SAE Collegiate Design Series: Formula SAE®
Preliminary Schedule
| Daily Operations | |
|---|---|
| Tech Inspection open: | Wed. 2 p.m. - 7 p.m. @ G2 (no new cars after 6:00 p.m.) Th. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. @ G2 Fri.-Sat. By appointment @ G2 |
| Scales open (G1 drive thru): | Wed. 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. Th. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
| Brake/Tilt/Noise open: | Th. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fri. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. (2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. by appointment) Sat. By appointment until 1 p.m. |
| Fuel Station open: | Th. 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fri. - Sat. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
| Practice Area open: | Th.-Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
30 minutes notice is required for all appointments, which can be booked through the announcer in Main Tent.
| TUESDAY, MAY 12 | |
|---|---|
| 6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. | Early Registration @ Super 8 Motel (offsite) |
| WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Site Opens |
| 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Registration Open in G1 |
| 5:30 p.m. | Team Captain's & Advisors Meeting @ Main Tent (MANDATORY) |
| 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Formula SAE Review Meeting @ MIS Champions Club |
| 7:30 p.m. | Official Closing of the Site |
| 8:00 p.m. | EVERYONE MUST BE OFF-SITE (excluding Review Meeting attendees) |
| THURSDAY, MAY 14 | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Site Opens |
| 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Student Registration Open @ G1 |
| 8:30 a.m. | Drivers' Meeting (Brake & Noise) @ Main Tent (MANDATORY) |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Design Judging Open @ G3 |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Cost Judging Open @ G3 |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Presentation Judging Open @ Suites |
| 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | LUNCH BREAK (Main Tent) |
| ~5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Presentation Judge Debrief @ Suites |
| 5:00 p.m. | Push Bar finalist teams announced (up to 5 teams) |
| c 6:00 p.m. | Design Semi-Finalists Announced |
| 6:00 p.m. | Drivers' Meeting (Acceleration & Skid-Pad Events) @ Main Tent (MANDATORY) |
| 6:30 p.m. | Design Semi-Finals @ G3 (limited to 10 members per semi-finalist team) |
| 7:30 p.m. | Official Closing of the Site |
| 8:00 p.m. | EVERYONE MUST BE OFF-SITE (excluding Design Semi-finalists) |
| 10:00 p.m. | Semi-finalist Teams Released from Design Semi-Finals |
| 10:30 p.m. | All Design Semi-finalists & Judges must Exit MIS |
| FRIDAY, MAY 15 | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Site Opens |
| 8:30 a.m. | Course Worker Safety Briefing (Acceleration & Skidpad) on Track (MANDATORY) |
| 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Acceleration Event and Skidpad Events Open |
| 9:30 a.m. | Presentation Seminar @ G1 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Cost Seminar @ G1 |
| 12:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Design Event Feedback @ G3 |
| 12:30 p.m. | LUNCH BREAK (Main Tent) |
| 1:15 p.m. | Drivers' Meeting (Autocross) @ Main Tent (MANDATORY) |
| 1:45 p.m. | Course Worker Safety Briefing (Autocross) on Track (MANDATORY) |
| 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Autocross Event Open |
| 5:30 p.m. | Staging for Panoramic Photograph (Tentative; contingent upon location) |
| 6:15 p.m. | Drivers' Meeting (Endurance & Fuel Economy Events) @ Main Tent (MANDATORY) |
| 7:30 p.m. | Official Closing of the Site |
| 8:00 p.m. | EVERYONE MUST BE OFF-SITE |
| SATURDAY, MAY 16 | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Site Opens |
| 8:30 a.m. | Course Worker Safety Briefing (Endurance) on Track (MANDATORY) |
| 9:00 a.m. | Endurance Opens for Group 1 |
| ~11:30 a.m. | Endurance Line Closes for Group 1 |
| ~12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Design Event Feedback @ G3 |
| ~12:00 p.m. | LUNCH BREAK (Main Tent) |
| ~1:15 p.m. | Design Finalists Start Endurance |
| ~1:45 p.m. | Endurance Opens for Group 2 |
| ~3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Design Finals @ G3 |
| ~ 3:30 p.m. | Endurance Line Closes for Group 2 (earlier if no cars in line) |
| ~6:30 p.m. | Design Review @ G3 |
| ~ 8:00 p.m. | Award Ceremony @ Main Tent |
| 10:30 p.m. | Official Closing of the Site |
| 11:30 p.m. | EVERYONE MUST BE OFF-SITE; All Teams and Transporters Must Exit |
| SUNDAY, MAY 17 | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Site Open ONLY for Pick-Up of Transporters |
Notes:
- The site is closed to all teams Monday, May 18, 2009.
- Teams may enter the site with their rigs/trailers/panel trucks ONLY when there are no Dynamic Events running.
- Push Bar Competition - Judging will take place in the scale bay as the cars are weighed. Winner to be announced Saturday during Award Ceremony
- There will not be a First Aid Station on site. EMS will provide any/all medical attention.
- Overnight removal of vehicles requires the approval of the Chief Tech Inspector by 6:00 p.m. that day.
- All teams not shipping cars must remove their vehicles, etc. from the site not later than Sunday, May 17, 2009.
- Teams shipping cars must have them picked up and removed from MIS by 3:00 p.m. Monday, May 18, 2009.
- Announcements can be heard via AM/FM radio stations TBD.
| Support Services | |
|---|---|
| Lincoln Electric Welding open: | Wed.: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Th.-Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
| GM Machine Trailers open: | Th.-Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (TBD) |
| Land & Sea Dyno open: | Th.-Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
| Recruiting open (G1): | Wed - Th. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (TBD) |
| Information open (G1): | Th.-Sat. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. |
| Concessions Open: | Wed.-Sat 8 a.m. - ~ 6 p.m.* |
* As business dictates. May close earlier if deemed appropriate.
