Oct 30, 2023 Hello once again Berkeley Formula Racing partners, alumni, members, family, and friends. We have some exciting updates for you! We WON the SoCal Shootout! Contesting against California-based Formula SAE teams, we set the fastest lap times throughout the afternoon time attack rounds to earn 1st place. Our members gained invaluable experience in…
October 21, 2023 Hello Berkeley Formula Racing partners, alumni, members, family, and friends! We hope this message finds you well. We only have 10 days left to reach our crowdfunding goal of $10,000! We are more than halfway there but won’t reach our goal without your help. This link will take you directly to our…
Coming off of a year of strong results in competition, our team is working harder than ever to design, manufacture, and deliver Berkeley Formula Racing’s (BFR) newest challenger: B23. I’m Joseph Macy, and I am Technical Director of BFR. I’m excited to be on this team through the process of building our first new car…
We are thrilled to share our 2nd place result at the SoCal Shootout! On October 15th, 2022, we participated in the SoCal Shootout against several other Formula SAE teams from southern California at Adams Motorsports Park in Riverside. After three rounds of three time attack laps, our score totaled .4 seconds off of CalPoly Pomona’s Bronco Motorsports,…
Welcome to our March 2023 Newsletter. This is a progress update from a few of our subsystems and overall team progress. Our car is on the ground and we are eager to begin testing! Keep an eye out for our public car reveal with announcements coming shortly on social media. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Car is on the ground! This past Saturday…
Welcome to our Summer 2022 Newsletter. This will be a relatively brief message from us, reflecting on how Competition went for us this June at Michigan International Speedway Tuesday, June 14On Tuesday, the day before competition, those who traveled by land recovered from their 2400 mile drive, and those who flew in each made their way to Dundee,…
Welcome to our Spring 2022 Newsletter. We are pleased to share that we have been making a ton of progress in testing our car for this summer! In this newsletter we will highlight updates from Aero, Brakes + Driver Interface, Chassis, Drivetrain, and Suspension. Aero Aero has been focused on designing rear wing biplane elements, sidewing, and side diffuser elements…
Welcome to Our February 2022 Newsletter! Important Announcements Our crowdfunding page has been making progress since the beginning of February! We need your support in order to get to our goal of $10000 by the end of this month! Any donation would be greatly appreciated! Crowdfunder Link: http://tinyurl.com/calfsae2022 Business The business team has been working on…
Welcome to our Summer 2021 Newsletter. This is our third in a series of newsletters that focuses on a small group of subsystems. This month we focus on the Engine, Suspension, and Vehicle Dynamics. Engine Engine has been focused on making our pneumatic shifting system more reliable. Previously, the system was not as dependent as…
Thank you all SO much for supporting us through our crowdfunding efforts. We raised $13,574 of our $10,000 goal in the end, our most successful crowdfunding campaign to date. Welcome to our Spring 2021 Newsletter. This is our second in a series of newsletters that focus on a small group of subsystems. This month we…