1997 Formula SAE Results

The 17th annual Formula SAE Competition is now history. The event was the biggest and best to date. Only the cold Michigan weather kept it from being ideal. If any of you watched CNN on Friday night you might have seen the event.

1997 Formula SAE Overall Top Ten: 1st Cornell 2nd University of Texas @ Arlington 3rd Rochester Institute of Technology 4th University of Cincinnati 5th University of Akron 6th Ohio State 7th University of Minnesota (NOTE: team included Phamily member Ron Boltik!!!) 8th University of Waterloo (Highest placed Canadian school) 9th University of Toledo 10th Michigan State

Others included: 16th U of M - Ann Arbor 21st Penn State 26th Virginia Tech 30th Georgia Tech 38th West Virginia 42nd Southern Illinois (Highest placed rookie school) 45th Purdue 50th University of Leeds (First ever overseas entry) 51st GMI 52nd Duke

Total entries:           99
Cars at competition:     74

Award/event winners: Best Design: University of Texas @ Arlington Lowest Cost: University of Cincinnati Best Presentation: University of Missouri-Columbia Acceleration: Penn State Skid-Pad: Cornell AutoCross: University of Texas @ Arlington Endurance: Cornell Fuel Economy: University of Oklahoma Teamwork: Georgia Tech Sportsmanship: Michigan State

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