Follow Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's FSAE team, ERAU Motorsports, this 2024-'25 competition season as they create their new competition car, ER-09.
ERAU Motorsports now has a running and driving FSAE racer, but that doesn't mean the testing regime is over–in fact, it's only just begun.
Ergonomics is more than just being comfortable in a race car, as the setup can either improve or hinder performance on track.
Why shake, bounce and roll a rolling chassis? To find potential points of failure earlier rather than later.
Every project faces delays, but why wait it out when you could work on something else?
How does an FSAE team like ERAU Motorsports select its drivers? Spoiler alert: it's much more involved than drawing straws.
Even with all the money and time in the world, poor planning can easily kill any project. Some advice? Here's how an FSAE team handles project planning.
How do FSAE teams ensure that their chassis and frame designs meet the rulebook? Enter the Structural Equivalency Spreadsheet, or SES.
Before any part can be fabricated for ERAU Motorsports' FSAE racer, final designs, budgets and timelines must first be carefully scrutinized in a process called Critical Design Review (CDR).
Giving a race car a shakedown before the event is key to success–and Formula SAE is no different. Here's how ERAU Motorsports tests its FSAE racer before the season starts.
