ABOUT US
Cal Poly Racing is the largest student chapter of SAE International in California.
Over 125 members contribute to designing, manufacturing, and testing three innovative racing vehicles.
Months of hard work culminate at SAE’s Collegiate Design Series (CDS) competitions. These international competitions challenge us to apply our skills outside of the classroom as part of a project that closely imitates industry practices.
Cal Poly Racing is the only California team to field vehicles in all three of the major CDS competitions: Formula SAE, Formula SAE Electric, and Baja SAE.
FORMULA SAE
We design and manufacture two Formula-style vehicles: electric and combustion.
BAJA SAE
Our vehicle is a high performance,
off-roading vehicle.
BUSINESS
We oversee marketing, communications, partner relations, and other non-engineering aspects of the team.
JOIN THE TEAM
HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE
"Learn By Doing" sits at the heart of our mission, as our members learn skills that extend beyond classwork. We put theory into practice — students develop their project management, communication, leadership, and professionalism.
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY
We take pride in fostering an environment where students can learn from the ground up.
PARTNER WITH US
WHY WE NEED YOU
Building prototype vehicles at an internationally competitive level requires significant resources; corporations, small businesses, and individuals can all make meaningful contributions to our efforts.
THE BENEFITS
Depending on the level of investment, you have access to promotion on our social media and newsletter, company branding displayed on the vehicle, website and apparel, and more.
SAE INTERNATIONAL
SAE International is a global association of more than 128,000 engineers and related technical experts in the aerospace, automotive and commercial-vehicle industries. SAE International's core competencies are life-long learning and voluntary consensus standards development. SAE International's charitable arm is the SAE Foundation, which supports many programs, including A World In Motion® and the Collegiate Design Series.
OUR LOCAL SAE CHAPTER
The SAE Southern California Section is an outstanding resource for people involved in all aspects of the vehicle mobility industry in and around the Southern California, as far north as San Luis Obispo, except San Diego County.