The 2024 Pittsburgh Shootout is scheduled for Saturday, September 14.
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Updated 1/29/2024
Cost to register: $500.00 USD. Cost covers the track rental, insurance, timing equipment, 15 t-shirts, and camping at the event. Registration fee is sent via Stripe invoice and due August 7.
Registration of a 2nd car from the same team shall be $300.00. This cost applies to additional (3rd, 4th, etc) cars from the same team.
What defines a team? Are the same students/alumni running two different cars? It's one team. The extra cost is for your t-shirts.
Registration shall open March 14.
Registration shall close June 14.
Registration is capped to 40 cars.
FSAE/Formula Student/Formula Hybrid cars new and old may participate. IC, Hybrid or EV cars may enter.
Rules may be found at the "Rules and FAQ" tab.
Questions may be sent at the "Contact" tab.
Recommended lodging may be found at the "Maps" tab.
About Formula SAE and the Pittsburgh Shootout
Formula SAE is a student design competition organized by SAE International, headquartered in Pittsburgh's backyard in Warrendale, Pennsylvania. The competition was started in 1980. The concept behind Formula SAE is that a fictional manufacturing company has contracted a student design team to develop a small Formula-style racecar. The prototype racecar is to be evaluated for its potential as a production item.
The team must be made up entirely of active college students which places obvious restrictions on available work hours, skill sets, experience, and presents unique challenges that professional race teams do not face with a paid, skilled staff. The program is an excellent supplement to STEM programs like Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering/Technology as well as for programs such as Finance, Marketing, Logistics, and more.
For more information about the SAE Collegiate Design Series and the Formula SAE challenge, please follow the hyperlink below:
The Pittsburgh Shootout is not sanctioned or organized by SAE International as a part of the SAE Collegiate Design Series. The event was started in 2016 by students at the University of Pittsburgh. Now run by the Pittsburgh Shootout LLC and a group of alumni volunteers, the event is a 1 day showcase of the teams in driving distance of Pittsburgh, PA. This event follows the official competition events, so it is a relaxed but competitive drive day for these schools.
Interested in recruiting at the event but not sure about sponsorship? Contact Emily at emily@pittsburghshootout.com and lets see what we can work out.
Event History
2016
9 teams competed at the first Pittsburgh Shootout held on August 17, 2016. Carleton University from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada took first place at the event.
Teams that competed:
University of Pittsburgh - 2016
University of Pittsburgh - 2005
Wayne State University
University of Toledo
Villanova University
West Virginia University
Carleton University
Penn Electric Racing
Rutgers University
2017
After a first successful year, enrollment in the event doubled to 18 cars. Teams from as far away as Missouri drove in to compete. Again, Carleton's Ravens Racing took 1st place. The Ohio State University took 2nd, and Rutgers University with 3rd.
Teams that competed:
Carleton University
The Ohio State University
Rutgers University
University of Missouri
Kettering University
Villanova University
University of Pittsburgh - 2005
University of Pittsburgh - 2017
Oakland University
University of Maryland
Wayne State University - 2017
Penn State University
Lawrence Technological University
University of Toledo
Wayne State University -2016
Carnegie Mellon University
Syracuse University
University of Windsor
2018
The Pittsburgh Shootout grew to 20 teams in 2018 and proved to be a competitive day! It was blistering hot July day without a drop of rain and track activity from 10-5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor dethroned the defending champions Carleton Raven's Racing to take the 1st place trophy.
Teams that competed:
Carleton University
Wayne State University
Clemson University
University of Windsor
University of Pittsburgh -2018
University of Pittsburgh - 2006
University of Michigan - Dearborn
The Ohio State University
University of Toledo
Oakland University
Central Michigan University
Lehigh University
Temple University
Carnegie Mellon University
Pennsylvania State University - University Park
Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Rutgers University
University of Western Ontario
University of Toronto
2019
The Pittsburgh Shootout grew to 28 teams in 2019! Mother Nature gave us two extremes over the 4th of July weekend with brutal heat and humidity and a vicious downpour at 3pm. However, the rain didn't dampen our spirits. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor defended their title of first place, with newcomers McGill Formula Electric and Michigan State Racing taking 2nd and 3rd.
The 2019 Pittsburgh Shootout was sponsored by ANSYS, Uber ATG, and ShelterLogic.
Teams that competed:
University Of Michigan
McGill Formula Electric
Michigan State Formula Racing Team
Carleton University Ravens Racing
University of Cincinnati
Warrior Racing
Clemson University
Western Formula Racing
Rocket Motorsports
Panther Racing
University of Connecticut
UMD Racing
Lehigh Racing
Western Formula Racing
Carnegie Mellon Racing
Purdue Formula SAE
Rutgers University
University of Cincinnati
Gryphon Racing
Terps Racing
Penn State Racing
Grizzlies Racing
Capital College Racing
Formula uOttawa
Temple Formula Racing
Lancer Motorsports - University of Windsor
Queen's University Formula
Novaracing
2020
Cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic
2021
The Pittsburgh Shootout celebrated her 5th(ish) anniversary in August 2022. A humble, smaller event compared to 2019, 26 cars arrived to fight for glory. University of Michigan Ann Arbor won once again in their last season as an IC team, with newcomers LSU Tiger Racing coming in 2nd and Purdue FSAE coming in 3rd. Thanks to a timing mistake, both LSU and Michigan State Racing got to take home 2nd place trophies. Oops!
The 2021 Pittsburgh Shootout was sponsored by Motional, ANSYS, and BRAID USA.
Teams that competed:
MRacing
LSU TigerRacing
Purdue Formula SAE - West Lafayette
State Racing
Wolfpack Motorsports
Zips Racing Combustion
NovaRacing
UConn Formula SAE
UTFR
University of Cincinnati
Clarkson Formula Knights
Carnegie Mellon Racing
Western Michigan University
Temple University
Zips Racing
UMD Racing
Wayne State - Warrior Racing
West Virginia University - Mountaineer Racing
Zips Racing Electric
Pellissippi State
Grizzlies Racing
University of Pittsburgh
The Ohio State University
University of Virginia
University of Cincinnati
Kennesaw Motorsports
2022
The Pittsburgh Shootout hosted the 6th event on July 9 2022. Newcomers Formule ETS dethroned Michigan Ann Arbor for their 1st place victory in the Autocross event. The top 3 teams were all from the EV class: ETS, Ann Arbor, and Polytechnique Montreal respectively. 2022 marked the first event with showings from Canada, USA, and Mexico, and was a clear feather in the cap of our Quebecois friends and the EV class.
The 2022 Pittsburgh Shootout was sponsored by Motional, ANSYS, and Gecko Robotics.
Teams that competed:
Formule ETS
MRacing
Formule Polytechnique Montréal
LSU TigerRacing
Formula Buckeyes FSAE
Clemson University FSAE
Pack Motorsports
Bronco Racing
UConn Formula SAE
NovaRacing FSAE
University of Cincinnati
Formula uOttawa
UW Formula Motorsports
State Racing
Kettering Motorsports
UTFR
Virginia Motorsports
Penn State Formula Racing
Wayne State Formula SAE
Blue Devil Motorsports
Panther Racing (Pitt)
Carnegie Mellon Racing
Zips Racing Electric
Grizzlies Racing
2023
The Pittsburgh Shootout hosted the 7th event on September 2, 2023. MRacing dominated the EV class, and Illini Electric Racing cleanly took first place in IC with their last internal combustion vehicle. 2023 marked the first time the Pitt Shootout offered more than one event, introducing the Skidpad event.
The 2023 Pittsburgh Shootout was sponsored by ANSYS, Tronix3D, Amick and Associates, and Gecko Robotics.
Team photo by Charles Lerch
