In the news release, SAE International Announces Award Results for the 2008 Formula SAE VIR Competition, issued 19-May-2008 by SAE International over PR Newswire, we are advised by the organization that the contest results reported in the original release were incorrect. The complete, corrected release follows: SAE International Announces Award Results for the 2008 Formula SAE VIR Competition WARRENDALE, Pa., May 19
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following are the key award results from the 2008 Formula SAE(R) competition held at the Virginia International Speedway: SAE Cost Award This award recognizes the team who receives the best score in Cost - $500 Winner - University of Wisconsin - Madison Honda Engineering Design Award The top three teams in the Design Event - $1000, $725, $525 1st place - University of Wisconsin-Madison 2nd place - Virginia Tech 3rd place - Missouri University of Science and Technology SAE Presentation Award The team that receives the best score in Presentation - $500 Winner - Virginia Tech Autodesk Inventor Design Communication Award Awarded to the team(s) whose exemplary Design Report demonstrates the best written & graphic communication of their engineering and design process - $750, $500, $250 1st place - Missouri University of Science and Technology 2nd place -
University of Wisconsin-Madison 3rd place -
Northern Illinois University Buehler "Innovation in Mechatronics" Award Most Innovative use of a fractional horsepower electric motor - $700, $200, $100 1st place - University of Illinois-UC 2nd place - University of Wisconsin-Madison 3rd place - Drexel University SAE Acceleration Award This award recognizes the team who receives the best score in Acceleration - $500 Winner - University of Maryland SAE Skid Pad Award This award recognizes the team who receives the best score in Skid Pad - $500 Winner - Virginia Tech HOOSIER TIRE AUTOCROSS AWARD Fastest three laps in the autocross competition - 8 free tires, 6 free tires, 4 free tires 1st place - University of Wisconsin-Madison 2nd place - Missouri University of Science and Technology 3rd place -
University of Illinois-UC Goodyear Best Performance Award Top 3 teams in the Endurance event - 3 sets of tires, 2 sets of tires, 1 set of tires 1st place -
University of Wisconsin-Madison 2nd place -
Missouri University of Science and Technology 3rd place -
University of Illinois-UC General Motors Fuel Economy This award recognizes the team who received the best Fuel Economy score - $1000, $600, $400 1st place -
University of Cincinnati 2nd place - University of Maryland 3rd place -
Missouri University of Science and Technology Honda Dynamic Event Award Best Overall in Dynamic Events - $1000, $725, $525 1st place - University of Wisconsin-Madison 2nd place -
Missouri University of Science and Technology 3rd place - University of Illinois-UC William C. Mitchell Rookie Award Best finish for a first year entry - Racing by the Numbers Winner - Central Piedmont Community College Spirit of Excellence Award Top ten overall finishers - $3000, $2000, $1000, $600, $500, $400, $300, $250, $250, $250 1st place - University of Wisconsin - Madison 2nd place -
Missouri University of Science and Technology 3rd place -
University of Illinois-UC 4th place - University of Cincinnati 5th place -
Drexel University 6th place -
University of Maryland 7th place -
Virginia Tech 8th place - University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa 9th place -
SUNY Buffalo 10th place -
Oklahoma State University For detailed results, including scores, visit http://students.sae.org/competitions/formulaseries/ Contact: Nancy Lewis or Shawn Andreassi, 248-273-4092 or pr@sae.org
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