Fsae Rules

2013 Formula SAE® Rules Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 3 PART A - ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS ............................................................................. 5 ARTICLE 1: FORMULA SAE OVERVIEW AND COMPETITION ............................................. 5ARTICLE 2: THE 2013 FORMULA SAE SERIES ......................................................................... 6 ARTICLE 3: FORMULA SAE RULES AND ORGANIZER AUTHORITY ................................. 7 ARTICLE 4: INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS .............................................. 9 ARTICLE 5: FACULTY ADVISOR, SAFETY RESPONSIBLE AND SAFETY ADVISOR ..... 10 ARTICLE 6: VEHICLEELIGIBILITY .......................................................................................... 12 ARTICLE 7: REGISTRATION ...................................................................................................... 13 ARTICLE 8: VEHICLE DOCUMENTATION, DEADLINES AND PENALTIES ...................... 15 ARTICLE 9: PROTESTS................................................................................................................ 19 ARTICLE 10: QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FORMULA SAE RULES ........................................... 19 APPENDIX S – SAE TECHNICAL STANDARDS ........................................................................ 21 PART T - GENERAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS ................................................................ 23 ARTICLE 1: VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS& RESTRICTIONS ................................................. 23 ARTICLE 2: GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS ................................................................. 24 ARTICLE 3: DRIVER’S CELL ...................................................................................................... 25 ARTICLE 4: COCKPIT.................................................................................................................. 45 ARTICLE 5: DRIVERS EQUIPMENT (BELTS AND COCKPIT PADDING) ........................... 49 ARTICLE 6: GENERAL CHASSIS RULES.................................................................................. 53 ARTICLE 7: BRAKE SYSTEM ..................................................................................................... 55 ARTICLE 8:POWERTRAIN ......................................................................................................... 57 ARTICLE 9: AERODYNAMIC DEVICES ................................................................................... 59 ARTICLE 10: COMPRESSED GAS SYSTEMS AND HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULICS ......... 59 ARTICLE 11: FASTENERS............................................................................................................. 60 ARTICLE 12: TRANSPONDERS .................................................................................................... 61 ARTICLE 13: VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION ................................................................................. 62 ARTICLE 14: EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS............................................................................ 63 ARTICLE 15: POSSIBLE FUTURE RULES CHANGES ............................................................... 66 APPENDIX T-1 STRUCTURAL EQUIVALENCY SPREADSHEET ........................................ 68 APPENDIX T-2 IMPACT ATTENUATOR DATA REPORT ...................................................... 68 PART AF - ALTERNATIVE FRAME RULES............................................................................... 69 ARTICLE 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................. 69 ARTICLE 2: STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION FORM (SRCF) ................ 69 ARTICLE 3: DEFINITIONS .......................................................................................................... 70 ARTICLE 4: STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS...