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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Gina Gondek Marty Lenz on Colorado's Morning News. RAM Racing
is Colorado State University's fully student run formula Society of
Automotive Engineers team. It's made up of more than fifty
passenger pass passionate students from across campus.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
It is opened all majors for you to join. RAM
Racing designs, manufacturers, finances, manages, and races both internal combustion
and fully electric formula style cars built entirely on the
campus at Colorado State University. And joining us now on
the KOA Comma Spirit of Health Hotline is Jimmy Pounders.
He is a vice president of c ISSU RAM Racing FSAE. Jimmy,
thanks for coming on with us this morning. Fascinated about
(00:37):
this program. How did it get started? How did the
group coalescent come together?
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Yes, of course, thank you so much for having me,
Marty said, my name is Jimmy Pounders. I am the
vice president of RAM Racing formula see and I am
a credit wise junior studying business management at Caros State.
And yeah, RAM Racing is Caro State's fully student run team.
And and kind of how we got started. It was
in nineteen ninety four competing at the Formula sae I
(01:06):
see competition. Originally part as the CSU's Master and Motorsports
Engineering program, but the team as it exists today really
came together in twenty twenty three after the pandemic. After
a brief shutdown, a small group of students rebuilt the
program with the mission to open it up all majors,
not just engineering, and make it fully student run and
a very inclusive team. We'll start with just a handful
(01:29):
of members of going into a fifty plus person team
focused on designing more competitive cars each year and expanding
in the new areas, including the electric vehicle program.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
As you had mentioned, Jimmy, talk a little bit about
how those other majors are a part of this as well,
because it's an organization that I assume a lot of
engineers want to get on board with.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
But what are some of.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Those other majors and other students that you see as
part of the team.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
Yeah, of course, So while most people assume that it's
all engineers, we have students from across campus. Mechanical and
engineer Cannical and electrical engineering are very well represented, but
we have students managing the business side for example, handling, sponsorships, marketing,
event planning, and outreach. Our current president Danik of Fickler,
(02:11):
as they say, college student and nhr A drag racer.
We also have team members studying computer science, construction management,
equine science, graphic design, and more. And it just harbors
back too that anyone that sees you can join and
is completely free to be part of this team.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Jimmy, I just realized this and maybe before from some
of the details that it's it's really is a racing
team like you say in NASCAR or Formula one, where
it takes a family a body of work to make
a team run. Share about the Formula SAA Michigan competitions
that you all compete in and will again this year.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Yes, So the Formula SAE Michigan National Competition is where
the top college teams from around the world compeak. So
kind of think of it like the NCAA National Championship Game.
But you've got one hundred and twenty schools there and
it's all for SU built race cars. So our combustion
team competes against one hundred and twenty schools, and our
electric team will competing in twenty twenty six in the
(03:08):
spring will be competing earth about seventy five schools, give
or take. It's a mix of static events where we
present our cards, engineering, business plan, and cost breakdown to
judges from top companies in the industry that judge this competition,
such as members from four General Motors. The other half
are dynamic events like acceleration Autocross, good Pad and endurance racing,
(03:32):
which are all on the track where our student drivers
get to let loose and have some fun.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
Jimmy, what do you hope a lot of students and
a lot of your teammates take away from this program.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
Yes, I really hope people can take away the opportunity
that the SAE brings to students. It's such a great
career readiness program, giving people hands on industry career readiness
experience before you graduate, so you're not going into the
industry cold. It bridges the gap between classroom concepts to
(04:04):
a real world application. So I know, for me studying business,
you know, taking marketing class to taking management classes, taking
finance classes, I get to apply directly what I'm learning
from the classroom to a team and get that experience.
And I'm really hoping that it creates a gap to
the automotive industry, general management manufacturing, that these students can
(04:26):
get a leg up when they apply for those jobs
after college.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
Jimmy, where can people go if they want to learn
more about RAM racing.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
Yes, so, if you would like to learn more about
CSU RAM Racing, you can follow us on our Instagram
which is CSU Underscore ram Racing f SAE and then
if you want to email us, you can email us
at CSU RAM Racing F SAE at gmail dot com
and you can send us an email telling you and
(04:56):
any requests or inquer you have will have somebody get
back to you and labuish it.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Vice President of CSU RAM Racing F s a E.
It's Jimmy Pounders. Jimmy, thank you so much for sharing
more about this event. You're speaking with Marty Lenz, who
calls CSU his all that matters, says his alma mater.
So thank you so much for joining us, because I
know he appreciates it just as much.
Speaker 3 (05:16):
Thank you, Jimmy, Yes, of course, thank you so much
for having me go.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Rams Go Rams
Gina Gondek Marty Lenz on Colorado's Morning News. RAM Racing
is Colorado State University's fully student run formula Society of
Automotive Engineers team. It's made up of more than fifty
passenger pass passionate students from across campus.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
It is opened all majors for you to join. RAM
Racing designs, manufacturers, finances, manages, and races both internal combustion
and fully electric formula style cars built entirely on the
campus at Colorado State University. And joining us now on
the KOA Comma Spirit of Health Hotline is Jimmy Pounders.
He is a vice president of c ISSU RAM Racing FSAE. Jimmy,
thanks for coming on with us this morning. Fascinated about
(00:37):
this program. How did it get started? How did the
group coalescent come together?
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Yes, of course, thank you so much for having me,
Marty said, my name is Jimmy Pounders. I am the
vice president of RAM Racing formula see and I am
a credit wise junior studying business management at Caros State.
And yeah, RAM Racing is Caro State's fully student run team.
And and kind of how we got started. It was
in nineteen ninety four competing at the Formula sae I
(01:06):
see competition. Originally part as the CSU's Master and Motorsports
Engineering program, but the team as it exists today really
came together in twenty twenty three after the pandemic. After
a brief shutdown, a small group of students rebuilt the
program with the mission to open it up all majors,
not just engineering, and make it fully student run and
a very inclusive team. We'll start with just a handful
(01:29):
of members of going into a fifty plus person team
focused on designing more competitive cars each year and expanding
in the new areas, including the electric vehicle program.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
As you had mentioned, Jimmy, talk a little bit about
how those other majors are a part of this as well,
because it's an organization that I assume a lot of
engineers want to get on board with.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
But what are some of.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Those other majors and other students that you see as
part of the team.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
Yeah, of course, So while most people assume that it's
all engineers, we have students from across campus. Mechanical and
engineer Cannical and electrical engineering are very well represented, but
we have students managing the business side for example, handling, sponsorships, marketing,
event planning, and outreach. Our current president Danik of Fickler,
(02:11):
as they say, college student and nhr A drag racer.
We also have team members studying computer science, construction management,
equine science, graphic design, and more. And it just harbors
back too that anyone that sees you can join and
is completely free to be part of this team.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Jimmy, I just realized this and maybe before from some
of the details that it's it's really is a racing
team like you say in NASCAR or Formula one, where
it takes a family a body of work to make
a team run. Share about the Formula SAA Michigan competitions
that you all compete in and will again this year.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Yes, So the Formula SAE Michigan National Competition is where
the top college teams from around the world compeak. So
kind of think of it like the NCAA National Championship Game.
But you've got one hundred and twenty schools there and
it's all for SU built race cars. So our combustion
team competes against one hundred and twenty schools, and our
electric team will competing in twenty twenty six in the
(03:08):
spring will be competing earth about seventy five schools, give
or take. It's a mix of static events where we
present our cards, engineering, business plan, and cost breakdown to
judges from top companies in the industry that judge this competition,
such as members from four General Motors. The other half
are dynamic events like acceleration Autocross, good Pad and endurance racing,
(03:32):
which are all on the track where our student drivers
get to let loose and have some fun.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
Jimmy, what do you hope a lot of students and
a lot of your teammates take away from this program.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
Yes, I really hope people can take away the opportunity
that the SAE brings to students. It's such a great
career readiness program, giving people hands on industry career readiness
experience before you graduate, so you're not going into the
industry cold. It bridges the gap between classroom concepts to
(04:04):
a real world application. So I know, for me studying business,
you know, taking marketing class to taking management classes, taking
finance classes, I get to apply directly what I'm learning
from the classroom to a team and get that experience.
And I'm really hoping that it creates a gap to
the automotive industry, general management manufacturing, that these students can
(04:26):
get a leg up when they apply for those jobs
after college.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
Jimmy, where can people go if they want to learn
more about RAM racing.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
Yes, so, if you would like to learn more about
CSU RAM Racing, you can follow us on our Instagram
which is CSU Underscore ram Racing f SAE and then
if you want to email us, you can email us
at CSU RAM Racing F SAE at gmail dot com
and you can send us an email telling you and
(04:56):
any requests or inquer you have will have somebody get
back to you and labuish it.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Vice President of CSU RAM Racing F s a E.
It's Jimmy Pounders. Jimmy, thank you so much for sharing
more about this event. You're speaking with Marty Lenz, who
calls CSU his all that matters, says his alma mater.
So thank you so much for joining us, because I
know he appreciates it just as much.
Speaker 3 (05:16):
Thank you, Jimmy, Yes, of course, thank you so much
for having me go.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Rams Go Rams
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