We are thrilled to share our 2nd place result at the SoCal Shootout! This past Saturday we participated in the SoCal Shootout against several other Formula SAE teams from southern California at Adams Motorsports Park in Riverside. After three rounds of three time attack laps, our score totaled .4 seconds off of Read more…
Welcome to our March 2023 Newsletter. This is a progress update from a few of our subsystems and overall team progress. Our car is on the ground and we are eager to begin testing! Keep an eye out for our public car reveal with announcements coming shortly on social media. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Car is on Read more…
Welcome to our Summer 2022 Newsletter. This will be a relatively brief message from us, reflecting on how Competition went for us this June at Michigan International Speedway Tuesday, June 14On Tuesday, the day before competition, those who traveled by land recovered from their 2400 mile drive, and those who flew in each Read more…
Welcome to our Spring 2022 Newsletter. We are pleased to share that we have been making a ton of progress in testing our car for this summer! In this newsletter we will highlight updates from Aero, Brakes + Driver Interface, Chassis, Drivetrain, and Suspension. Aero Aero has been focused on designing rear wing biplane elements, Read more…
Welcome to Our February 2022 Newsletter! Important Announcements Our crowdfunding page has been making progress since the beginning of February! We need your support in order to get to our goal of $10000 by the end of this month! Any donation would be greatly appreciated! Crowdfunder Link: http://tinyurl.com/calfsae2022 Business The business Read more…
Welcome to our Summer 2021 Newsletter. This is our third in a series of newsletters that focuses on a small group of subsystems. This month we focus on the Engine, Suspension, and Vehicle Dynamics. Engine Engine has been focused on making our pneumatic shifting system more reliable. Previously, the system Read more…
In-person work on the car is starting on June 16th! After a year and a half of remote work, we are finally getting access to our garage space to finish B20 and start manufacturing B22. My name is Julia Pastis, and I am Team Principal of BFR. I’m so excited Read more…
Thank you all SO much for supporting us through our crowdfunding efforts. We raised $13,574 of our $10,000 goal in the end, our most successful crowdfunding campaign to date. Welcome to our Spring 2021 Newsletter. This is our second in a series of newsletters that focus on a small group Read more…
Welcome to our February 2021 Newsletter. This is the first in a series of monthly newsletters we will send out, each one focusing on a different group of subsystems. This month we focus on Aerodynamics, Business, and Chassis subsystems. Due to the ongoing COVID pandemic, we are unfortunately stuck working Read more…
Welcome to our December 2020 Newsletter. Thank you for tuning in. In this edition, we cover the team’s focuses from the Fall 2020 semester on a subsystem-by-subsystem basis. All team operations for the Fall semester have been at home due to the ongoing pandemic. Our team has used this time Read more…