Review - NUS Formula SAE Race Car

This post will be regarding the review of an article about the FSAE race car which was published in STREATS on Tuesday, September 7, 2004. The contents included the results of the NUS Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE) car's particpation in the 2004 FSAE meet, the design processes of the car and inclueded quotes from an interview with one of the team members.

The article was very informative and provided information regarding the FSAE race in a manner which makes it easily understandable. The information provided included the number of participants, the position of the car and the limitations that were imposed and had to be followed in designing the car. Actual satistics were used to back up the statements, such as stating that the NUS FSAE car came in 58th out of 140 cars and that there was a US$25,000 budget for making the car. Also, the use of technical terms was limited so that the article can be easily understood by the average reader who lacks specialised knowledge concerning race cars.

However, the few technical terms used did not have explanations of what these terms mean. This makes it more difficult for readers without prior knowledge to understand what the author wants to convey. For example, readers who do not know much about cars will not know what the 20mm limitation imposed on the air intake is for. In addition, an interview conducted with one of the team members was inserted, but an interview with the teacher-in-charge was not inserted. Quoting from interviews with both the teacher-in-charge and the team member would have provided more balanced insights and answer questions like the reason for spending so much money on a team of so little students when the money could have been spent in other ways.

Overall, the article was very informative and provided readers with information regarding the FSAE car. Moreover, the information was presented in a way that makes it easy for everyone to understand.

[i] Article URL: http://serve.me.nus.edu.sg/fsae/oldsite/image/Motorshow%20-%20-Streats%20-%207%20September.pdf