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Meet Motorsports!
Stony Brook Motorsports is comprised of students from a variety of academic backgrounds and standings. Since 1987, this organization has demonstrated the competitive spirit and dedication to academic excellence of Stony Brook University. Members of Stony Brook Motorsports take part in a real-world engineering design project sanctioned by SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers). These students have the opportunity to use the skills they learn in the classroom to design, build, and test a unique off-road vehicle which goes on to compete at an international level. Team members must also manage the administrative and financial aspects of a project of this scale, all while balancing their academic responsibilities.
MISSON
Stony Brook Motorsports designs builds and tests an off-road vehicle in order to compete against over 100 universities from around the world at events hosted by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). We are committed to giving our members a valuable education in what it takes to be an engineer and design projects with real-world applications, and are dedicated to making the experience as fun and rewarding as possible. Team members can develop skills in design, manufacturing, electronics, and business. All Stony Brook students, regardless of year, major, or experience, are welcome to join.
GENERAL BODY MEETING
Come learn more about Motorsports, fun and exciting events the club is planning, and meet other students passionate about engineering and design!
GBMs for Spring 2025:
Wednesdays during Campus Lifetime
GBM locations: Engineering 231
MOTORSPORTS EVENTS
Events by Semester:
Fall: New Member Competition (usually in November), CAD/System Lessons
Spring : Machining/Manufacturing Lessons, SAE Competition in the US
SAE BAJA COMPETITION
Each year, Stony Brook Motorsports competes in an international competition that simulates real-world engineering design and engineering challenges. The competition is sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) with three regional competitions within the U.S. and one competition internationally each year. Team members are tasked with designing and building an off-road vehicle to handle real-world rigorous challenges and simultaneously compete with other schools in introducing a new product to the consumer industrial market. The club functions as a corporate business to design, build, test, promote, and compete with a vehicle at the SAE competition(s). In addition to design and manufacturing, SAE introduces a cost and marketability component to the challenge by having the designs reviewed and accepted for manufacture by a fictitious firm. Judging is based on a variety of factors including a cost and design report, as well as acceleration, braking, hill climb, maneuverability, and suspension articulation events, culminating with a brutal four-hour endurance race.
Stony Brook Motorsports has competed in an SAE Baja competition every year since the team started in 1987 with several top 10 finishes and the team is proud to represent Stony Brook University and the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at these international engineering events.
