The journey of Lakehead University's rookies (of the year)

RYAN CLARK, COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, TELLS THE TWO-YEAR STORY BEHIND A FORMULA SAE TEAM WITH MEAGER RESOURCES BUT BIG DREAMS.

OUR ENGINEERING STUDENTS come from all across Canada, as Lakehead University allows college transfer students to graduate with an engineering degree in as little as two years. Our teams tend to have a very strong work ethic, as most members have a college diploma and work experience to couple with their growing passion for automotive design.

Each of the racecar's 12 subsystems is divided among groups of degree project students. With limited funding, we naturally strive to better our odds of success by building a large team of experienced and resourceful students, each responsible for raising all of the money required to follow through with their system designs. Last year's team consisted of 20 degree project students and 17 volunteers; this year's team consists of 35 degree project students and 24 volunteers.