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Cornell University: Formula SAE's '10' in 2006?
Warrendale, PA (May 27, 2005) - And now the question is: Will they go for 10? By earning the most overall points in last week's competition, Cornell University set a new record by winning the Formula SAE competition a record nine times. Cornell finished with an overall score of 905.793 out of a possible 1000. Points were awarded in seven categories: cost, presentation, design, acceleration, skid pad, autocross, and endurance-fuel economy. Cornell won the endurance-fuel economy event and finished second in the autocross event. The top 10 finishers were:
See complete listing of team results and standings. Begun in 1981, Formula SAE is an educational engineering competition and is one of the featured events in the Collegiate Design Series. In Formula SAE, student members conceive, design, fabricate and compete with small formula-style race cars; points are awarded for static events (presentation, design, and cost analysis) and dynamic events (acceleration, skid-pad, autocross, fuel economy, and endurance). Events are held currently in Australia, Brazil, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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