Information Brochure

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Information Brochure

• 2008-2009 Season

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Table of Contents

• Table of Contents. ..Page
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• Program Introduction....Page
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• Team Formula............Pag
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• Team Baja.......Page 5
• Cost Breakdown.........Page
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• Community OutreachPage 7
• Sponsorship Benefits......Pa
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• Contact Information..Page
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• Donations Form..Page 10

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Program Introduction
Gator Motorsports UFSAE
The main goal of Gator Motorsports, the
University of Florida Society of Automotive
Engineers student chapter, is to provide students
an opportunity to go beyond the textbooks with
real-world applications. Here, they gain
invaluable experience in managing, designing,
fabricating and evaluating an actual product,
that is not only of the highest design caliber,
but also cost effective. . Students engineer
every system and part on the cars to maximize
performance, reliability and driver safety within
their budgetary constraints. Since more than 90
of the vehicles components are manufactured
in-house by the students, they learn the
important link between each design decision and
the manufacturing process. The projects require
interdisciplinary team work and cohesion as seen
in real business environments. This team is
comprised of engineering, journalism, mass
communications and business majors who all work
together to present a world class car at
competition. There are few student groups which
teach such a wide range of skills that are
essential for success in industry. The end result
is the opportunity to work on a dedicated team
which achieves remarkable accomplishments with
the successful completion of their vehicles.
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Team Formula
Each year, students from over 140 international
universities design and build open wheel,
formula-style race cars to compete in Formula
SAE. Students are to assume that they have been
contracted by a manufacturing firm to produce a
prototype vehicle intended for sale to the
nonprofessional weekend autocross racer. These
cars must be high performance vehicles, while
remaining reliable, economical and maintainable.
Students are given a strict set of safety
restrictions to follow, but have free reign over
the rest of the design and construction. This
makes Formula SAE very similar to the real life
design competitiveness of engineering
corporations and industries.
Static Events Engineering Design..150
Points Cost Analysis100 Points Business
Presentation...75 Points Total
Points..1000 Points
The Legacy Only team to remain top ten for the
following three competitions. 2007-2009 Ninth
Place out of 110 teams 2006-2007 Sixth Place out
of 130 teams 2005-2006 Eighth Place out of 130
teams
The Competition The competition is held annually
in Michigan and is judged by representatives from
Ford, GM and DaimlerChrysler, who focus on the
cars design and performance through both static
and dynamic events.
Dynamic Events Acceleration75
Points Skid-pad..50 Points Autocross
..150 Points Endurance.300
Points Fuel Effiencny.......100 Points
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Team Baja
The Baja SAE competition includes over 140 teams
from various universities who design, build and
compete in off-road baja-style vehicles that must
survive rough terrain and water. This
competition focuses on the chassis, suspension
and powertrain design of the car, restricting the
engine to a standard ten horsepower Briggs and
Stratton unit. The cars must follow strict
safety and cost regulations, making the design of
these cars challenging for student engineers.
These restrictions also make the events very
competitive. Students are challenged to design
a rugged and reliable off-road capable car, while
still keeping cost and maintenance affordable for
the costumer. .
The Competition Competition is focused on the
design and innovation of cost effective parts, as
well as dynamic events that test the real world
function and reliability of these vehicles. The
Legacy 2007-2008 Third out of 145
teams 2006-2007 Fifth out of 141 teams
Static Events Engineering Design.....200
Points Cost Analysis...100 Points
Dynamic Events Acceleration75
Points Hill Climb/ Pulling Event...75
Points Maneuverability..75
Points Suspension and Traction.75
Points Endurance..400 Points Total
Points........1000 Points
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Cost Breakdown

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Community Outreach
We feel that it is absolutely crucial that we
expose children to engineering and higher
education at the earliest age possible in order
to foster an interest in science and problem
solving that will grow as they mature.
In addition to our continued support of external
programs we also put forth great effort to expand
the knowledge base of our fellow gators. Our
program and vehicles are constantly present at
various showcase fairs and tabling events. Our
program regularly generates high levels of
attention and interest from our peers.   Also,
Gator Motorsports hosts information sessions for
our corporate sponsors. We actively promote
these sessions as a way for students to learn
more about our sponsors and for sponsors to speak
with and seek potential interns, co-ops, and
employees.
One of our most popular events is a joint venture
program with SAE International, A World in
Motion. This program provides elementary and
middle school students the opportunity to tour
our facilities, learn about our projects and be
exposed to some hands-on engineering. Students
are placed in groups and given vehicle component
kits with which they are taught to select the
proper size and location of gears and wheels to
meet certain goals. One such goal the students
work to achieve is to maximize acceleration while
maintaining enough torque to climb a steep hill
with their vehicles.
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Contact Information
Sponsorship allows you to become
affiliated with SAE, an internationally known
engineering association, while advancing the
education and professional development of Gator
Motorsports members. Your support also allows us
to network and build working relationships that
help place skilled and experienced students in
the appropriate positions in industry. In
appreciation of our sponsors, the team offers
many benefits, as outlined on the following
page. We would like to thank you in advance
for your time and consideration and we encourage
you to contact us if you would like more
information about our team or if you have
specific questions about sponsorship. Best
Regards,
Lori Harrington President, UFSAE
prez_at_gatormotorsports.com (386)-290-3941 Or
visit our website www.gatormotorsports.com
Jeff Simons VP of Investor Relations,
UFSAE vp_sponsorship_at_gatormotorsports.com (352)-21
3-6268
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Sponsor Benefits
UFSAE Honorary Member Up to 249 1. Ad on
sponsor board 2. Ad on www.gatormotorsports.com
with link to your homepage 3. Semesterly sponsor
newsletter   UFSAE Preferred Sponsor 250 -
499 1. Team photo and appreciation letter 2.
Ad on sponsor board 3. Ad on www.gatormotorsports
.com with link to your homepage 4. Semesterly
sponsor newsletter   UFSAE Bronze Sponsor 500
- 999 1. Vinyl logo on top side pod (up to
2x4) 2. Framed team photo 3. Ad on sponsor
board 4. Ad on www.gatormotorsports.com with
link to your homepage 5. Semesterly sponsor
newsletter UFSAE Silver Sponsor 1,000 -
2,499 1. Test drive formula/baja car summer
2008 2. Vinyl logo on top of side pod (up to
3x6) 3. Team photo plaque 4. Ad on sponsor
board 5. Ad on www.gatormotorsports.com with
link to your homepage 6. Semesterly sponsor
newsletter
UFSAE Gold Sponsor 2,500 to 9,999 1. Test
drive formula/baja car summer 2008 2. Vinyl logo
featured prominently on side pod (up to
4x8) 3. Team photo plaque 4. Ad on sponsor
board 5. Ad on www.gatormotorsports.com with
link to your homepage 6. Semesterly
sponsor newsletter   UFSAE Platinum Sponsor
10,000 - 19,999 1. Test drive formula/baja car
summer 2008 2. Vinyl logo featured prominently
on side of nose (up to 6x12) 3. Team
photo plaque 4. Ad on sponsor board 5. Ad on
www.gatormotorsports.com with link to your
homepage 6. Semesterly sponsor
newsletter   UFSAE Elite Sponsor Above
20,000 1. Ownership of 2007-2008 formula car or
baja car beginning on January 1, 2009 2.
Test drive formula/baja car summer 2008 3. Vinyl
logo featured prominently on top of nose (up
to 8x16) 4. Team Photo Plaque 5. Ad on
sponsor board 6. Ad on www.gatormotorsports.com
with link to your homepage 7. Semesterly sponsor
newsletter Material Sponsor Gator
Motorsports will gladly accept your material
contribution. We can use resources such as travel
and accommodations (frequent flyer miles),
engine fluids, tires, engines, team
attire, vehicle rentals, printing services, raw
materials, fasteners, tools, etc.
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Donation Form
Please provide the requested information and
send your tax deductible donation to the
following address Mail to UFSAE Gator
Motorsports 237 MAE-B University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611   Make checks payable
to Florida Foundation (UFSAE on the memo
line) Contact Name _____________________________
____________________________________ Contact
Phone Number ____________________________________
_____________________________ E-mail Address
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_______________ Sponsorship Donation
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_______________ Sponsor name as it should appear
on advertisement ________________________________
_________________________________   Brief company
or individual profile ___________________________
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____________________ Please also include a copy
of your company logo if you wish it to be shown.
Digital formats are preferred and can be e-mailed
to vp_sponsorship_at_gatormotorsports.com.