ABOUT US
ABOUT LEHIGH RACING
The Lehigh Formula SAE team is an undergraduate engineering club composed of over 30 engineering and business students with an interest in the motorsports and related industries. Each year the team designs, manufactures, and races a unique single seat racecar in the Society of Automotive Engineers collegiate design competition. Our experience in developing the prototype race vehicle educates students in the application of engineering principles, the impacts of business decisions, and the importance and value of establishing supplier relationships. Without the generous support of our sponsors and suppliers, the Lehigh University community would not have the unique opportunity to witness the full capabilities that the engineering and science fields offer.
Competition
The Society of Automotive Engineers, SAE, hosts an annual design and performance competition for Formula style race vehicles at the Michigan International Speedway. The competition maintains its own rules, or formula, for vehicles to ensure the competition is safe and fair. The competition in Brooklyn, Michigan is truly where the year-long project culminates, as designs from over 100 colleges and universities are presented, each competing for the top spot. Lehigh has attended the event since the competition in 1993, and has won several design awards, routinely placing in the upper quartile when not hampered by mechanical deficiencies. The success of the team can be attributed to the commitment of its members, who do not receive course credit nor other compensation for participation in the Formula SAE program, and our sponsors, who generously provide the funding required to construct the vehicle.
