Racecar Engineering

Solar Car PanelsMDA Press

ZotSun: UCI Entry in the Formula Sun Grand Prix

Design of the 2025 Formul Sun Competition Vehicle: The…
Baja SubsystemsMDA Press

UCI Anteater Baja Racing: Five Months to the Competition

Design of the 2025 Baja Competition Vehicle: The UCI…
California Shootout 2024MDA Press

UCI Anteater Electric Racing: Six Months to the 2025 Competition

Design of the 2025 EV Competition Vehicle: The UCI Anteater…
UCI Vehicle Performance Engineering LabMDA Press

UCI Ready for Racecar Engineering Season

The Vehicle Performance Engineering Lab is clean and ready for…
ARAF EV and BajaMDA Press

2024 UCI Racecar Engineering

Universities across Southern California start soon, and Engineering…
2021 UCI Baja Race Team

2021 UCI Baja Race Team

I have seen intercollegiate engineering competitions like the…
2013 Energy Invitational

Smitty’s Video Lectures on Racecar Engineering

Here are Smitty's video lectures on Introduction to Racecar…
2018 Phantom FSAE AutocrossMDA

2018 UCI Phantom FSAE Autocross

This video captures the first autocross run by Matt Clark at…
Thank you

Intro to Racecar Engineering: 20 Thank You

Smitty and Professor McCarthy say thank you!   ht…
Intro to Racecar Engineering:19 Smitty's Library

Intro to Racecar Engineering: 19 Smitty’s Library

Smitty shares his library of resources.   https:/…
Intro to Racecar Engineering: 18 Team Do's

Intro to Racecar Engineering: 18 Team Do’s

Smitty shares team do's.   https://youtu.be/GonvV…
Intro to Racecar Engineering: 17 Team Don'ts

Intro to Racecar Engineering: 17 Team Don’ts

Smitty shares team don'ts.   https://youtu.be/fn8cdXI…
Intro to Racecar Engineering: 16 Performance Ideals

Intro to Racecar Engineering: 16 Performance Ideals

Smitty discusses performance ideals and overall principles such…
Intro to Racecar Engineering: 15 Electronic Fuel Injection

Intro to Racecar Engineering: 15 Electronic Fuel Injection Systems

Smitty shares information regarding electronic fuel injection…
Intro to Racecar Engineering 14

Intro to Racecar Engineering: 14 CV Transmissions

Smitty describes continuously variable transmissions. This is…
Intro to Racecar Engineering: 13 Tires

Intro to Racecar Engineering: 13 Tires

Smitty shares tips of the trade regarding tires.   …
Intro to Racecar Engineering: 12

Intro to Racecar Engineering: 12 Toe and Camber

Smitty describes the importance of the toe and camber. ht…
King Pin Inclination

Intro to Racecar Engineering: 11 King Pin Inclination

Smitty describes king pin inclination. This is the eleventh in…
Smitty 10 Caster

Intro to Racecar Engineering: 10 Caster

Smitty describes the set-up of the front wheels and its importance…
Smitty 09 Steering

Into to Racecar Engineering: 09 Steering

Smitty explains steering design.   https://youtu.be/…
Smitty 08 Springs

Intro to Racecar Engineering: 08 Springs

Smitty explains the choice of springs for a suspension. …
Smitty 07 More Suxpension

Intro to Racecar Engineering: 07 More on Suspensions

Smitty describes more about suspension design.   htt…
Smitty 06 Shocks

Intro to Racecar Engineering: 06 Shock Absorbers

Smitty describes the importance of shock absorbers in suspension…
Smitty 05 Suspension Design

Intro to Racecar Engineering: 05 Suspension Design

Smitty describes the principles of suspension design.  …
Smitty 04 Chassis Design

Intro to Racecar Engineering: 04 Chassis Design

Smitty describes the design principles for the chassis of a race…
Smitty 03 Strength

Intro to Racecar Engineering: 03 Strength and Stiffness

Smitty shows how the geometry and material work together to provide…
Smitty and Prof 02

Intro to Racecar Engineering: 02 Weight and Balance

In this video, Smitty presents the basic techniques for determining…
Smitty and Prof 01

Intro to Racecar Engineering: 01 Getting Started

This is the first of a series of videos prepared by Robert "Smitty"…
2016 Energy Invitational

2016 UCI Energy Invitational Video

Here at UCI we are hard at work on three different race cars…
Three seconds

Three seconds

This second collaboration between Prince EA and Change for…
Love and bananas

Love and Bananas

Beautiful scenes of Cambodia and Thailand and a…
UCI’s 2016 Mini-Baja Vehicle

UCI’s 2016 Mini-Baja Vehicle

You can follow the UCI race team at the web links: webpage:…
2015 Energy Invitational

2015 UCI Energy Invitational Video

This video shows highlights of the 2015 Energy Invitational on…
Epsilon is ready

Epsilon is ready for the LA Auto Show

See Epsilon at the 2015 LA Auto Show. This former FSAE racecar…
2015 EIVI Race Teams

The Race Teams at the 2015 Energy Invitational

The Race Teams at the 2015 Energy Invitational, May 24,…
2015-Energy-Invitational-Layout-1

2015 Energy Invitational Layouts

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Here are the organization layouts for the 2015 Energy Invitational. …
2015 EIVI Heat Schedule

2015 Energy Invitational: Heat Schedule

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This is the list of participants and the heat schedule for…
Sorry: Earth Day 2015

Sorry: Earth Day 2015

Change for Balance filmed this video for Earth Day 2015 with…
2014 Energy Invitational Video

2014 Energy Invitational Video

As preparations continue for the 2015 UCI Energy Invitational,…
UCI's 2015 Race Team

UCI’s 2015 Race Team

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UCI's 2015 Race Team UCI's 2015 race team at the Winter Design…