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The University of Maryland's Formula SAE team is a world ranked collegiate design group. Each year the team designs, builds, and competes an open wheeled racecar. The competition is stiff, with most of the top teams including automotive feeder schools such as the University of Michigan, Universität Stuttgart, and Yokohama National University. Amongst these very powerful teams and nearly a thousand others from around the world, the University of Maryland is ranked 8th.
 This year the team is focused on an aerodynamic design featuring a complex undertray. This advanced design will add downforce to the car allowing it to turn at higher speeds without losing traction - and ultimately create faster lap times. The team is working with Harbor Sales to create a 3D model of the undertray constructed from Precision Board - an extremely strong, high density urethane product. Once the mold is created, the team applies an overlay of carbon fiber and Nomex® to add stiffness and flame resistance to the design. 
According to team member CJ Gorrell, "we're very thankful we found Harbor to help us with our mold. Last year we made our own and it took us about 10 weeks. Harbor was able to turn over the mold in just a few days. Thank you Harbor!". To learn more about the UMD racing program visit terpsracing.com.
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