Student brand has exploded to over 20 competitions currently hosted by engineering societies or private business.
The Formula SAE competitions challenge teams of university undergraduate and graduate students to conceive, design, fabricate, develop and compete with small, formula style vehicles. The competition is an engineering education competition that requires performance demonstration of vehicles in a series of events, both off track and on track against the clock. Each competition gives teams the chance to demonstrate their creativity and engineering skills in comparison to teams from other universities around the world.
Teams are to assume that they work for an engineering firm that is designing, fabricating, testing and demonstrating a prototype vehicle. The vehicle should have high performance and be sufficiently durable to successfully complete all the event at the Formula SAE competitions. Each student team design will be judged and evaluated again other competing designs in a series of Static and Dynamic events to determine the vehicle that best meets the design goals and profitably built and marketed.
Formula SAE promotes careers and excellence in engineering as it encompasses all aspects of the automotive industry including research, design, manufacturing, testing, developing, marketing, management and finances.
In 2006, Dartmouth College (partnered with SAE International) created the fuel alternative event Formula Hybrid using Formula SAE cars with gasoline-electric hybrid power plants.
In 2013, Formula SAE saw the implementation of battery electric class to the portfolio already containing internal combustion gasoline.