A couple of months ago, we were contacted by an engineering student of Rutgers University in need of shipping a race car they built to California for an upcoming competition. At first glance, I didn’t know what the project would entail, so we decided to meet a couple members of the Rutgers team to learn more. The students took the time to show us their work in progress and we were quickly impressed. There was an instant connection as my partner and I, both engineers, welcomed the discussion of compression ratios, g-forces and data acquisition. This car had more sensors than the space shuttle! OK, enough of the nerd talk but you certainly didn’t need an engineering degree to appreciate the effort these students put into the design of this car.
