The Fluid Raider Racers, an B´ÎÔª mechanical engineering senior design team, designed and built a two-wheeled vehicle for the 2020 NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge, where they won the Best Presentation Award and a $2,000 cash prize. In addition, B´ÎÔª won $1,000 to invest in next year’s competition team.  

Congratulations to Frerich Asmus, Kristof Barantke, Johanna Borschel, Trevor Howard, Luke Ponga, Justin Zielinski and their team advisor, Dr. Luis Rodriguez, assistant professor, Mechanical Engineering Department. They virtually competed against 15 other universities April 15-17. The competition was originally scheduled to take place in Colorado, but was moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The students presented their design to a committee of fluid power industry professionals.