The Formula SAE competition was established so that SAE student members could conceive, design, and fabricate a small, open wheel, open cockpit formula-style car, to compete against other schools at nationally sponsored events.

A set of rules constrains vehicle design in the interest of making the competition as much a brainsport, as it is a car race. Student creativity, knowledge, teamwork, and imagination are all challenged. The end result is a rewarding experience for young engineers in a meaningful, intense, and team-based engineering project. More information is available online at SAE International's Website.