Start Your Engines

Students who enroll in this class get to do something unique – design and build a race car. Working in state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories using advanced equipment, students sdesign, build, test, and race the formula-style racing car. Each year, Georgia Southern enters a car in the Society of Automotive Engineers’ Formula SAE competition in Detroit, Mich. Students then compete against 120 other colleges and universities from around the world in a variety of categories. This past year, Georgia Southern finished in the Top 25, besting Duke, Michigan State and the University of Texas to name a few. For more information, visit www.eaglemotorsports.com.

Course: TMET 5137 Mechanical System Design
Major: Mechanical Engineering Technology
Credits:  3 Credit Hours, 6 Lab Hour