Our Team
Since its inception in 2008, NovaRacing has helped Villanova engineering students gain real-world design and manufacturing skills. In addition, members of NovaRacing learn the valuable skill of being on a team. All members on the engineering team design parts for the car while learning from older members. They are responsible not only for designing, but also for manufacturing. We manufacture as much as possible using the Villanova College of Engineering machine shop, but we often reach out to sponsors for more complex designs. Through this process, students get to interact with local businesses and network with them. The business team interacts with all sponsors as well as manage finances, public relations, and media. We may be a team, but we strive to be as professional as possible to prepare our members for their future careers.
FAQs
FAQs
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Competition Success
Each year, NovaRacing competes against international teams at the Formula SAE competition at Michigan International Speedway. In past years, the team has been steadily improving. In 2021, the team placed third place in the acceleration event and 11th overall. In 2022, the team achieved its best result yet, with another third place in acceleration, second place in endurance, first in fuel efficiency, leading to an overall second place victory. For the first time in 2022, NovaRacing placed in the top ten for design and was invited to the design finals, which was an invaluable learning experience.
Through the Years

VU15 competed in 2024 and placed 9th overall.

VU01 was the first car that was designed by NovaRacing. It placed 62nd overall at it's first competition in 2009.

VU02 competed in 2010 and placed 28th overall.

VU03 competed in 2011 and placed 64th overall.

VU04 competed in 2012 and placed 39th overall.

VU05 competed in 2013 and placed 52nd overall.

VU06 competed in 2014 and placed 52nd overall.

VU07 competed in 2015 and placed 18th overall.

VU08 competed in 2016 and placed 62nd overall. This car is currently on display outside the Idea Lab in Falvey Memorial Library

VU09 competed in 2017 and placed 24th overall.

VUX competed in 2018 and placed 17th overall.

VU11 competed in 2019 and placed 20th overall.

VU12 was constructed during the COVID-19 Pandemic, and competed in competitions in both 2020 and 2021. This car was Villanova's first to include an aerodynamics system.
VU13 was designed in Spring 2021, manufactured in Fall 2021, and competed in May 2022. The car earned numerous awards at competition, including second place overall. A highlight of this car is the use of center lock wheel hubs that were a significant weight reduction.

VU14 competed in 2023 and placed 47th overall.