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26 Collegiate Teams Vie for Best Miles-Per-Gallon Title in SAE Competition

11 June 1999

26 Collegiate Teams Vie for Best Miles-Per-Gallon Title in SAE Engineering Competition

    WARRENDALE, Pa., June 10 -- Over 200 engineering students
will compete in the Society of Automotive Engineers' (SAE) Supermileage(R)
Collegiate Design competition on June 11-12 at the Eaton Corporation Proving
Grounds in Marshall, Michigan.
    Universite de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada will defend its 1998 title
against 25 other teams from Canada, Mexico and the U.S. during the two-day
competition sponsored by SAE and Eaton Corporation, a global manufacturer of
products that serve industrial, vehicle, construction, commercial, aerospace
and seminconductor markets.  Sherbrooke will attempt to outperform their
702.74 miles-per-gallon run in last year's competition.
    Vehicles are judged in two areas: vehicle and powertrain design and engine
design.  Following technical inspection, teams compete in performance runs to
measure fuel economy and to achieve the highest mileage possible.
    All vehicles are powered by a two-horsepower Briggs & Stratton engine.
For twenty-years, Briggs & Stratton, Milwaukee, Wisconsin has donated an
engine to each team.  The use of the same engine creates a more challenging
engineering design test.
    Supermileage(R) is one of eight collegiate design competitions held each
year by SAE throughout North America.  Other events include three regional
Mini Baja(R) events for off-road vehicles, two Aero Design(R) events for
radio-controlled aircraft, a Formula SAE(R) event for mini formula-style race
cars, and a Walking Machine Decathlon(R) for robotics.
    For more specific information about the Supermileage(R) competition,
contact Lori Pail at SAE International, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale,
Pa. 15096-0001; telephone 724-772-8534; fax 724-776-0890; e-mail
lorile@sae.org.