Winners of E-Car Racing at ArtCenter in Pasadena

Preparing for the hill climb (Photo – Garrett Rowlan)

The 15^th annual Formula E (“E” as in elastic) races were held on Thursday, August 8 on the smooth sidewalks of the ArtCenter College of Design Sculpture Garden, Hillside Campus.

By Garrett Rowlan

In this competition, teams build radio-controlled vehicles powered by energy stored in 16 feet of rubber band to race three different races:  the road course with squared-off turns, the drag race and the hill climb with a sharp left turn known as the “widow maker.”

Twenty teams of students, exchange students and a few professional teams participated. The Formula E races provides corporate and student teams with valuable experience in product development, engineering, team building, fabrication, finding solutions under pressure, recovering from failure and enjoying success.  The judges were from design studios, Disney and Mattel.

Winners

Team Honda swept the awards winning.

• Best of Show (overall points winner)
• Sinclair Hill Climb
• Ashtray Drag Race
• Sculpture Garden Flats

Additional winners include:

• Team Monster 5.0 won the Eckles Design, Build and Approach award
• Team Lioness won the Mattel Hot Wheels award
• Team Fresh Pie won the Lego Speed Championship Kids Choice award
• Team Luxe won the Felt Bicycles award
• Team Mutant Spine won the Honda Dream Synergy award
• Team Super Hot Tape won the Robo Race Top Pick award

Watch this video below to appreciate Formula E racing!