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Design. Build. Compete.
South Dakota Mines Formula SAE · Since 1996
What is Formula SAE
Formula SAE is SAE International's collegiate design competition. University teams design, build, and race a small open-wheel car under a common rulebook, then defend their engineering in front of judges from industry.
Cars are scored in static events (business presentation, cost and manufacturing, engineering design) and dynamic events (acceleration, skidpad, autocross, endurance, and efficiency) for a possible 1,000 points.
Formula Hardrocker Racing
Formula Hardrocker Racing is South Dakota Mines' Formula SAE team. Each school year we design, manufacture, build, and test a formula-style race car, then take it to Formula SAE Michigan to compete against more than 100 universities. The team has competed since 1996.
Our members come from many majors and experience levels. The point is hands-on learning: every season we get better as engineers because we build something real.
- 1996First Competition
- 27Competition Entries
- 6thBest Overall Finish
- 5Event Podiums
FSAE Michigan · May 2026
The 2026 season
Network
Work alongside sponsors, alumni, and industry judges from motorsport, manufacturing, and aerospace.
History
Racing since 1996, with a best finish of 6th overall at Formula SAE California in 2007.
Compete
Every May we take on 100+ universities from around the world at Michigan International Speedway.
Join the 2026-27 team
Every major. Every experience level.
We meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00-5:00 pm in Classroom Building, Room 205. Show up and we'll find you a subsystem.