Stand Out with Cardinal Formula Racing: From Classroom to World-Class Competition
SVSU’s Cardinal Formula Racing team designs, builds, and competes with a Formula-style race car each year. Cardinal Formula Racing offers students a hands-on experience that combines classroom learning with practical applications. Students build a car from concept to completion to compete in the Formula SAE Collegiate Design Series each May. The Formula SAE series is one of the largest engineering competitions in the world, with nine international events and more than 300 student-led teams worldwide.
The SVSU team takes a multidisciplinary approach, involving engineering, accounting, and marketing students. This student-led project combines engineering, teamwork, and innovation, offering real-world experience in design, fabrication, and performance testing—preparing students for careers in automotive and mechanical engineering through hands-on achievement and competition.
Twice, SVSU’s Cardinal Formula Racing team has earned international acclaim by building the quickest college race car in the world.
A Team Effort
CFR is a special program in SVSU's College of Science, Engineering and Technology. CFR is made up of 20 to 30 students from engineering, business and art. CFR is an extracurricular program, but there are mechanisms in the engineering, business and art curriculum for the students to earn course credit. There are two faculty advisors, one from mechanical engineering and one from business. There is also one industry and racing advisor.
Explore the undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering and technology that help to influence how we build formula race cars!
Discover how to apply skills from our entrepreneurial degree programs in business and management to help run formula racing vehicles and so much more!
Reveal a limitless world of possibilities as you delve into our creative arts and behavioral sciences programs to assist in implementing designs across formula racing vehicles!
Steps to Join the Team
Express Interest
Talk to prior team members or chat with an advisor.
Go to an Official Meeting
Learn all about the who, what, where, when, and whys of the Cardinal Formula Racing team.
Meet With an Advisor
Don't be afraid to ask questions about the team and what your expectations should be going into it.
Welcome to the Racing Family!
Take a leap of faith and join the team!
CONTACT US.
College of Science, Engineering & Technology
Pioneer 236
setdean@svsu.edu
(989) 964-2717
Cardinal Formula Racing
Pioneer 201
bpbyam@svsu.edu
(989) 964-4489
Scott L. Carmona College of Business
Curtiss Hall 320
cbmdean@svsu.edu
(989) 964-4064