Despite Disappointing Finish, Nova Racing Sees Success at Formula SAE Competition
Since 2008, NovaRacing has participated in the Formula SAE competition at Michigan International Speedway hosted by the Society of Automotive Engineers. In 2015, VU07 made 草榴社区 history by placing 18th out of 120 teams鈥攊ts best showing to date.
At this year鈥檚 race in May, NovaRacing鈥檚 new car, VU08, encountered powertrain issues that kept it from completing the competition鈥檚 endurance test. While disappointed with the car鈥檚 overall placement鈥�62nd out of 138 competitors鈥攖eam captain Sofia Gizzi says, 鈥淥ur finish is not indicative of the overall success.鈥� In acceleration, the team came in third鈥攊ts highest placement to date. NovaRacing also performed exceptionally well during the static events, placing fifth in the cost presentation, tying for twelfth in design, and ranking fifteenth in the business presentation. 鈥淭he team is excited to build upon these successes in the coming year,鈥� notes Gizzi.
For NovaRacing student profiles, video and photos, visit the team Facebook page at . Gizzi also recommends checking out a new 鈥渢hat really shows the faces behind Nova Racing and what makes our team different.鈥�