It's a good time of the year for new accommodations, apparently. Now if I can just get our cars to the level of PACC Racing, we'll be all set.
This little "side" project has been taking up more of my life than I care to admit for the past 9 months or so. After several board meetings, project safety analyses, reports, and about 35,000 emails and a lot of patience, I'm proud to say this little undergrad has gotten A&M SAE its very own building.
It's not much to look at, but it's all ours.
It's an old gas station that has changed hands a few times. It's got plenty of space on the outside, and even has a guest house:
We've got a small office inside, complete with desks, cabinets, and a computer loaded with SolidWorks and MATLAB (the former we fully intend on using profusely for our '12 car... stay tuned).
The shop floor isn't gigantic (or even perfectly level) but it's worlds better than what we previously had (nothing). Here's the Miata in its new home.
We've even got a little area off to the side to play with engines.
Far and away the most unique part of this building is the "second floor." The previous tenents added a steel floor about 8' above the ground. Although there's not room to stand upright, it is nice to have all that storage space easily accessible.

