MIS 2011 - Results

The [unofficial] results are in!

We finished 6th overall, with the top 10 teams being:

1st place Oregon State University

2nd place Technical University of Munich

3rd place Universitat Stuttgart

4th place Graz University of Technology

5th place University of Wisconsin Madison

6th place University of Michigan Ann Arbor

7th place UAS Zwickau

8th place University of Akron

9th place University of Kansas

10th place University of Applied Sciences Graz

As for the individual events, we placed as follows:

Design: 7th

Acceleration: 3rd

Skidpad: 13th

Autocross 15th

Endurance: 4th

Cost: 13th

Presentation: 27th

Thanks to extensive engine simulation work we were also awarded an FEV Spirit of Innovation Award.

We would like to thank the alumni association for the delicious dinner provided on Friday night as well as all of the alumni and sponsors who showed up to support us.

And a big thank you to all of our sponsors who made this season possible. It is only with your continued support that we are able to carry on a winning tradition as a top 10 Formula SAE team.

For the next couple months the team will be preparing the 2011 car for competition at Formula Student Germany in August, while beginning design on the 2012 MRacing Wolverine.

We apologize for the lack of updates; the blogging service we use has been down for the past day.

After design we fueled the car up and performed the required tilt test (to ensure that fluids don't leak during cornering) and noise test (to ensure that we don't deafen anybody). Although we passed both, we sprung a small leak in the cooling system during the noise test.

Once this was repaired we headed over to the cost event. Immediately after cost we performed the brake test, completing the full tech-in process and qualifying the car for dynamic competition.

At about 6:30pm we found out that we were one of 14 teams (listed below) to make design semi-finals which ran from 7-10pm. After design semi-finals, and with the sun set, we packed the car into the trailer and headed home for the night.

Semi-Finalists:
Global Formula Racing (Oregon State)
University of Michigan
Rochester Institute of Technology
TU Munich
University of Stuttgart
Cornell University
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
UAS Amberg Weiden
TU Graz
TU Zwichau
UAS Graz
University of Wisconsin
Universidad Simon Bolivar
Virginia Tech

Today, Thursday, we arrived at 8am to prep the car for the first two dynamic events: acceleration and skidpad. After a brief lunch break, and refueling of the car, we got in line for the autocross event.

While no scores have been officially released, we placed an unofficial third in acceleration with a time of 4.000 seconds.

Further updates will be provided in the morning. We apologize again for the lack of updates.

MIS 2011 - Preparing for day 2

We weighed-in this morning with a 417 lb weigh-in. The team is checking every system on the car in preparation for the days's events. Many of the team members are reviewing the final details for each of their systems to make sure we can do as well as possible. We will be heading to design at 10:30 in the morning. Today is also jam packed with the business presentation, tilt, noise and the brake test to round out the day.

MIS 2011 - Finished first part of tech inpection

After a long day at the speedway, we finished the first part of tech in one try. Thankfully, the weather was great and fingers crossed everything goes as smoothly tomorrow for the second part of testing.

Arrived at MIS

We have arrived at MIS registered and ready to go. We are currently waiting for tech inpection but that may not happen this afternoon. After walking around, we've talked to some great people and see some great cars so it should be a good competition this year

Competition Starts Tomorrow!!

We're getting the finial tasks done for the car and we'll be packing up and heading to MIS bright and early tomorrow. Tech and registration will be tomorrow with hopefully great weather.