Paris Van Gorder
Paris Van Gorder Associate editor
11/8/24 2:41 p.m.
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It’s a Sunday morning, you’re taking a relaxing walk through Daytona Beach’s Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University campus and then you hear it. Race car? Where? 

In the parking lot behind the College of Engineering, you’ll find the school’s FSAE team, ERAU Motorsports, in action.

But if the competition isn’t for another 182 days, what are they doing? Testing.

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David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
11/8/24 2:56 p.m.

Yep, look for more FSAE content coming up. 

Slippery
Slippery GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
11/8/24 4:15 p.m.

I went on a trip to Arkansas with a couple of UNF FSAE friends, Paris' name came up :)

APEowner
APEowner GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
11/8/24 6:23 p.m.

A while ago blowing up an engine on my dyno seemed to be part of the UNM FSAE team preseason testing.  I think they did that three years in a row.

Paris Van Gorder
Paris Van Gorder Associate editor
11/11/24 12:05 a.m.

In reply to Slippery :

All good things I hope haha. The UNF team are full of great students, I ran into a few of them at HSR.

Paris Van Gorder
Paris Van Gorder Associate editor
11/11/24 12:08 a.m.

In reply to APEowner :

Blowing up an engine is a right of passage for any FSAE team I fear. That's why backups are a must. 

chaparral
chaparral GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
11/11/24 12:25 a.m.

In reply to David S. Wallens :

Do you want a design judge / former competitor to write some FSAE content for you?

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
11/12/24 9:28 a.m.

I saw some dudes in ERAU FSAE shirts while at IKEA this weekend. 

Slippery
Slippery GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
11/13/24 11:03 a.m.
Paris Van Gorder said:

In reply to Slippery :

All good things I hope haha. The UNF team are full of great students, I ran into a few of them at HSR.

Yeah, both spoke highly of you! Nathan and Alex are cool kids and very passionate about FSAE. 

Alex has a cool Porsche too:

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
11/19/24 1:12 p.m.

Dang. That is a cool Porsche. 

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