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MARIETTA, Ga. | Mar 4, 2019

Annual event attracts top engineering schools

Kennesaw State ¸£ÀûÔÚÏßÂ鶹’s Motorsports Formula SAE team will host its seventh annual Formula South Invitational on March 9, bringing together student Formula SAE teams from around the Southeast and beyond to showcase their competition race cars.

Who:

Formula SAE student teams from Kennesaw State, ¸£ÀûÔÚÏßÂ鶹 of South Florida, ¸£ÀûÔÚÏßÂ鶹 of Florida, Michigan State ¸£ÀûÔÚÏßÂ鶹, Mississippi State ¸£ÀûÔÚÏßÂ鶹 and Clemson ¸£ÀûÔÚÏßÂ鶹.

What:

Student competition teams will display their cars and compete in various events, such as an endurance race, autocross race, skid pad and acceleration. Each car is built entirely by Formula SAE student teams. The event is free and open to the public.

Since 2012, the KSU Motorsports Formula SAE student team in the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology has hosted this annual invitational in remembrance of former professor, Robert Glenn Allen, who supported the team over the years.

When: 

Saturday, March 9, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Where: 

Kennesaw State ¸£ÀûÔÚÏßÂ鶹, Marietta Campus, 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060. The event will take place in parking lots P28a and P28b located on the west side of campus on Polytechnic Lane. Parking available in the West Parking Deck.

– Travis Highfield

A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State ¸£ÀûÔÚÏßÂ鶹 offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to its more than 51,000 students. Kennesaw State is a member of the ¸£ÀûÔÚÏßÂ鶹 System of Georgia with 11 academic colleges. The university's vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties, and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the country and the world. Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 8 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.