Kettering University Formula SAE

We are a team of students at Kettering University who design, build, and race an open wheeled racecar in the Formula SAE Collegiate Design Series.

Kettering University (Formerly General Motors Institute) has a long and storied history in the automotive industry. The Kettering FSAE team strives to continue that legacy. Though much of the team's has been lost, small facts remain. The team was founded in the late 1980's. In 1998 and 1999, the team's solid axle, Kawasaki powered car won cost. In 2000, the car switched back to an independent rear

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08/18/2025

Meet our chief engineer… Jack😎

08/10/2025

We had a wonderful first track day of the summer term yesterday at the Mobility Research Center. We were focused on collecting data, performing both coast down and skidpad testing to do that. With the coast down tests, we were able to measure drag with and without our aero package. We also made vehicle dynamic setup changes to optimize skidpad performance. Overall, we had a very productive and successful track day.

07/15/2025

It was so nice to meet all the incoming students yesterday at Bulldog Fest. We are excited to see everybody at our all garage event this Wednesday at 6pm!

05/19/2025

After some difficulties in getting through tech inspection, and mechanical issues in tilt and noise, we were unable to arrive at brake tech in time to run. Nonetheless we'd like to thank our leads and seniors whose time has been invaluable over the last few years, as we begin to further test and refine the lightest, most capable car the team has seen in years:

Dean Kalebjian: 2025 Chief Engineer, 2024-2025 Powertrain Lead
Adam Jaycox: 2025 Team Lead
Braydin Jones: 2024 Team Lead, 2023-2024 Electronics Lead
Peyton Jones: 2023-2024 Chassis Lead
Jeff Ricken: 2025 Chassis Lead
Dan Hadden: 2025 Electronics Lead
Jack Stonis: 2024-2025 Suspension Lead
Skylar Menzies: 2025 Business Lead

We also want to thank all of our wonderful sponsors as well who made our season possible!

04/24/2025

Shoutout to for sponsoring the powder coating of the chassis as well as other parts for GMI25.

Stay tuned to see the rest of their work, but for now you will have to take our word that it looks red hot

03/01/2025

GMI2025's Chassis is Complete! Keeping the momentum rolling for MIS in May!

02/26/2025

Meet Our Team: Johnny Venezia!

02/24/2025

This past week, our team competed for the SAE Mid-Michigan Collegiate Cup. Although CMU Baja took home the victory, this gave us a great opportunity to practice our presenting skills. Thank you to the SAE Mid-Michigan Chapter as well as Bill Owen and Dan Nicholson for putting on a great event!