Looking for Help: Clean Snowmobile Challenge

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Hey guys!

I am entering my Senior year of Engineering school at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho this upcoming Fall. Part of out curriculum is to complete a design project in order to get us some "real world" experience before we graduate.

Obviously I love snowmobiling so I am trying to tie the two together.

One possibility is the SAE SAE Clean Snowmobile

In short the teams make modifications to sleds to reduce exhaust and noise emissions while attempting to maintain performance and gas millage.

Our team objective is to "Represent The West.
We want to show up with mountain worthy sled and try and use products produced in NW.

This project is a little ambitious to start from the ground up, but I have to try!!

The biggest obstacle to the project success is that we actually need a physical snowmobile.
To be competitive we would need to show up with a IQ and up Chassis and our preferred motor is the Polaris 4 stroke

We are looking for sponsors of all kinds!

Below is our info sheet! We will have a website up soon. Please let me know if you can help or of any suggestion on who to contact.

Thanks!

-Bobby Miklos (miklrobe @ isu.edu)
ISU CSC Team Leader

 

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Purpose: The Society of Automotive Engineers - International Clean Snowmobile Challenge is an engineering design competition that challenges engineering students to reengineer an existing snowmobile to reduce both emissions and noise. The modified snowmobiles compete in a variety of events including emissions, noise, fuel economy/endurance, acceleration, handling, static display, cold start and design.

Objective: “Represent the west” by fulfilling competition objectives while retaining the performance, functionality and essence of a true mountain snowmobile.

Contact: Bobby Miklos
Team Leader - ISU Society of Snowmobile Engineers
208-881-2601


As I’m sure you can imagine there are significant anticipated expenses in pursuing a project such as this.
Our anticipated needs include:
• Rolling snowmobile Chassis
• Clean Snowmobile Engine
• Advertising
• Sled wrap
• Expert advising and mentoring
• Parts/ equipment/ supplies
• Material/Fabricator costs
• Travel expenses
• Riding gear for event
• Monetary donations
• Snowmobile film fundraising event sponsor(s)


What we can do for you:
• Showcase your product/logo at the 2012 Intermountain Snowmobile shows in Salt Lake City, UT and Boise, ID
• Include your company name in all online and print produced about the team and its efforts.
• Include your company logo on our website.
• Include your company logo on printed materials.
• Place your company logo on the Snowmobile
• Represent your company by building a Snowmobile to successfully compete in the 2013 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge.


All donations are tax deductible and any help you can provide us would be a huge boost toward making this dream a reality!