I'm helping at the FSAEshop today 

"Anon" (tjsielsistneb) 12/15/2015 at 16:57 • Filed to: None

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Eg; I’m taking pictures of people and telling them they’re doing a good job. Pictured above is our captain looking at a piece of paper.

Montalvo > Anon 12/15/2015 at 17:04

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Are they doing anything special this year? When I was on a team we always found a way to do something that threw the judges off a little often resulting in a rule addition or two the next year. Last year was them trying to figure out hybrid chassis with carbon fiber and steel tube frame. 4 years was way too short.

ttyymmnn > Anon 12/15/2015 at 17:10

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“Austin Cycling Association.” Where did you take this photo? Nice photo, btw.

Anon > ttyymmnn 12/15/2015 at 17:12

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Lousiana, I’m part of the LSU FSAE team.

tromoly > Montalvo 12/15/2015 at 17:29

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Were they doing full-on carbon moldings, or a stressed-skin like Akron did in 2013?

Montalvo > tromoly 12/15/2015 at 17:51

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This was something that ended up with us working hand in hand with judges to establish a form of equivalency. Basically the rear half of the car was the traditional steel tube and the front half was a carbon fiber weave that was REALLY thick I am talking in excess of 40 layers it was overkill based on our calculations and simulations but it needed to be done since without their approval this thing wasn’t going on the track. In order to take a brunt of a hit on the side as well as functioning as a torsion tube we had two carbon fiber and foam pods which required a ludicrous amount of force to bend. Oh yeah and we have been doing carbon fiber A-arms for over a decade which is just now really starting to take off in FSAE.

Hot Takes Salesman > Anon 12/15/2015 at 18:07

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On this episode of Top Gear: FSAE

Rick draws a line

Eric carries a tire

And the Captain looks at a sheet of paper

*du-du-du-du-du-du-du DEWWWW DEWWWHHHH bweeeowwooowww*

tromoly > Montalvo 12/15/2015 at 18:27

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Holy crap, you guys did the infamous Carbon arms with no pivot points!

That car is amazing, maybe not from a “go-fast” standpoint like a Monash or GFR car is, but from a pure “let’s do something crazy that works” standpoint that is awesome.

Montalvo > tromoly 12/15/2015 at 18:40

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Yeah, considering the budget we have compared to most teams I think we are fairly effective in punching above our weight. A few years ago we got I think 32nd place with a little over $5000 to build the car.

Anon > Hot Takes Salesman 12/17/2015 at 00:15

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We actually have a guy named eric on the team!