2005 FORMULA SAE® RULES

1. CONCEPT OF THE COMPETITION

1.1 COMPETITION OBJECTIVE

1.2 VEHICLE DESIGN OBJECTIVES

1.3 JUDGING CATEGORIES

1.4 THE 2005 FORMULA SAE SERIES

1.5 COMPETITION INFORMATION AND OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

2. ELIGIBILITY

2.1 INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS

2.1.1 Student Status

2.1.2 Society Membership:

2.1.3 Liability Waiver and Insurance:

2.1.4 Team Member Requirements and Limitations

2.1.5 Driver Requirements and Limitations

2.1.5.1 Ringers Prohibited

2.1.6 Faculty Advisor

2.2 PARTICIPATING IN THE COMPETITION

2.3 ORGANIZER AUTHORITY & RULES EFFECTIVENESS

2.3.1 General Authority

2.3.2 Rules Effectiveness

2.3.3 Understanding the Rules

2.3.4 Violations of Intent

2.4 REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

2.4.1 Vehicle Eligibility

2.4.2 The Formula SAE Competition Year

2.4.3 Formula SAE Registration

2.4.3.1 First Year Vehicles FSAE
2.4.3.2 Second Year Vehicles FSAE
2.4.3.3 Entries Per University - FSAE-One
2.4.3.4 Registration Limit - FSAE140 Vehicles
2.4.3.5 Registration Deadline-January 31, 2005
2.4.3.6 FSAE Registration Required Information

2.4.4 Formula Student and Formula SAE-Australasia Registration

2.4.4.1 First Year Vehicles Formula Student & FSAE-A
2.4.4.2 Second Year Vehicles Formula Student & FSAE-A
2.4.4.3 Third Year Vehicles Formula Student & FSAE-A- Prohibited

2.4.5 Withdrawals

3. VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS & RESTRICTIONS

3.1 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

3.1.1 Body and Styling

3.1.2 Wheelbase and Vehicle Configuration

3.1.3 Vehicle Track

3.2 CHASSIS RULES

3.2.1 Ground Clearance

3.2.2 Wheels and Tires

3.2.2.1 Wheels
3.2.2.2 Tires

3.2.3 Suspension

3.2.4 Steering

3.2.5 Brake Systems

3.2.5.1 Brake Over Travel Switch
3.2.5.2 Brake Light

3.2.6 Jacking Points

3.3 CRASH PROTECTION

3.3.1 Definitions

3.3.2 Safety Structure Equivalency

3.3.3 Minimum Material Requirements

3.3.3.1 Baseline Steel Material
3.3.3.2 Alternative Tubing and Material
3.3.3.2.1 General
3.3.3.2.2 Steel Tubing Requirements
3.3.3.2.3 Aluminum Tubing Requirements
3.3.3.2.4 Composite Materials

3.3.4 Roll Hoops

3.3.4.1 Main and Front Hoops General Requirements
3.3.4.2 Main Hoop
3.3.4.3 Front Hoop

3.3.5 Roll Hoop Bracing

3.3.5.1 Main Hoop Bracing
3.3.5.2 Front Hoop Bracing
3.3.5.3 Other Bracing Requirements
3.3.5.4 Other Side Tube Requirements
3.3.5.5 Removable Roll Hoop Bracing

3.3.6 Frontal Impact Protection Drivers

3.3.6.1 Bulkhead
3.3.6.2 Impact Attenuator
3.3.6.4 Non-Crushable Objects

3.3.7 Frontal Impact Protection Others

3.3.8 Side Impact Protection

3.3.8.1 Tube Frames
3.3.8.2 Composite Monocoque
3.3.8.3 Metal Monocoque

3.4 SAFETY - DRIVER RULES

3.4.1 Driver痴 Restraint System

3.4.2 Driver Safety Equipment

3.4.2.1 Safety Helmet
3.4.2.2 Suit
3.4.2.3 Gloves
3.4.2.4 Eye Protection
3.4.2.5 Shoes
3.4.2.6 Arm Restraints
3.4.2.7 Hair Covering

3.4.3 Driver Visibility

3.4.3.1 General Requirement
3.4.3.2 Mirrors

3.4.4 Head Protection

3.4.4.1 Head Restraint
3.4.4.2 Roll Bar Padding

3.4.5 Floor Closeout

3.4.6 Steering Wheel

3.4.6.1 Circular Shape Required
3.4.6.2 Quick Disconnect Required

3.4.7 Driver Egress

3.4.8 Roll Over Stability

3.4.8.1 Tilt Table Test

3.4.9 Master Switches

3.4.9.1 Primary Master Switch
3.4.9.2 Cockpit-mounted Master Switch

3.4.10 Fire Protection

3.4.10.1 Firewall
3.4.10.2 Fire Extinguishers

3.4.11 Batteries

3.4.12 Accessibility of Controls

3.5 POWERTRAIN

3.5.1 Engine and Drivetrain

3.5.1.1 Engine Limitations
3.5.1.2 Engine Inspection
3.5.1.3 Transmission and Drive
3.5.1.4 Drive Train Shields and Guards
3.5.1.5 System Sealing
3.5.1.6 Coolant Fluid Limitations
3.5.1.7 Starter

3.5.2 Fuel Allowed

3.5.2.1 Fuel Temperature Changes Prohibited
3.5.2.2 Fuel Additives Prohibited

3.5.3 Fuel System

3.5.3.1 Fuel Tank Size Limit
3.5.3.2 Filler Neck Size & Sight Tube
3.5.3.3 Fuel Level Line
3.5.3.4 Tank Filling Requirement
3.5.3.5 Spillage Prevention
3.5.3.6 Venting Systems
3.5.3.6.1 Tilt Test-Fuel
3.5.3.7 Fuel Lines, Line Attachment and Protection
3.5.3.8 High Pressure System Requirements
3.5.3.9 Fuel System Location Requirements

3.5.4 Throttle, Throttle Actuation and Intake Restrictor

3.5.4.1 Carburetor/Throttle Body Required
3.5.4.2 Throttle Actuation
3.5.4.3 Intake System Restrictor
3.5.4.4 Turbochargers & Superchargers

3.5.5 Muffler and Exhaust System

3.5.5.1 Muffler Required
3.5.5.2 Exhaust Outlet
3.5.5.3 Noise

3.6 VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION

3.6.1 Car Number

3.6.2 School Name

3.6.3 SAE Logo

3.6.4 Technical Inspection Sticker Sp ace

3.7 GENERAL

3.7.1 Aero Dynamics and Ground Effects

3.7.1.1 Wing Locations
3.7.1.2 Driver Egress Requirements
3.7.1.3 Wing Edges - Minimum Radii
3.7.1.4 Other Edge Radii Limitations
3.7.1.5 Wing Edge Safety
3.7.1.6 Ground Effect Devices Prohibited

3.7.2 Fasteners

3.7.2.1 Grade Requirements
3.7.2.2 Securing Fasteners

3.7.3 Modifications and Repairs

3.7.4 Compressed Gas Cylinders and Lines

3.7.5 High Pressure Hydraulic Pumps and Lines

4. STATIC EVENTS

4.1 STATIC EVENTS

4.2 TECHNICAL INSPECTION

4.2.1 Objective

4.2.2 Inspection & Testing Requirement

4.2.3 Inspection Condition

4.2.4 Inspection Process

4.2.5 Correction and Re-inspection

4.2.6 Inspection Stickers

4.3 COST & MANUFACTURING ANALYSIS EVENT

4.3.1 The Concept

4.3.2 The Requirements

4.3.3 Scoring

4.3.4 The Cost Report

4.3.4.1 General Requirements
4.3.4.2 Receipts
4.3.4.3 Report Submission and Deadline
4.3.4.4 Late Submission of Cost Report
4.3.4.5 Addenda
4.3.4.6 Cost Report Judging and Penalties

4.3.5 Discussion at the Competition

4.3.6 Cost Calculations

4.3.6.1 Component Costs
4.3.6.2 Labor and Assembly Costs

4.3.7 Cost Report Exempt Items

4.3.7.1 Finishes
4.3.7.2 Fire Safety Systems
4.3.7.3 Tires and Wheels
4.3.7.4 Data Acquisition, Video and Radio Systems

4.3.8 Engine Costing

4.3.9 COSTING TABLES

4.3.10 Examples of Process Descriptions

4.3.10.1 Purchase Example
4.3.10.2 Purchase and Alter Example
4.3.10.3 Manufacture Example
4.3.10.4 Off-Line Assembly Example

4.3.11 Exchange Rates

4.3.12 Taxes

4.4 PRESENTATION EVENT

4.4.1 Presentation Event Objective Business Case

4.4.2 Presentation Schedule

4.4.3 Presentation Format

4.4.4 Evaluation Criteria

4.4.5 Scoring Formula

4.5 DESIGN EVENT

4.5.1 Design Event Objective

4.5.2 Design Report and Design Spec Sheet Submission Requirements

4.5.2.1 Vehicle Drawings

4.5.3 Design Report and Design Spec Sheet Formats

4.5.4 Excess Size Design Reports

4.5.5 Submission Deadlines

4.5.6 Penalty for Late Submission or Non-Submission

4.5.7 Penalty for Unsatisfactory Submissions

4.5.8 Design Event Vehicle Condition

4.5.9 Judging Criteria

4.5.10 Judging Sequence

4.5.11 Scoring

4.5.12 Photographic Requirements

4.5.13 Second Year Cars - Penalties For Insufficient Redesign

5. DYNAMIC EVENTS

5.1 DYNAMIC EVENTS

5.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS

5.2.1 Running in Rain

5.2.1.1 Operating Conditions
5.2.1.2 Decision on Operating Conditions
5.2.1.3 Notification
5.2.1.4 Tire Requirements
5.2.1.5 Event Rules
5.2.1.6 Penalties
5.2.1.7 Scoring
5.2.1.8 Tire Changing

5.3 DRIVER LIMITATIONS

5.4 ACCELERATION EVENT

5.4.1 Acceleration Objective

5.4.2 Acceleration Procedure

5.4.3 Acceleration Heats

5.4.4 Tire Traction Limitations

5.4.5 Acceleration Scoring

5.4.6 Acceleration Scoring Formula

5.5 SKID-PAD EVENT

5.5.1 Skid-Pad Objective

5.5.2 Skid-Pad Heats

5.5.3 Skid-Pad Heat Priority

5.5.4 Skid-Pad Layout

5.5.5 Skid-Pad Layout Pylons

5.5.6 Skid-Pad Procedure

5.5.7 Skid-Pad Penalties

5.5.7.1 Cones Down Or Out (DOO)
5.5.7.2 Off Course
5.5.7.3 Incorrect Number of Laps

5.5.8 Skid-Pad Scoring

5.6 AUTOCROSS EVENT

5.6.1 Autocross Objective

5.6.2 Autocross Procedure

5.6.3 Autocross Course Specifications & Speeds

5.6.4 Autocross Penalties

5.6.4.1 Cone Down or Out (DOO)
5.6.4.2 Off Course
5.6.4.3 Missed Slalom

5.6.5 Stalled & Disabled Vehicles

5.6.6 Corrected Elapsed Time

5.6.7 Autocross Scoring Formula

5.7 ENDURANCE AND FUEL ECONOMY EVENT

5.7.1 Right to Change Procedure

5.7.2 Endurance Objective350 points

5.7.3 Fuel Economy50 points

5.7.4 Endurance Course Specifications & Speeds

5.7.5 Endurance General Procedure

5.7.6 Endurance Fuel Fill

5.7.7 Endurance Vehicle Starting/ Restarting

5.7.8 Endurance Driver Change Procedure

5.7.9 Entering the Track

5.7.10 Endurance Run Order

5.7.11 Breakdowns & Stalls

5.7.12 Endurance Minimum Speed Requirement

5.7.13 Exiting the Course

5.7.14 Endurance Lap Timing

5.7.15 Endurance Penalties

5.7.15.1Cones
5.7.15.2Off Course (OC)
5.7.15.3Missed Slalom
5.7.15.4Penalties for Moving Violations
5.7.15.5Out of Order
5.7.15.6Mechanical Problem
5.7.15.7Reckless or Aggressive Driving
5.7.15.8Inexperienced Driver
5.7.15.9Poor Fuel Economy

5.7.16 Endurance Scoring

5.7.17 Endurance Scoring Formula

5.7.18 Fuel Economy

5.7.19 E85 Correction Factor

5.7.20 Fuel Economy Scoring Formula

5.7.21 Post Event Engine Check

5.7.22 Endurance and Fuel Economy Scoring with Two Heats

5.8 FLAGS

5.8.1 Flagging for Formula SAE

5.9 RULES OF CONDUCT

5.9.1 Competition Objective A Reminder

5.9.2 Unsportsmanlike Conduct

5.9.3 Official Instructions

5.9.4 Arguments with Officials

5.9.5 Alcohol and Illegal Material

5.9.6 Parties

5.9.7 Trash Clean-up

5.10 GENERAL RULES

5.10.1 Dynamometer Usage

5.10.2 Problem Resolution

5.10.3 Protests

5.10.4 Forfeit for Non-Appearance

5.10.5 Drivers Meetings

5.10.6 Personal Vehicles

5.10.7 Motorcycles, Bicycles, Rollerblades, etc.-Prohibited

5.11 PIT RULES

5.11.1 Moving Vehicles

5.11.2 Smoking Prohibited

5.11.3 Refueling

5.11.4 Engine Running in the Paddock

5.12 DRIVING RULES

5.12.1 Driving Under Power

5.12.2 Driver Equipment

5.12.3 Practice Track

5.12.4 Endurance Event Driving

5.12.5 Endurance Event Passing

5.12.6 Endurance Event Driver痴 Course Walk

5.12.7 Driver痴 Meetings

5.13 DEFINITIONS

6. NOTICE OF POSSIBLE RULE CHANGES FOR THE 2006 FORMULA SAE SERIES

7. QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FORMULA SAE RULES

8. IMPORTANT FORMS AND DOCUMENTS

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