2012 Competition
The 6th Annual Formula Hybrid Competition was organized in Loudon, New Hampshire at the New Hampshire International Speedway. The event was held for four days from April 30th through May 3rd with the first day dedicated to technical inspections by SAE, IEEE and industry officials. The primary purpose of these inspections is the overall safety of the student-built racing car and the need to certify this safety will enable the team to participate in the competition. The competition has consistently seen a substantial rise in the number of teams. The total number of registered increased to thirty-nine, over six times the number of teams in the first year of competition in 2007. In the competition, twenty-five teams officially scored points in the various events – presentation, design, acceleration runs, autocross and endurance race. The total points possible were a 1000 (per team). For the static events, each team could score a maximum of 300 points and for the dynamic (racing) events, each team could score a maximum of 700 points.
The official results of the 2012 competition are as follows:
1st Place Overall – Hybrid: Universite de Sherbrooke
1st Place Overall – Hybrid: Brigham Young University
3rd Place Overall – Hybrid: Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
The scores of the first two finishers in the Hybrid category were within 0.2% of one another, and because the uncertainties in some of the event scores exceeded that value, the organizers decided to award two first place trophies for 2012 Overall Hybrid.
There were also 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards for Electric-only*.
1st Place Overall –Electric-only: University of Kansas (Lawrence)
2nd Place Overall –Electric-only: Illinois Institute of Technology (WISER)
3rd Place Overall –Electric-only: Drexel University
- Beginning in 2012, the Hybrid-in-progress (HIP) class was renamed Electric-only and the rules changed slightly to make the vehicles more compatible with the newly announced FSAE-Electric class.
Individual Event Results:
Static Events:
Presentation: Dartmouth College
Design: Universite de Sherbrooke tied with University of Kansas (Lawrence)
Dynamic Events:
Electric Acceleration: University of Kansas (Lawrence)
Unlimited Acceleration: Brigham Young University
Autocross: University of Kansas (Lawrence)
Endurance: University of Texas (Arlington) tied with Illinois Institute of Technology (WISER)
IEEE Future of Engineering Award: University of Kansas (Lawrence)
IEEE Excellence in EV Engineering: University of Kansas (Lawrence)
GM Best Engineered Hybrid Award:
1st Place - University of Texas (Arlington)
2nd Place - Universite de Sherbrooke
3rd Place - Dartmouth College
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