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All of us at GFR thank you for the support of our team. We cannot be as accomplished without the support from all of our sponsors, family, friends and fans. A special thanks is given to Oregon State University and DHBW Ravensburg for the continued support of our faculty[…]

Well what a week. Everything we do as individuals and as a team comes down to just four days of competition. In those four days we are evaluated on how successful we perform, this does not always mean we perform the way we think we should but still gives[…]

Luckily this is not my first time traveling with the team to Europe. Last summer I was here for both Formula Student Germany (FSG) and Austria (FSA). I remember being wide eyed and trying to take everything in and at the same time help the team be competitive. Now[…]

A morning flight from Portland International Airport (PDX) in Oregon took me to Washington Dulles (IAD) in Virginia landing just before 4 p.m. local time. The next step in my journey was the most critical; do not miss getting on the plane for the international flight. Upon arrival at[…]

After waiting and preparing for nearly nine months, Global Formula Racing was ready for the 2013 Michigan FSAE event. All the blood, sweat and tears of designing, re-designing, manufacturing and assembly culminating into one amazing racecar and one very synergetic team. The final task standing between us and the[…]

With the start of 2013, we here at Global Formula Racing have begun in earnest the production of the 2013 car. The machines are running, the labor hours are increasing, and we are starting to see the results of these efforts.             The chassis team[…]

Starting in 2009, the beginning of a successful collaboration between two universities, separated by two continents, began in earnest. In recent years, Global Formula Racing team has had numerous successes. To be sure of our continued success, there is required a good cooperation between the two teams that are[…]

The GFR did another time some team building days, but this time in the snow in the skiing region Zams. The focus of these days was on having fun in the snow with other GFR team members. On a mountain with 2200m height near Zams, GFR has also registered[…]

The time flies when you’re having fun! We are now over half way through with Fall Term at Oregon State University. It is an exciting time here in the shop as the seniors begin to finalize their designs and prepare to manufacture new parts during the upcoming Winter Term.[…]

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