MEET OUR Leaders
Our Executive Board
Previously, Louis was the Treasurer for the team, learning the ins and outs of how the Business side is run. Now as President/Executive Officer, he has the knowledge he needs to oversee and organize the team to be as efficient as possible, and spread the word about our team through events and fundraisers! He has great ideas and goals for this upcoming season!
In our previous season, Clayton served as a great resource for all things fabrication and assembly. With more knowledge than ever, he is now going to oversee that portion of the team as Vice-President/Technical Officer, and guide us to building our best car yet! As Clayton keeps up with our work, the team becomes more and more motivated!
Last year, Alex worked mainly with Tom on the Safety and Ergonomic portions of the car. He did this all while observing how the team worked, and collected some great thoughts on how he'd like to improve it. This year as Secretary, he's ready to implement his ideas and organize our team better than ever!
Following a vacancy in our Executive Board, Ben stepped up to the plate with no hesitation. Combining his love of RC cars with his passion for engineering, Ben is ready to keep our team's finances in check and continue work with Matt on the Suspension Subteam.
Our Subteam Leads
Lance Malmassari
Chassis/Body/Aero (C.B.A)
Email: Z1904890@students.niu.edu
Our Chassis/Body/Aero Subteam mainly deals with the structure of the car, how everything mounts to the car, and the aerodynamic components. This system of the car requires a lot of design, virtual testing, and hands-on welding/fabrication. If you would like to learn more, consider coming to our next meeting!
Nicholas Pekarski
Powertrain
Email: Z1863658@students.niu.edu
As the largest Subteam by member count, Powertrain sure has a lot of moving parts! Powertrain in basic terms essentially works with everything that makes the car move. If you want to learn about engine building/maintenance, drivetrain components, tuning, and more, this is the team for you!
Matthew Eberle
Suspension
Email: Z1888890@students.niu.edu
The Suspension subteam is arguably the most technical category we have. This is due to the fact that a substantial amount of math goes into finding the perfect suspension setup for the car. That is to say, the best setup for managing the forces that act on the car through turns, acceleration, and braking. It also gives us valuable information about the car's weight distribution, center of gravity, and overall stability which aid other subteams in their projects. Interested? Come talk to Matt at our next meeting!
Nicholas Hugger
Cockpit/Controls/Safety
Email: Z1815940@students.niu.edu
Finally, we have our Cockpit/Controls/Safety team. Anything that our driver touches, will have been carefully designed and sourced by this team. That mainly consists of the seatbelt, seat position, pedal box, safety equipment, brakes, and more. This team works a lot directly with our other subteams to ensure that everything is put together according to refined designs. Come find Niko at our next meeting, and he will tell you all about it!