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It's that time of the year again!

June 16th - 19th.
The skidpad, acceleration and autocross wil be held on Friday June 18th.
The Endurance event will be held on Saturday June 19th.

We are looking for volunteers for the FSAE California event. If you have never been to this event in the past, you are missing out on some interesting racing and engineering designs. You can volunteer for one day or both days. We need a lot more people for Saturday's endurance event so if you can only make it on Saturday then thats OK!

Email Karen Stewart at formulasaewest@gmail.com to get your name on the volunteer list.

Stories and highlights from last year: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2359" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
A thread that describes the event and provides a bunch of pictures: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=100" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Event website: http://students.sae.org/competitions/fo ... ries/west/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

:gpower:

Oops, I tried to forget....

I also need 5-10 people who can help set up the Skidpad, Acceleration and Autocross course on Thursday Afternoon (June 17th)
Please email or PM me directly.
Thank You!

I also need 6-7 people on Friday after the Autocross is finished to switch the course over for the Endurance.

Count me in for Friday and Saturday! I would like to do timing for skid pad and master radio for autocross and endurance, if possible.

Bump up as a reminder!

Here is an really well done promotional video for the South Dakota School of Mines and Technologies (SDSMT).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rc_vVEiasY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

And one from University of Washington.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ5xvVwX ... re=related" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Both these teams will be at FSAE California, and if they already have videos of their cars then they have a good chance of having a well sorted race car by competition time.

Email Karen Stewart at formulasaewest@gmail.com to volunteer.

For those that haven't done this event yet ... it's a very interesting event ... because of the wide variety of things that are taking place. It's a BIG EVENT ... with teams from around the World!

My snaps from a couple of years ago: http://public.fotki.com/makofoto/2008-- ... s/fsae-ca/

"Our" local team:




From Japan:


Venezuela:


Us volunteers at Lunch:

Lot's of beautiful creations ...

Close racing:




Passing zone:


SCCA Flag Marshalls:

If you also like racing ... Be There, Be There, Be There:

Mako Koiwai wrote:Lot's of beautiful creations ...

Nice touch, but your aim on that Swedish car was a little bit off center.

Oops! Wrong Link! Christine's going to be all over me.

Here you go ... love that nose! The scandinavians design beautiful FSAE cars ... I don't know WHAT HAPPENS between school and going to work for Volvo.

One month until the event! The FSAE Michigan event just happened this last weekend at Michigan International Speedway. Looks like there is a lot of good competition this year, they had 50% of the teams who started the endurance event finish this year, which is a record for that event.

For FSAE California it looks like we need at least 5-10 more volunteers for Friday and 20-30 more volunteers for Saturday. If you only have the time to volunteer for one of the days that is perfectly fine! I will be posting the current volunteer lists in the next two weeks so that everyone can double check that their names are on the lists and your volunteer packet will be ready at the registration desk.

Thank you!

Email Karen Stewart at formulasaewest@gmail.com to get your name on the volunteer list.

Michigan Videos:
Tilt test (looking to see if the car will leak fluids at high g loads): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0818vDOLEM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Skid pad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntpP-o8mL54" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Acceleration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swwt34FET0I" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Virginia Tech's video from Michigan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HqPt4NVFX8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Bump.

Still looking for more volunteers!

Email Karen Stewart at formulasaewest@gmail.com to get your name on the volunteer list.

So now we are only 2 weeks until the start of FSAE California!

Here are the worker lists that I have so far: The Acceleration, SkidPad and Autocross events are on Friday June 18 and the Endurance event is on Saturday Jun 19.

If you have volunteered, please check the lists for your names. I you volunteered and then needed to back out, also check the lists for your name. We would would rather know if we need to fill in any spots rather than be surprised on the day of when you don't show up

We are working behind the scenes to organize a Thank You Gift for our volunteers. Tenative plan right now involves K1 tickets or movie tickets

I have two people who have shown interest in showing up for course set-up on Thurday (6/17):
Mark DeShon
Art Grant

I need a couple more volunteers! John Fendel will be starting the Autocross course setup around noon or 1ish. Email me or John directly.

Thank You!

I will commit for Thursday, but I probably can't get there 'till 2:30ish. I'll come earlier if I can afford to.
Mark D.

Christine Berry wrote:I have two people who have shown interest in showing up for course set-up on Thurday (6/17):
Mark DeShon
Art Grant

I need a couple more volunteers! John Fendel will be starting the Autocross course setup around noon or 1ish. Email me or John directly.

Thank You!

Christine, I am confirmed for Thursday, cleared with my boss this morning. Let me know what time you want me to be there.
Thanks

We also need volunteers on Friday to change the AutoX course over for the Endurance.

I can do Thursday. Need to know what time.

Thanks guys!

I will be at the site in the morning and John Fendel is setting up the autocross course in the afternoon. So the answer to "when?" is really any time after like 9am.

Mark: 2:30ish is fine, come on down and help.

We are still looking for more volunteers!
Thursday June 17th for course set-up
Friday June 18th for skidpad, acceleration and autocross
Saturday June 19th for the Endurance

Volunteer one day, two days, all days... whatever fits your schedule!

As a thank you to our hard working volunteers this year we are going to be giving out K1 Speed tickets!

Email Karen Stewart at formulasaewest@gmail.com to get your name on the volunteer list.
(I feel like a broken record)

I volunteered last year. It was fun to see all the cars that the college kids had created. Each car was unique. The teams were from all over the world. Each team put their heart and sole into designing these cars and getting ready for the event. Some teams had drivers that had put in much seat time after developing their cars while some teams finished their cars right before the event and didn't have much time to practice.

I recommend volunteering for the event.

Kathy

I will be there on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Look for me, I am helping Karen but during the afternoons I am not too busy. Also, Jason Dovel will be there Saturday I believe Karen said he will be doing the endurance. Sorry I've been MIA but we have the car out of service, some unnamed person decided to put turbo on it. We finally have that on but still got to wire up the power boost and tach adapter. Oh what fun! See you there 818 434-8593

We appreciate all the help people can provide, whether it's a half-day or three days.

Let the games begin!

The student teams are registering this morning and going through tech inspections this afternoon. Tomorrow (6/17) they paticipate in the Static Events which include Design Judging, Cost Presentation, and a Sales Presentation. There is a lot more to this event than just racing.

We have had some last minute volunteer cancellations so we will be accepting day-of walk ups for both Friday and Saturday. If you have a free day, come out and join us! We are giving out K1 Speed Passes as a thank you to our volunteers.

Volunteers should plan to arrive at the Auto Club Speedway of Southern California, 9300 Cherry Avenue, Fontana CA 92335 approximately 45-60 minutes ahead of the scheduled start of their event to allow time for parking, registration, and shuttle to the infield. Plan to wear safe shoes (closed toe and heel) and long pants for dynamic areas. Hats and sunscreen are highly recommended for everyone. Water, morning coffee, and lunch will be provided to volunteers beginning Thursday.

A schedule of events can be found here: http://students.sae.org/competitions/fo ... hedule.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;