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UTA FSAE Entry and Team Members
85 in 1985
FSAE @ UTA


Copeland, Theresa Vecera, Jimmy Vecera,
Brian Beattie, John Turon

 

In 1985, UTA FSAE designed a sequential "butterfly" shifter that combines clutching and shifting in one motion leaving the feet free for one pedal each. With a Honda V4 500cc engine, car #85 placed third in 1985 but returned to compete in 1986 and won UTA's fourth National Championship.

University of Texas at Arlington
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

P.O. Box 19023
Arlington, TX 76019
Phone: 817.272.2430
Fax: 817.272.2952
Email:
woods@mae.uta.edu