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Power of Ethanol - SDSMT SAE Series

Power of Ethanol - SDSMT SAE Series

Then there's the Formula SAEŽ (Society of Automotive Engineers) Series competition.

In conjunction with the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council, POET sponsors the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT) ethanol-fueled SAE entry, the Formula "Hardrocker" racing team.

The event challenges teams of university students to design and fabricate small, Indy-style racing cars. The cars are judged in a series of static and dynamic events including engineering design, cost, presentation, solo performance and high performance track endurance.

Very few E-85-fueled cars have been entered in the competition. But with the growing recognition of ethanol as a high-performance renewable fuel - not to mention the close-to-home appeal for the SDSMT - the Formula "Hardrocker" racing team wanted to take the lead designing a vehicle to compete specifically with ethanol.

Formula Hardrocker Racing - Summer Schedule
June 8	Rapid City Cruise Night Central High School, Rapid City, SD
June 10	Black Hills Sports Car Club Autocross Central High School, Rapid City, SD
June 13-16	Formula SAE West Competition California Speedway, Fontana,CA
June 16	Black Hills Sports Car Club Autocross Central High School, Rapid City, SD
June 24	Black Hills Sports Car Club Autocross Central High School, Rapid City, SD
July 8	Black Hills Sports Car Club Autocross Central High School, Rapid City, SD
July 14	Texas Autocross Weekend UTA/Texas Motor Speedway
July 22	Black Hills Sports Car Club Autocross Central High School, Rapid City, SD
July 28	Black Hills Sports Car Club Autocross Central High School, Rapid City, SD
August 2-3	Sports Car Club of Siouxland Sioux Falls, SD
August 16-18	Tentative- Brown County Fair Aberdeen, SD
August 19	Black Hills Sports Car Club Autocross Central High School, Rapid City, SD
August 24-25	Central States Fair Rapid City, SD
August 26	Black Hills Sports Car Club Autocross Central High School, Rapid City, SD
August 31 - September 2	Tentative- South Dakota State Fair Huron, SD




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