{"id":2179,"date":"2016-08-18T19:59:59","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T19:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/cas\/?p=2179"},"modified":"2024-07-12T16:12:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T16:12:00","slug":"um-flint-engineerings-off-road-racer-visits-the-bricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/case\/2016\/08\/18\/um-flint-engineerings-off-road-racer-visits-the-bricks\/","title":{"rendered":"UM-Flint Engineering’s Off-Road Racer Visits the “Bricks”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Downtown Flint during Back to the Bricks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Each August, Back to the Bricks celebrates Flint’s legacy as part of the automotive industry\u00a0and\u00a0brings nearly half a million visitors to the downtown area. On the Friday of this famous weekend UM-Flint hosts\u00a0Go Blue on the Bricks<\/a>,\u00a0its annual alumni gathering. This year visitors to both events can get up close and personal with\u00a0UM-Flint engineering<\/a>‘s most recent student project: an off-road racer created for a\u00a0Baja SAE competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The racer’s presence will give those gathered a chance to see the level of work being done by current students\u2014more notable, perhaps, as it was completed in their\u00a0free time outside of class.<\/p>\n

The vehicle\u00a0is student-designed and built. They\u00a0cut, shaped, and welded\u00a0steel and aluminum into automotive parts, developed\u00a0an\u00a0electrical system, and repurposed\u00a0brakes from mopeds in the university machine shop. It\u00a0is a great example of UM-Flint engineering’s dedication to hands-on learning, but it was also fun for the students\u2014especially driving it in competition. Said junior Hassan Freeman, “It was awesome.\u00a0When you drive this car, nothing exists except you and the track, and maybe the guy you are passing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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UM-Flint engineering students and faculty with their off-road racer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On\u00a0Saturday, August 20<\/strong>, the racer and members of UM-Flint engineering will join other area educators at\u00a0the Hot Rod High (HRH) display during Back to the Bricks. Noted HRH co-founder Robert Ayre, “This year\u2019s exhibit will feature all of our local colleges, and some of our best high schoolers in the city. We try to give our area youth an opportunity to explore the mechanical side of the automobile. We are encouraging their active participation in our auto-related careers, education, and hobbies.”<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Hot Rod High\u00a0display will be located\u00a0on the south side of the flat lot along 1st street.<\/p>\n

John O’Brien, UM-Flint engineering technician, hopes that over the two days he and his\u00a0students will be able to meet individuals interested in pursuing a degree in engineering and community members who want to be involved with the UM-Flint engineering program. Said O’Brien, “The Baja Racer and projects like this show the outside world that we have an engineering program. . .\u00a0This is a win for the university and a win for the students as well.”<\/p>\n

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For more information on UM-Flint Engineering, call 810.762.3131 or visit\u00a0umflint.edu\/engineering<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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