Team NewsOctober 5, 2009Rocket Motorsports is registered for Formula SAE Michigan! The event begins May 12, 2010 at Michigan International Speedway. Our number is 43. Click here to see all 120 registered teams. September 19, 2009Scheduled group meetings have started. The meetings will be held pretty much every week for the rest of the semester. If you are interested in a particular group, stop by the lab on that day at 5 pm. August 11, 2009The Rocket Motorsports team received some professional driving instruction last weekend. Bruce Groves, Ed. D. is a UT Recreation and Leisure Professor and a qualified racing instructor. He provided us with valuable advice and practice time. We would like to thank Dr. Groves for his time and we look forward to more driving practice as the nice summer weather continues. July 19, 2009The webcam is fixed. Not much construction is happening now but design and planning for next year is in full swing. July 1, 2009The Rocket Motorsports team has returned from California. The car successfully completed all events. We placed 15th out of 84 registered teams. The team would like to thank all of our sponsors who helped make our 2009 car a success. Check out the latest photos!
February 11, 2009The team is making good progress on the car. The chassis is in the finishing stages while powertrain is working on getting the engine dyno up and running. The electrical team is testing a new traction control system and also working on data acquisition. Be sure to monitor the cars progress through our webcam! October 26, 2008Welcome to the new UT FSAE team website! Please bear with us as we get all the bugs worked out. October 12, 2008The team traveled to Fostoria, OH to compete in a SCCA autocross. The team's prospective drivers gained driving experience and learned the pressures of a competition based environment.
October 6, 2008The team registered today for the Formula SAE Michigan event. The number for the new 2009 car will be #52. September 27, 2008The final design of UT09 is nearing completion with all major subsystems finalized. Manufacturing has begun and the chassis is beginning to take shape with components and material for all other systems starting to arrive in the Autolab. Stop by and check out the progress.
April 18, 2008The team attended The SAE World Congress on April 14th-17th at the Cobo Center in Detroit, MI. Also during this event, we attend the Detroit Section meeting featuring the all new Dodge Challenger. Please visit the updated photo section for pictures from this event. April 17, 2008The team are busy preparing the new car for paint this week, look for completed picks in the next week or two. We would also like to thank PURE TUNING of Toledo for their help with dyno access! March 13, 2008Check out the Rocket Motorsports History Sheet on the About page. Also the team will be attending The SAE World Congress Exhibit on April 14th-17th at the Cobo Center in Detroit, MI. Feel free to come and check us out! January 26, 2008The new car is up and running! The team put in a lot of hard work the past few days and successfully completed their first run! Due to the weather and snow outside, the run took place inside. Feel free to check out the video in the under the media page. December 12, 2007The Team would like to thank the Waldock family for their valuable support of the team! It is these type of contributions that allow the team to remain at the top of the charts each year! November 28, 2007The Team would like to extend a warm welcome to following sponsors for joining the Rocket Motorsports Team:
November 1, 2007The Team will again be attend two competitions this year as Car #8 at Formula SAE located at Michigan International Speedway in May, and Car #5 at Formula SAE West at California Speedway in June! The team is currently seeking additional funds to aid with the traveling cost associated with these two events. Also, the new car is taking shape with the chassis nearly complete and many other parts are currently being fabricated. Be sure to check out the Media page with updated pictures and videos! October 8, 2007The Rocket Motorsports Team would like to extend a Thank You to Goodyear for hosting The Goodyear Shootout this past weekend. It was a great event for the team as well as many others. Toledo finished 3rd in acceleration, 11th in Skidpad, 8th in Autocross, but failed to finish endurance due to a fuel pressure problem. September 17, 2007The team traveled to the Ohio FSAE Shootout this past weekend bringing home the top 2 spots, and also had the Fastest Time of the Day!! Other teams there included Ohio State, Cincinnati, and Cedarville. June 18, 2007The University of Toledo just returned from a successful trip to FSAE West in California! The team earned its highest ever finish by placing 5th overall! Other scores include:
May 7, 2007The University of Toledo just finished a successful trip to FSAE East at the Ford Proving Grounds in Romeo, Michigan. The team finished a best ever at East competition 8th place overall! Other results include:
January 11, 2007The University of Toledo has made it in the February Edition of Road & Track magazine! Go to you local store and look for the University of Toledo FSAE team! Progress is going very well in the SAE lab. Stop by of check out the webcam to see what we are up to! June 17, 2006Congrats UT FSAE Team for a 7th place overall finish! Results of each individual event include:
May 22, 2006The team placed 17th overall out of 140 registered schools. Holding on to Top finishing Ohio school status. Other finishes include:
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