At Virginia Tech, a group of students work late nights and early mornings, buzzing with the thrill of bringing a race car to life. It’s a formula-style race car built from the ground up by members of the Formula SAE team. Every part of the car is carefully designed, crafted, and tested by students, guided only by a bare-bones rule set provided by the Society of Automotive Engineers. These rules encourage the team to push the boundaries of creativity and technical expertise, challenging them...