Did Your Team Qualify to Register Early for Formula SAE 2013?
WARRENDALE, Pa., Aug. 22, 2012 -
Registration opens for the Formula SAE Series on Monday, October 1, 2012 at 10 am EDT.
Since 2005 when Formula SAE Michigan began selling out in minutes, the Collegiate Design Series staff has implemented the register early option for teams who had finished in top standings to ensure that the top teams are guaranteed a registration spot if desired. And as part of the Official Formula Series, the offer is also extended to the top 2 finishing teams of international events part of the Official Formula Series.
Early Registration for Top Finishing Teams will take place 1 week prior to registration opening; week of September 24th. Teams will be contacted starting September 10, 2012. Please if you do not receive an email notification and should have, please send to Kaley Zundel at kzundel@sae.org the name, email and phone number of a point of contact for your team; this person will need to know which event to register for as well as be able to pay for registration via valid credit card. Teams who finished in more than one event only get this offer of early registration for 1 event.
Teams eligible for Early Registration are:
Top 10 in 2012 FSAE MICHIGAN
Oregon State University (Global Racing)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Universitat Stuttgart
Technical University of Munich
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Graz University of Technology
Metropolia University of Applied Science
Ecole De Technologie Superieure
Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Top 10 in 2012 FSAE LINCOLN
University of Kansas - Lawrence
University of Texas - Arlington
University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Washington
Texas A & M University - College Station
Michigan State University
California State Poly University - Pomona
Centro Universitario Da FEI
University of South Florida
University of New Mexico
Top 2 in AUSTRALIA
Winners from 2011 season:
Monash University
University of Western Australia
Top 2 in BRASIL
SAE BRASIL will elect the winners from their 2012 competition this fall.
Top 2 in ENGLAND– Class 1 only
Chalmers University of Technology
Delft University of Technology
Top 2 in GERMANY – IC Class only
Universitat Stuttgart
Technical University of Munich
Top 2 in ITALY
Winners announced after 2012 September competition held 14th – 17th.
Also available for Early Registration AND Free Registration are winners of the Formula SAE Golden Ticket. Representatives from the lucky two universities need to contact Kaley Zundel with the competition of their choice per instructions on golden ticket!!
2013 Event Schedule:
Formula SAE Michigan
Registration limit: 120 teams
Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn, MI
May 8 – 11, 2013
Formula SAE Lincoln / Formula SAE Electric
Registration limit:
80 Teams IC Class
20 Teams Electric Class ** New for 2013
Lincoln Airpark
Lincoln, NE
June 19 – 22, 2012
One Month Registration Restriction
The 1 month registration restriction for Formula SAE Michigan and Lincoln will remain in effect for the 2013 competition season. On Thursday, November 1, 2012 (exactly 1 month later) at 10 am EST, registration for both events will open to all teams allowing them to register for both events if any slots remain open.