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STUDENT GENERATION
TEAMS OVERALL
SAE Clean
Snowmobile
Challenge
SI Class
1ST
University
of Wisconsin -
Platteville
Rochester Institute of
Technology was one of only six
teams to complete the grueling
Endurance Event.
was a competition, " the team said. It placed first in the SI Class.
" With six of the members of the team being seniors and soon to graduate,
the 2022 competition was the last chance for the older members to guide the
younger members through the competition. There was a lot of work that went
into both sleds over the last year to prepare them for the competition,
especially starting with two new chassis and rebuilding the Eco-boost used in
the SI snowmobile. The team has been looking forward to getting back to the
competition for years and couldn't have been happier with the results. The
senior members are glad to end on a win with the Ford they have worked with
the last several years.
" The new members were able to see their work pay off and their excitement
can be seen as they are already working on improvements for the next
competition. "
North Dakota State University took second place in the combustion
ignition (CI) Class and won awards for best handling and best fuel efficiency.
NDSU was the only CI team to complete the 100-mile Endurance Event.
" My favorite part was definitely getting to see the sled finally done and
compete at competition. It felt great seeing it do so well in the events, " said
Brett Gildersleeve, a sophomore in mechanical engineering who grew up in
Frazee, Minn., and came to NDSU after five years in the U.S. Army. " Our biggest
challenge was trying to find an exhaust system for emissions. Nothing was
cheap or an easy install solution. It required a lot of fabrication. "
NDSU has competed in the diesel engine category for the past several years
because it's a great opportunity for students to get hands-on experience with
the type of engine technology many local employers use.
" The Clean Snowmobile Challenge has helped me prepare for working in the
real world by starting with nothing and finishing with a ready-to-go
snowmobile, " said Gildersleeve. " It involves taking a stock snowmobile and then
thinking of ways to improve it. Those thoughts eventually become designs and
then we implement it onto the snowmobile. Once it is on the snowmobile, we
test it to make sure it works and that it is actually an improvement or would
add benefit. The SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge really covers all aspects of
what a typical engineer does. " n
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2ND
Rochester Institute of
Technology
3RD
University of
Idaho
CI Class
1ST
Clarkson
University
2ND
North Dakota
State
University
3RD
University
of Wisconsin -
Platteville
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