YUSAE Student Auto Club Takes Gold in Formula Division

Cheonma DM Team Earns Silver in Formula EV Division, Demonstrating Exceptional Skill

Students Design and Build Cars Using Classroom Knowledge

[October 30, 2024]

<YU’s student auto club members who excelled in the 2024 Student Formula Competition>

Students from YU’s student auto club showcased their talent by winning two major awards at the 2024 Student Formula Competition. 

The spotlight was on YU’s student auto clubs ‘YUSAE’ (mentored by Professors JUNG Young-hoon and KANG Seok-won from the School of Future Automotive Engineering) and ‘Cheonma DM’ (mentored by Professor YOO Gi-soo from the School of Mechanical Engineering).

The YUSAE team clinched the gold in the Formula Division, while the Cheonma DM team took silver in the Formula EV Division, validating their skills honed through rigorous preparation.

< YU’s YUSAE team’s Formula car racing on the track>

Jointly organized by the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers and the Korea Automotive Technology Institute, the competition took place over three days from September 27 to 29 at the E-Mobility Research Center in Yeonggwang, Jeollanam-do. Now in its 18th year since its 2007 launch, this year’s event saw participation from 54 teams representing 40 universities across Korea and two international universities, all competing with vehicles they designed and built themselves. In the Formula Division, teams advanced through vehicle and safety inspections (covering noise, rain, brake, and tilt tests), and were evaluated in acceleration, skid pad, autocross-gymkhana, and endurance racing.

YU’s YUSAE and Cheonma DM teams continue to distinguish themselves in the student automotive arena, having achieved top honors in previous competitions, including the International Student Formula Competition hosted at YU.

 <Team YUSAE (left), winner of the gold medal in the Formula category, and Team Cheonma DM (right), winner of the silver medal in the Formula EV category>

YUSAE team leader LEE Jae-hyun (4th-year, School of Future Automotive Engineering) expressed his excitement, stating, “Although the preparation period was challenging, I am thrilled to have competed against other university teams with a car we designed and built from scratch based on our classroom learning. We’ll aim to create an even better vehicle to achieve great results in next year’s competition.”

Professor JUNG Young-hoon from YU’s School of Future Automotive Engineering remarked, “The students gained invaluable experience from designing to manufacturing their own car and driving it on the track. Competing in the event helped them apply theoretical knowledge practically, a significant experience that will serve them well in their careers.”