SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University’s Blue Devil Motorsports competition teams will kick off Labor Day weekend by hosting their 15th annual Grand Prix of auto racing Saturday, Aug. 31.
The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in LTU’s Parking Lots D and E along the south side of the Lodge Freeway, west of the intersection of Evergreen and 10 Mile roads. Racing is scheduled to take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, with free parking available in LTU’s Parking Lot C. (See www.ltu.edu/map.) Food will be available onsite as a fundraiser for Blue Devil Motorsports from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
In the event, teams from LTU and other universities race for the best time on a road course laid out with cones on Parking Lot D. LTU’s Formula SAE gasoline-powered car will compete, as will its Formula SAE Electric EV racing car.
Besides LTU, other universities participating in the event include Central Michigan University, Grand Valley State University, Kettering University, and the University of Windsor.
Formula SAE is a student design competition organized by SAE International (formerly known as the Society of Automotive Engineers). The competition started in 1978 and was originally called SAE Mini Indy. In Formula SAE, student teams design and build a roughly half-scale Indy-style race car. In competitions each spring, the cars are judged on design, cost, manufacturability, acceleration, handling, fuel economy and endurance. The cars are powered by 600-cc motorcycle engines.
Formula SAE has since launched spinoffs into other types of vehicles–Baja SAE for off-road vehicles, Formula Electric for electric-powerd race cars, and Aero Design for unmanned cargo aircraft.
Lawrence Technological University is one of only 13 independent, technological, comprehensive doctoral universities in the United States. Located in Southfield, Mich., LTU was founded in 1932 and offers more than 100 programs through its Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts and Sciences, Business and Information Technology, Engineering, and Health Sciences, as well as Specs@LTU as part of its growing Center for Professional Development. PayScale lists Lawrence Tech among the nation’s top 11 percent of universities for alumni salaries. Forbes and The Wall Street Journal rank LTU among the nation’s top 10%. U.S. News and World Report list it in the top tier of the best Midwest colleges. And Princeton Review ranks LTU among the nation’s top 15% of colleges and universities. Students benefit from small class sizes and a real-world, hands-on, “theory and practice” education with an emphasis on leadership. Activities on Lawrence Tech’s 107-acre campus include more than 60 student organizations and NAIA varsity sports.
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