At SAE Oregon, one of our primary goals is to foster knowledge and endless learning. We believe in the continued support of student organizations, universities, and schools in general – these are the organizations that promote this endless learning we speak of. Our main focus is on local Oregon and SW Washington universities, but we also strive to support education in the northwest, in general.
Some of the organizations we currently support are indicated below:
Oregon Institute of Technology – Oregon Tech Racing (Baja)
Oregon Tech Racing Baja and Formula teams operate under the same roof. We operate Formula SAE clubs from our Oregon Tech Klamath Falls location. We pride ourselves on showcasing Oregon Tech’s hands on approach to learning, as well as building amazing cars for a school of our size. Our clubs are comprised of undergraduate students, giving them an opportunity to apply information learned in class to a real world application. This provides our students with valuable skills that will prepare them to operate at a high level once in industry. Students of all majors are encouraged to join!
Learn more about us on our website: http://www.oitracing.com/cars/baja-cars/
Oregon Institute of Technology – Oregon Tech Racing (Formula)
Oregon Tech Racing Baja and Formula teams operate under the same roof. We operate Formula SAE clubs from our Oregon Tech Klamath Falls location. We pride ourselves on showcasing Oregon Tech’s hands on approach to learning, as well as building amazing cars for a school of our size. Our clubs are comprised of undergraduate students, giving them an opportunity to apply information learned in class to a real world application. This provides our students with valuable skills that will prepare them to operate at a high level once in industry. Students of all majors are encouraged to join!
Learn more about us on our website: http://www.oitracing.com/cars/cars/
Oregon State University – Beaver Racing
Beaver Racing is a Baja SAE® racing team located at Oregon State University (OSU) in Corvallis, Oregon. We have competed in Baja SAE® competitions since 1978 and have frequently placed in the top 10 since the early 2000s. Every year, from the ground up, we build a single seat off-road race vehicle that competes at the highest intercollegiate level of off-road racing in the country. Composed of students that come from every major at OSU, our team takes classroom concepts and challenges members to apply them to our real world scenarios in fast-paced, competitive environment, gaining valuable experience that they can take into their future. We are dam tough and dam proud of what we have accomplished and don’t plan to stop now.
Learn more about us on our website: https://beaverracing.org/
Oregon State University – Global Formula Racing
Global Formula Racing is an international cooperation between the BA Racing Team from Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg-Ravensburg (DHBW), Germany, and the Beaver Racing Team from Oregon State University (OSU), USA. The beginning of our unique global venture started in 2009. We share physical and intellectual resources by using advanced communication-technology to create two highly competitive vehicles. Design, manufacturing, and testing occur simultaneously at both schools, over 9 time zones and 8770 kilometers apart. Our supply chain management is unique in Formula Student and it adds an extra dimension to the team. The English language, the team language, is key for cross-border communication.
Learn more about us on our website: http://www.global-formula-racing.com
Portland State University – Viking Motorsports
Portland State University first participated in the Formula SAE project in 2002. Until this academic year, each of the 4 teams that have attempted the project since 2002 have started with an incomplete set of donated parts and attempted to design a completely new project car. Unfortunately none have been successful in qualifying for competition. The task of designing, building, and fundraising for a completely new design has proven to be exceedingly difficult for each and every team.
The current team has adopted a new strategy in order to help ensure completion of the project. Instead of designing an entirely new car the team will engage in an evolutionary process of designing, testing, and improving systems of each year’s project car while utilizing already proven designs. This approach is more congruent with how a real competitive race team operates and will allow a school such as PSU, which has a relatively small FSAE team, to compete. The project is being continued through the 2007-2008 school year with more support than it has ever had in the past. Past project team members are continuing their support and participation while more underclassmen than ever have been recruited to help sustain and grow this program at Portland State University. Through collaboration and communication with past present and future PSU Formula SAE teams, we have adopted a winning strategy and strongly believe that this will be the year PSU begins participating in the competition. This project is completely designed, built, marketed and funded by a team of highly motivated and dedicated students.
Learn more about us on our website: https://sites.google.com/pdx.edu/viking-motorsports
University of Portland – UP Pilots Racing
UP Pilot’s Racing is a dedicated group of engineering students passionate about motorsports and automotive design. We participate in the prestigious Formula SAE competition, where we design, build, and race a high-performance formula-style race car. Our team consists of talented individuals from various disciplines, including mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and business administration.
Learn more about us on our website: https://sites.up.edu/pilotsracing/