I am currently a senior Mechanical engineering student at UNC Charlotte. I have been pursuing course work that concentrated on motorsports. I am slightly disappointed in the lessons that I have learned since I started. It seems that most of my knowledge that I have gained the last few years has come from me teaching myself. Currently, I have been appointed as UNC Charlotte's Formula SAE team leader. This has been a dream of mine ever since I was introduced to the program my senior year in high school. Now that I finally get to experience being the team leader I find myself doubting my capabilities, but with each new obstacle that I am encountering, I am leaning that I am completely capable. Hopefully this is the chance for the school to pay me back for some of my disappointments.
This weekend, I am taking my Spec Porsche 944 turbo to Carolina Motorsports Park in SC to do some testing. I plan on racing it for the first time in November at CMP. I am hoping for a weekend without many problems so I can focus on the things I need to learn before the race. It also wouldn't hurt for gas to be a "tiny" bit cheaper as well, but that is a whole other story...
I have high hopes to merge my engineering and driving career in the future. With the experience that I will gain as the team leader for UNC Charlotte's FSAE team and what I will learn in November at the club race both will definitely send me in that direction.
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