About Us

Nevada Electric Racing is a formula student racing team based out of the University of Nevada, Reno. The main goal of our team is to build the fastest open-wheel, single-seater formula racecar and compete against other universities around the globe at the Formula SAE Electric events.

Read more about the competition here.







Competition Events

For our competition there are 2 series of events (static and dynamic) that get added together to total our overall score. Teams are scored out of 1000 points, a detailed breakdown is below.

Static Events

Design Event (150) - evaluates a team’s adherence to good engineering design principles

Cost Event (100) - measures how we factored cost production into our design decisions and manufacturing

Presentation Event (75) - judges our ability to pitch our car’s feasibility in serving the needs of the amateur racing market

Dynamic Events

Acceleration (100) - straight line speed on a 75m track

Skidpad (75) - measures the vehicle’s cornering capability by measuring the time required to complete a figure of eight circuit

Autocross (125) - tests the car's maneuverability and handling qualities on a tight course without the hindrance of competing cars

Efficiency (100) - measures our energy use during the endurance event

Endurance (275) - test of the car’s maneuverability and handling over a tight course with a series of straights and turns

FAQs

  • Nope! Anyone with a strong desire to learn and build is welcome!

  • We accept any and all majors, anyone that is passionate about engineering is welcome!

  • The gearing ratio is optimized for smaller tracks, therefore top speed is ~70mph and 0-60mph of ~3 seconds.

  • We will choose drivers based on many factors. Team dedication, racing background, and lap times are considered in our choices.