Hey it is official we are racing today in the parking lot by the
tennis courts.  I know this is short notice but it should be fun, this lot is larger and the club has secured a new timing system to keep track of lap times. We will be there from 12:00pm-5:00pm. If you are reading this today, please call any other club members you know.

Again, sorry for such short notice.

Thanks,

Patrick

We will be meeting again at 6:10 pm on Wednesday September 5th.  The meeting will be in Roberts Hall room 218.  Some topics for discussion will be practice schedule, upcoming club events, current status of this year and last year cars, as well as membership/club dues and registration. Officer elections will also be discussed. We will have hard copies for SAE memberships but this can also be done online. The cost of a membership is $10 and club dues are $15.  This can be taken care of at the meeting all at once so bring your check book or cash.  We will also talk about some projects available to new members.  Hope to see you there.

Here is a link to the SAE website in order to pay dues:

http://www.sae.org/servlets/preLogin?REQUEST_TYPE=StudentApplication 

The club will be driving the car this Monday, September 3rd in the parking lot of the campus police station. We will start around noon, and finish when we run out of drivers. Anyone is welcome, and we would love to get new members some seat time. Hopefully those of you that could not make it Sunday will be able to come on Monday. For anyone not familiar with campus yet, here is a link to a map showing the lot we will be using. Or, you can just follow the noise! Hope to see you there. Campus_Map.pdf

An excellent video of the 2007 SAE West competition is now available via YouTube. The video is well done, and Montana State University made an apperance.
Check it out here: 2007 Extreme Formula SAE WEST

Lincoln Electric has chosen Montana State to recieve this year's annual welder giveaway.  Each year during the Formula SAE West competition in Fontana, California, Lincoln chooses one school to recieve a brand new welder.  This award is given based on merits outlined in an essay proposal submitted by each team.  The addition of this 115/230 volt, 140 amp Lincoln welder to our arsenal puts Bobcat Motorsports one step closer to the winner's circle!  Thanks to the generous folks at Lincoln Electric. 

The 2007 Formula SAE competition in Fontana is over.  We were met with great success this year.  Out of over 80 teams to register, Montana State was one of only 17 to complete every event.  Although official results have not yet been released, our scores have earned us a top 20 ranking.  This is an enormous improvement over last year's 45th place finish.  Thanks to all who made this possible, and stay tuned for more details and official results.