Events during competitions
Overall competition worth 1000 points.
Static Events (325 points)
Technical Inspection (no points)The objective of technical inspection is to determine if the vehicle meets the FSAE Rules requirements and restrictions and if, considered as a whole, it satisfies the intent of the Rules.
Cost and Manufacturing (100 points)
The objectives of the Cost and Manufacturing Event are:
To teach the participants that cost and budget are significant factors that must be considered in any engineering exercise.
For teams to make trade off decisions between content and cost, based on the performance advantage of each part and assembly.
To gain experience with creating and maintaining a Bill of Material (BOM).
For the participants to learn and understand the principles of Design for Manufacture and Assembly, lean manufacturing, and Minimum Constraint Design.
Presentation (75 points)The objective of the presentation event is to evaluate the team’s ability to develop and deliver a comprehensive business case that will convince the executives of a corporation that the team’s design best meets the demands of the amateur, weekend competition market, including Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Solo, and that it can be profitably manufactured and marketed.
Design (150 points)The concept of the design event is to evaluate the engineering effort that went into the design of the car and how the engineering meets the intent of the market.
Dynamic Events (675 points)
Acceleration (75 points)The acceleration event evaluates the car’s acceleration in a straight line on flat pavement over a distance of 75m.
Skid Pad (50 points)The objective of the skid-pad event is to measure the car’s cornering ability on a flat surface while making a constant-radius turn.
Autocross (150 points)The objective of the autocross event is to evaluate the car's maneuverability and handling qualities on a tight course without the hindrance of competing cars. The autocross course will combine the performance features of acceleration, braking, and cornering into one event.
Fuel Economy (100 points)The car’s fuel economy will be measured in conjunction with the Endurance Event. The fuel economy shows how well the car has been tuned for the competition. This is a compromise event because the fuel economy score and endurance score will be calculated from the same heat. No refueling is allowed during an endurance heat.
Endurance (300 points)The Endurance Event is designed to evaluate the overall performance of the car and to test the car’s durability and reliability.
