Elected officers were Zach LaGrone as Team Leader, Tamas Erdos as Chief Engineer, Derek Denlinger as Business Manager, and
David Conradi as Secretary. The group leaders were Justin Andrews as Engine Group Leader, Jack Savage as Electrical Group
Leader, Adam Morgan as Aerodynamics Group Leader, David Conradi as Data acquisition Engineer,
Nick Schweissguth as Corners Engineer, and Alec Surrat as Drivetrain Group Leader.
2011 Toronto Shootout: 1st Place Individual Time 2nd Place Combined Times 2011 Goodyear Challenge: 1st Place Autocross 2nd Place Endurance 2011 Formula SAE West Results: 19th Place Overall 5th Place Autocross 5th Place Skidpad 6th (T) Place Design 18th Place Acceleration 19th Place Presentation |
Elected officers were Nathan Kuhl as Team Leader, Mike Eckert as Chief Engineer, Stephen Hill as Business Manager, and
Zach LaGrone as Secretary. The group leaders were Doug Hoang as Engine Group Leader, Ryan Goodlin as Electrical Group
Leader, Alec Surratt as Composites Group Leader, Tamas Erdos as Aerodynamics Group Leader, David Conradi as Data acquisition Engineer,
Eric Borcherding as Corners Engineer, Nick Schweissguth as Drivetrain Group Leader, Zach LaGrone as Controls Engineer.
2010 Toronto Shootout: 3rd place overall 2010 Goodyear Challenge: 3rd place overall 2010 Formula SAE West Results: 10th Place Overall 1st Place Hoosier Tire Autocross Award 1st Place Skidpad 4th Place Design 6th Place Acceleration 8th Place Presentation 2010 Formula SAE Michigan Results: 4th Place Design 8th Place Cost 5th Place Autocross 3rd Place Skidpad |
Elected officers were Aaron Young as Team Leader, Eric Borcherding as Chief Engineer, Nathan Kuhl as Business Manager, and
Andrew D’Hooge as Secretary. The group leaders were John Kiblinger as Manufacturing Group Leader, Adam Hardin as Engine
Group Leader, Akinori Miyamoto as Fluids Engineer, David Erdos as Electrical Group Leader, Josh Noll as Drive-Day Coordinator,
Zach Lagrone as Composites Group Leader, Mike Eckert as Aerodynamics Group Leader, DJ Quint as Drivetrain Group Leader, Josh
Brant as Controls Engineer.
2009 Toronto Shootout: 2nd Place Overall 2009 Formula SAE West Results: 14th Place Overall 1st Place Skidpad 3rd Place Autocross 4th Place Presentation 5th Place Design 2009 Formula SAE Michigan Results: 6th Place Overall 3rd Place Design 5th Place Autocross 8th Place Endurance 2009 Formula SAE VIR Results: 1st Place Overall 1st Place Goodyear Best Performance Award 1st Place Hoosier Tire Autocross Award 1st Place Honda Dynamic Event Award |
Elected officers were Brad Leuther as Team Leader, Anthony Audo as Chief Engineer, Matt Kerkemeyer as Secretary, and Niel
Schreiber as Business Manager. Group leaders were Andrew D'Hooge as Aerodynamics Engineer, Mike Eckert as Composites Manufacturing Group
Leader, John Kiblinger as Controls Engineer, Neil Schreiber as Data Acquisition Engineer, Adam Hardin as Engine Group Leader, Eric Borcherding
as Innovation Director, Sombiri Enwemeka as Electrical Group Leader, Omar Al-Amody as Drive-Day Coordinator, Aaron Young as Manufacturing
Group Leader, Corey Blue as Fluids Flow Engineer, Brandon Doherty as Drivetrain Group Leader, and Jake Hertenstein as IT Engineer.
2008 Formula SAE West Results: 2nd Place Overall 6th Place Cost 11th Place Presentation 10th Place Design 14th Place Acceleration 23rd Place Skidpad 1st Place Autocross 2nd Place Endurance 2008 Formula SAE Michigan Results: 8th Place Overall 7th Place Cost 32nd Place Presentation 15th Place Design 12th Place Acceleration 14th Place Skidpad 1st Place Autocross 13th Place Endurance 2008 Formula SAE VIR Results: 2nd Place Overall 4th Place Cost 14th Place Presentation 3rd Place Design 6th Place Acceleration 7th Place Skidpad 2nd Place Autocross 2nd Place Endurance |
The 2007 car was again an evolution of the 2006 platform. Major changes were made to the corners and rear end,
with these major changes competition weight went from 508 in 2006 to 483 in 2007. Noticable changes were also
made to the rear wing and dry-sump oil system. The team once again ran a high compression engine. In Detroit
the car placed 47th, with a DNS for endurance due to an blown engine during autocross. The 44 car did however
receive a first place award for the ASBE Body Design. Between competitions the engine was swapped over to a
wet-sump system, however with only a few weeks of testing the team was unable to complete endurance in west
due to a tripping breaker, the team still managed a 23rd place finish.
2007 Formula SAE West Results: 23rd Place Overall 2007 Formula SAE Michigan Results: 47th Place Overall |
The 2006 car was an evolution of the 2005 platform, with minor changes being made to the chassis and suspension.
Major improvements were made to the aerodynamic package, including the addition of a full undertray. The engine
package was updated with the second generation dry sump oiling system and higher compression. 2006 was the first
year for the FSAE West competition in San Bernardino, California. While the car struggled in Detroit due to
mechanical failures, it drove to 9th place in California, posting the fastest raw time in endurance.
2006 Formula SAE West Results: 9th Place Overall 3rd Place Endurance 2006 Formula SAE Michigan Results: 75th Place Overall |
2005 saw the development of an entirely new platform. Goals for this new car were a lower center of gravity,
improved ergonomics, and better system integration. The 4 car had many changes from the 12 car and featured many
new designs including an aluminum rear substructure or 'rear box' to house the double reduction final drive setup.
The rear box also housed the custom dry sump oil pump, another new component for 2005. Number 4 placed 9th out of
140 in the 2005 FSAE competition.
Elected officers were Mark Stirnemann as Team Leader, Kyle Sampson as Chief Engineer, Prem Midha as Business Manager, and Kevin Arl as Secretary. The four group leaders were Nic Langford as Manufacturing Group Leader, Valarie Boatman as Powertrain Group Leader, Ben Wright as Development Group Leader, and Andy Clawson as Body/Aero Group Leader. 2005 Formula SAE Michigan Results: 9th Place Overall |
The 12 car was completed for 2004 and featured many of the same components as the 26 car. It placed 4th out of
140 at the 2004 FSAE competition, winning 1st place in the autocross event.
2004 Formula SAE Michigan Results: 4th Place Overall |
The 2003 team members were Mike Schaefer (Team Leader), Ryan Hutcheson (Chief Engineer),Mike Hess (Business Manager),
Brad Pecka (Secretary), Marc Davis, Brad Davis, Craig Goodloe, Kyle Sampson, James Nelson, Chris Ford, Mark Stirnemann,
Matt Giaraffa, Jimmy Tokos, Bob Miller, Richard Colfax, Tiffany Eigenman, Mark Murray, Mike Murray, Alex Hoffstetter,
Josh Angle, Ben Wright, Jess Nowak
2003 Formula SAE Michigan Results: 34th Place Overall |
The 2002 team members were Brad Davis (Team Leader), Marc Davis (Chief Engineer), Dustin Brown (Business Manager),
Chris Ford, Caleb Gebhardt, Craig Goodloe, Matt Goska, Mike Hess, Ryan Hutcheson, Mike Murray,
James Nelson, Dave Pugh, Kyle Sampson, Mike Schaefer, Paul Scott, Jimmy Tokos, and Ben Wright.
2002 Formula SAE Michigan Results: 16th Place Overall |
The 2001 team members were Mike Stock (Team Leader), Scott Craig (Chief Engineer), Doug Stroud (Team Manager), Dave Pugh, Anthony Brandon, Dustin Brown, Brad Davis, James Elterman, Dan Feighery, Matt Goska, Eric Grelle, Jeff Hoskins, Ben Rustemeyer, Mike Schaefer, Marc Davis, Kyle Sampson, Ryan Hutcheson, David Prather, Craig Goodloe, and Pat McNally.
Mechanical problems once again plagued this year's Formula SAE competition. After passing Tech.,
Tilt, Brake and Noise without any problems the competition was off to a good start. Unfortunately,
due to rain only one heat of acceleration and skid pad was run. Scott Craig drove to a 19th place
finish in skid pad while Eric Grelle landed 39th in acceleration. Our first lap in the autocross
event yielded our first mechanical problem. Half-way through the first lap one of the front brake
caliper mounts sheared off causing us to lock up a wheel. After a quick repair of the broken mount
Mike Stock drove to a 64th finish with the injured car. During the endurance event, problems surfaced
early when driver Doug Stroud felt the car losing power. He managed to hold the car through his 11
laps allowing Mike Stock to take the seat for the remaining 10. Unfortunately, the power loss was
from a leaking fuel fitting which caused the car to run out of gas one lap into the remaining ten.
2001 Formula SAE Michigan Results: 43rd Place Overall |
The 2000 team members were Dave Pugh (Team Leader), Mike Stock (Team Co-Leader), Josh Seaton (Chief Engineer), Jason Bone, Anthony Brandon, Dustin Brown, Scott Craig, Brad Davis, James Elterman, Dan Feighery, Matt Goska, Eric Grelle, Jeff Hoskins, Ben Rustemeyer, Mike Schaefer, and Doug Stroud.
The UMR Formula SAE team was plagued by problems at the 2000 competition. The team still managed to place 50th out of 104 competing teams. The pictures below highlight some of the difficulties our team encountered during the course of competition.
For the majority of the 2000 competition, it was cold, or raining, or both. On Wednesday was our
technical inspection. It was here we discovered what a "continuous" roll hoop is defined as, when
the technical inspectors determined that we couldn't have a weld in our main roll hoop. We had to
weld a piece of tubing over the welded area to satisfy the inspectors.
2000 Formula SAE Michigan Results: 50th Place Overall |
The 1999 team members were James Nelson (Team Leader), Josh Seaton (Chief Engineer), Scott Craig,
Chris Davey, Brad Davis, Dan Feighery, Matt Goska, Eric Grelle, Jeff Hoskins, Tim Liefer, David Pugh,
Ben Rustemeyer, Mike Stock, and Doug Stroud.
1999 Formula SAE Michigan Results: 12th Place Overall |
The 1998 team members were Tim Liefer, Anthony Salinas, Ben Rustemeyer, Mike Stock, Sam Anderson,
James Nelson, Marty "Big Boy" Urbanc, Scott Craig, Mike "Porkchop" Beck, Brad Davis, and Kris Porubec.
UMR placed 4th with this car.
1998 Formula SAE Michigan Results: 4th Place Overall |
The 1996 team members were Tri Gaffney (Team Leader), Anthony Salinas (Chief Engineer), Sam Anderson,
Brandon Bowser, Jason Buchek, Jeff Counsil, Ingrid Kaufman, James Nelson, Marty Urbanc, and Kris Porubec.
1997 Formula SAE Michigan Results: 13th Place Overall 1996 Formula SAE Michigan Results: 19th Place Overall |
Car #16 was built from car #49. The supercharger was removed and a carbon fiber intake was added.
1994 Formula SAE Michigan Results: 21th Place Overall |
Car #49 was an entirely new car for the 1993 competition. It featured a supercharged engine that was
modified so that the head could be installed backwards. This allowed the supercharger to be placed
lower in the chassis, for better weight distribution.
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Car #9 was a redesign on Car #4. Car #9 had a unique pneumatic shifting system that allowed the driver
to shift without taking his hand off of the wheel. It also featured a turbocharged and intercooled motor.
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Car #81 was an entirely new chassis for 1991. It made the most dramatic use of a wing that had ever been seen a
t the Formula SAE competition. The rules regarding wings were then changed after this car was run. This car
was able to place 1st in the acceleration event. This car was UMR's first use of a turbo charging device.
Lisa Nemecek was also able to place first in the presentation event.
1991 Formula SAE Michigan Results: 3rd Place Overall |
Car #4 was built on Car #12. A fiberglass body was designed and the induction system was changed.
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Car #12 was the first modern style Formula SAE car that UMR built. It was a simple car that handled well.
Car #12 is UMR's only car that has ever finished 1st in the endurance event.
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Car #19 was UMR's first entry into the Formula SAE arena. It was a simple design with the engine mounted next to the driver.
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