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FRUCD Competes in Michigan!

The 2024 FSAE competition has ended with successful results for our team! For the first time since 2019, we have passed all technical inspections and competed in all four events. Last year we ranked second to last, but this year has set an upward trajectory with our team ranking 22 out of 79 teammates. Congratulations to all team members for their hard work this year paying off! We have improved so much over the past year and we greatly look forward to what our next competition has in store.

FRUCD Makes History

Welcome to the April newsletter! FRUCD has been doing such great work this past month, and there's so much to talk about with all the events and achievements we've had.

I guess it's best to start with the elephant in the room...

SAY HELLO TO FE11 😍😍😍

 

  

IT'S BEAUTIFUL, ISN'T IT?

We are so proud to have made this car - we not only finished manufacturing the car, but also in record time! This is the first time since the pandemic that we have been able to finish our car by Picnic Day! 

March Madness!

Welcome to the March FRUCD newsletter, this month has been super productive and we can't wait to share with you all of our progress leading up to Picnic Day! This spring break, many of our members stayed in Davis to help continue manufacturing the car, assembling some components together.

To begin on the operations side, we have not only been working on the newsletter, but also on merch orders! We have exciting new designs to share out to the world, so keep an eye out for some of our FRUCD merch. ;)

Spreading our February Love

It's February - love is in the air, and FRUCD is quite in love with FE11's progress. As we approach the end of the month, it's time to get our newsletter updates out! So far we're making steady manufacturing progress, hoping to complete the car by Picnic Day.

As we wrap up February, consider sharing your love with FRUCD. The crowdfund is closing soon, but there’s still time to donate to help get our team members to competition in Michigan!

Welcoming Our First Newsletter of 2024!

After a restful winter break, our team is back and busy! To start the quarter off strong, our new members were given a tour of our off-campus location at Inventopia, led by our aerodynamic manufacturing and composites lead, Brandon. Inventopia is a UC Davis venture program which provides tech resources to startups at a more accessible price point. We’ve also recently taken our first team pictures with our 2024 team, as seen above. New polo shirts are pending, we can't wait to show them off in future photos!

Who Are We, Anyway?

OKAY!

So you found us during one of our events and you joined our Discord. You see the chaos that is the FRUCD server, you think to yourself:

Where do I begin?

Look no further. For we have created this blog which can help you navigate FRUCD and understand who we are a bit better, and how we function!

Reaching the Finish Line

Our 2023-24 Crowdfund for the month of October is now over! We want to shoutout all of our supporters during this Crowdfund run, your generosity helped us raise $2,505, 125% of our goal!

Furthermore, we reached 84% of our $3,000 stretch goal. We couldn't thank you all enough for your donations which will fuel us for the rest of the season. With that being said, make sure to keep an eye out on our socials for any FRUCD updates and we can't wait to see you on a future track day!

Holy Cow! We did it!

Wow! Triple digits, 100%! We did it, team.

We would like to start by saying thank you to all of our wonderful supporters and donators. Without your help, we wouldn't be able to keep the team running.

Our Crowdfund will still be up for the remainder of the month, therefore, if one would still like to join us on our car-building journey and donate, we would appreciate it heavily. We are aiming for a stretch goal of $3000!

With love,

FRUCD ♡

Did Somebody Say Crowdfund?

As the fall leaves decorate the Davis paths, FRUCD is getting ready for a new season with high hopes. This year marks our 11th season as FRUCD, and we hope to make it one to remember.

With that being said, these 11 seasons have only been possible due to the support of our generous professors, team advisors, and donators! For that reason, we have now posted our new Crowdfund donation page for the 2023-24 season. This year, we are eager to improve upon last year's shortcomings and bring a winning car to the FSAE Electric competition in Michigan.