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FSAE Team Places Second
at the 26th Annual Formula SAE Competition
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The Penn State FSAE
(Formula Society of Automotive Engineers) Team placed
second at the 26th Annual Formula
SAE Competition. The
Team, advised by Gita Talmage, competed against approximately
140 teams from 14 countries, including
Australia, Brazil, Singapore, and Sweden to finish in
second place at the 26th Annual Formula SAE Competition
held in Romeo, Michigan May 17 - 20, 2006. They also
placed first in design and in acceleration. The Penn
State FSAE Team was the only U.S. team in the final five
for the design competition.
SAE was founded in 1905 and has since established
and operated programs that recognize outstanding achievements
in the design, engineering, and production of various forms
of vehicles and their components, systems, and materials.
For more information on the SAE Award and Recognition Programs
visit their website at http://www.sae.org/news/awards/
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The Penn State FSAE Team would like to recognize Carson Baird
who provides invaluable guidance to the Penn State FSAE Team. They
would also like to acknowledge the support of Maurine Claver,
Dave Fishburn and the PTI Test Track, Donna Genismore, La
Rue Jacobs, Dan Kiely, Gary Langsdale, the Learning Factory,
Matthew Lindenberg, Brian Lowery, Bill Moerschbacker, Teri
Noll, Robert Royer, Gary Settles, and Patrick Williams. The
funding from ARL, DaimlerChrysler, the Department of Mechanical
and Nuclear Engineering, the College of Engineering, the
University, and the University Park Allocations Committee
was essential to the Team’s success.
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