Members of a student design team worked into the wee hours of the morning on repairs to help finish as the top Canadian entry at a recent event in Michigan for formula-style, internal combustion race cars.
UW Formula Motorsports, which is made up of 50 to 60 students at the University of Waterloo, competed in several challenges at Formula SAE Michigan along with 98 other teams from Canada, the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela and Germany.
With more than 20 team members in attendance at the Michigan International Speedway, Waterloo overcame last-minute problems to complete all challenges, including a 22-kilometre endurance run, and finish in 13th place overall.
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Members of UW Formula Motorsports pose with their car at the Michigan International Speedway.