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WE ARE MATADOR MOTORSPORTS

Matador Motorsports is CSU Northridge's Formula SAE engineering senior design team. We give our engineering students the opportunity to demonstrate, build, and prove their creativity and engineering skills in comparison to other universities around within our nation and the world.

What Do We Do?

Established in 1988, Matador Motorsports was created to be the stepping stone for countless student success stories. Our alumni have gotten hired by well-established companies, including Honda Performance Development, Mercedes AMG Petronas F1, NASA, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and many more. We believe that our efforts will shine in the engineering industry as we continue our journey to compete.

Mission

Our mission is to design, manufacture, test, validate, and race a Formula SAE-style race car. To reach our mission, students will learn the importance of camaraderie, commitment, and ownership of all factors of our team. We abide by the National Society of Professional Engineers Code of Ethics. Our core values are to foster professionalism, honesty, integrity, and self-growth. We look to attract highly motivated, diligent students with a desire to learn and push the boundaries of science and creativity in a fast and dynamic environment.

Process

We take our students beyond textbook theory and enable them to design, analyze, build, test, and validate the dynamic performance of a vehicle used to compete in the Formula SAE. We aim to maximize the total points scored at the competition while remaining within the resources available at CSUN. We prepare undergraduate and graduate engineering students in a variety of disciplines in addition to budgeting, communication, project management, and resource management. 

Background

Matador Motorsports includes several undergraduate students with multiple emphases ranging from mechanical, electrical, and computer science. This program runs under the guidance of our faculty advisor, Dr. Stewart Prince.

Frequently Asked Questions

FSAE (Formula SAE) is a program hosted and organized by SAE International. It is one of the Collegiate Design Series (CDS) programs that prepare undergraduate and graduate engineering students by giving them a chance to apply their knowledge and skills to solve a real-world engineering challenge. Conceiving, developing, fabricating, and then competing with a small formula-style vehicles, our members are given the chance to apply their skills in a competitive environment alongside other colleges from around the world.

No, any CSUN student can join the team as a volunteer! As Matador Motorsports is one of the Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Projects here at CSUN, seniors get graded for their work throughout the year.

During the testing phase, we typically run our car on one of the campus parking lots or at a local racetrack. Our competition is in Brooklyn, Michigan during the month of May.

Yes, our FSAE team is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. This means that both our team qualifies for tax-exempt status, and donations made to our team qualify for tax deductions. 

Drivers are chosen from a selection of licensed team members. The fastest drivers among those are slated to drive during testing and competition. 

Our MM34 car which competed during the 2023 FSAE IC competition ran a Honda CBR600RR. 

Who's behind the team?

Click below to learn about our current team members here. 

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MATADOR MOTORSPORTS

18111 Nordhoff St
Northridge, CA 91330
United States
CSUN Haas Lab


Contacts

Email: csun.sae@my.csun.edu