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Formula SAE: the school side of racing

They are young, passionate, full of imagination and energy. They spend most, if not all, of their spare time working on single-seat race cars, dreaming of success and victories. Yet, we're talking neither about Formula One nor a prestigious racing team. And said passion is not about speed. Rather, it's performance that counts -- pure, physical, classic performance. It's the Formula SAE with Montreal's École de technologie supérieure (ETS), a group of engineering students who gather to create -- from the ground up -- a genuine open-wheel car capable of winning races on the track.