Warrior Racing reaches 10th place at Formula West competition

Warrior Racing, Wayne State's Formula SAE team, came in 10th place out of 80 teams at the Formula West competition in Lincoln, Nebraska on June 18.

The team's vehicle, Road Warrior X (RWX), finished the competition with 662 out of 700 possible points, an increase from last year's total of 584. Warrior Racing also finished as the top team from Michigan for the second year in a row.

"This was by far the best season in our team's history," said Tirath Matharu, president of Warrior Racing. "Everyone worked extremely hard with designing, manufacturing and testing RWX, and it definitely shows in our final results."

The team completed all of the competition's events with no penalties and received first place in the Cost and Manufacturing event, which scores how well teams manage a budget without sacrificing performance.

"None of this would've been possible without the support of our sponsors, family and fans. Everything our team does, from the start to the end of the season, is all made possible with various donations from our sponsors," said Matharu. "I am extremely proud of the whole team."