Cal State Fullerton Motorsports

Designing Toward the Future

News
November 11, 2009
The team is really coming along!  Most of the design phase is complete with a few straggling issues being dealt with.  The frame table is in the works and should be completed soon.

November 4, 2009
The wheels team hit a small snag this week.  The assembly of the front wheel is too long with the current components.  Below is the large assembly

It stuck out much past the tire itself.  We decided to machine out own hub which would take care of all the large converter plates.  Below is the assembly with the newly designed hub.


October 13, 2009
Polaris in Bellflower has given the team a discount of cost plus 10% on all parts!  Thank you Polaris Bellflower!

September 27, 2009
Donations have been collected from nearby residents.  Still have a long way to go but every little bit helps and is very much appreciated.

September 26, 2009
Paul, Lance, Terry and Tim went to Pick a Part to find some front and rear spindles.  They came back with one rear spindle with plans to retrieve the other in a few weeks when they are 50% off.  Terry thought ahead and brought a camera to record the event...



September, 2009
A new team of seniors has been formed and we are pumped and ready to design a FSAE car!  The team has been split into different groups with 2-5 members per team to design the individual systems of the car.





April 10
2009
Thank you to Vic and A&V Engineering for their sponsorship and support in manufacturing critical parts for the car.

March 1, 2009
The Test and Data report was submitted for the Impact Attenuator.

February 23, 2009
Thank you to Ed Cook at Bearings & Drives, Inc. for all his support. The Wheel Bearing have been re-designed with his help, and have been order.

February 12, 2009
The Tooling for the Rear Subframe and the Test setup for the Impact Attenuator have been completed. We are well on our way to completing the fabrication of the car and meeting the deadline for the Impact Test Data.

January 23, 2009
Thank you to GW&G Industrial Sprockets, Inc. for their sponsorship and help in providing a drive sprocket for the car.

January 22, 2009
We met for our final team meeting of the intersession. The engine team has worked hard on preparing the wiring for the ECU.

December 2, 2008
All the design has been completed. Thanks to the hard working and dedicated team members that put their valuable time into the car.

October 27, 2008
The Chassis and Suspension design is completed, and we have started building the frame. The team has been hard at work to complete the car on time for the 2009 Competition, and we are well on our way.

June 13, 2008
Thank you to Discount Steel for providing the 6061-T6 Aluminum for the Rear Subframe and the Differential Hosuing
 
March 12, 2008
Thanks to Scott Young and Taylor Race Engineering for their support and assistance. We have purchased the Tripod joints, Half axles, Stub axles, and the plunging system from Taylor Race and should be well on our way to completing the rest of the design to race in 2009.


January 3, 2008
Our first meeting of the new year went quite well. The main topic of the meeting was that due to time restraints and in order to provide the best Formula SAE car that we can produce and to give ourselves the best chance possible to compete at the highest level, as promised to our sponsors, we have decided to use the 2008 competition as a learning tool and compete in the 2009 competition. Our design is nearly complete and we will start building in the near future.


January 1, 2008

Thank you to Royal Purple for their sponsorship. The synthetic oil company will provide up with their excellent product.

December 7, 2007
Thank you to CSUF’s Associated Students Inc. for their sponsorship.

 September 15, 2007
CSUF Motorsports participated in Cal State Fullerton's 50th Anniversary Celebration.

September 6, 2007
A program timeline was established with design completion scheduled for December 6th.

August 29, 2007
Thank you to the Raytheon Company for their financial contribution to our program.

August 24, 2007
CSUF Formula SAE T-Shirts were picked up. Again, thank you to KBI. The T-Shirts are available for sale at $10 each. If you would like to purchase a shirt, please email us at info@CSUFMotorsports.org.

August 9, 2007
Thank you to the T-Shirt company KBI and Associates for their sponsorship of our program.

June 25, 2007
Tires and Tubing have been purchased.
Wheels, Brake assembly, Steering wheel (with a quick disconnect), and our Shifting kit has been ordered.

June 14 - 16, 2007
CSUF FSAE members visited the California Speedway to watch the Formula SAE Competition.

May 25, 2007 
Thank you to the members of Cal State Fullerton's Inner Club Council (ICC), who approved a motion for the Club to contribute a part of their budget to CSUF Motorsports.

May 10, 2007
CSUF Motorsports held its last meting of the school year. Teams agreed to meet over the break and continue working on the car. Meeting times were set for each team. 

March 9, 2007
CSUF Motorsports is planning to attend the Formula SAE West competition dated for June 13-16 at the California Speedway in Fontana, CA.

Next general meeting is scheduled for April 5th, 2007 at 7:00pm in the Raytheon Meeting Room. 

Feb 23, 2007
CSUF Motorsports will be participating at the Engineering and Computer Science Leadership Day event. The event will be Tuesday Feburary 27 at the ECS Quad from 11:00am - 2:00pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brembo brakes have been selected and will be purchased.
Thank you to Race Technologies who has agreed to be one of our sponsors.

Feb 10, 2007

Achieved goal of raising over $1,000.
Differential was ordered from Torsen.
Discussion of team goals and policies.

Jan 31 - Feb 1, 2007

CSUF Motorsports Participated in Discoverfest at Cal State Fullerton.

Jan 29, 2007 

Thank you to the Yamaha Corporation for donating a new 2006 (600cc) motor to CSUF Motorsports.

Jan 20, 2007

Wheels have been selected and will be purchased in the coming days.

Super Bowl XLI is coming and our fund raiser is underway. If you would like more information on this exciting event contact us at csufsponsorship@yahoo.com or csufracing@yahoo.com.  

The next all team member meeting is tentatively scheduled for Saturday February 10th at 12:00pm in the Raytheon Meeting Room.

Jan 13, 2007

Team meeting, Saturday Jan. 20, 2007 

Each team was assigned with a particular task in regards to designing our car.
Super Bowl fund raiser was introduced.
Each members SAE membership was confirmed.
Final CSUF Motorsports logo was selected.

Jan 6, 2007

Powertrain team has been donated an Un-restorable air cooled 550cc engine that is being used for parts.

Jan 4, 2007

Thank you toMesa Hose inc. who has agreed to be one of our sponsors.

Dec 20, 2006

Thank you to Mr. Jay Leno for personally taking the time to offer his expert advice on how to improve our program.

Dec 15, 2006

Thank you to Tube Service Co. who has agreed to be one of our sponsors.

Nov 16, 2006

Thank you toJCTees.com  who has agreed to be one of our sponsors.

Nov 15, 2006

First Official Formula SAE meeting. Positions established, group and individual team meeting times set, team logo design discussed.

Nov 11, 2006

Thank you to CSUN for hosting the SAE sponsored Formula SAE workshop.
Also, thank you to Tilton Engineering for their sponsorship of all the participating schools.