About UNB Formula Racing
Who are we?
Welcome to UNB Formula Racing! We are a dedicated team of students from the University of New Brunswick, united by our passion for innovation and motorsports. Our mission is to design, build, and modify a high-performance race car to compete in prestigious university racing competitions. With creativity, technical expertise, and teamwork at the heart of everything we do, we push the limits of engineering excellence while representing UNB with pride on the track. Join us on our journey to speed, precision, and success.
What is Formula SAE?
The acronym FSAE stands for the Formula Society of Automotive Engineers. Formula SAE is an event which provides post-secondary students with the opportunity to apply real-world engineering principles and gain hands-on experience before completing their degrees. Teams work as though they are an engineering design firm creating a prototype car for the average weekend racer. Cars are built all over the world with the goal of creating the fastest, most reliable, and economic design possible. Formula SAE asks students to build a car that can withstand various events that test a cars handling, straight line speed, and endurance. But there is more to the competition than racing.
Teams also prepare cost, design, and business presentations which give them points toward the overall competition. There are 4 on track racing events and 3 presentation events which each award points to the teams. Whichever team has the most overall points at the end of the competition is the champion.
Are you able to join?
Yes!
The UNB Racing team requires no pre-requisite knowledge to join the team. We welcome all faculties and experience levels to join the team. The only thing we ask of our members is eagerness to learn and work.
While Formula SAE was originally designed for engineering students, today there are many roles within the team that go beyond the car, such as marketing, accounting, and management. There are many positions that allow students to work on the car as well. From the brakes to the frame, every aspect of the car will require students involvement.
What are the advantages to joining?
Joining the UNB Formula Racing team offers students a wide range of opportunities and benefits. The team gives students great real-world workplace practice before leaving their postsecondary education. Members develop key employable skills such as problem-solving, communication, and resilience. Formula SAE gives students a way to strengthen and showcase these abilities.
Our team has heard firsthand that some employers specifically look for formula SAE students when employing.
UNB Formula Racing strives to create an environment of friendship and community. We hope all can join to gain new relationships, experiences and knowledge. The opportunities are endless with UNB Formula Racing.