SAE MidMichigan Section

Joint Meeting with ASM/AFS
Speaker: CHUCK EDWARDS
Program Chair: RON SEAMON
October 2, 2014
Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth 

6:00 PM Social Hour
7:00 PM Dinner
8:00 PM Program

Chuck Edwards, a GM retiree and lifelong Michigan resident will discuss the history of Copper Mining in the Keweenaw area of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. He will cover the mining era from it’s early history over 4,000 years ago to the early discoveries by French explorers in the 1600’s to the present. He will share his knowledge and insights into a nearly lost industry and this beautiful area known as Michigan’s Copper Country.

Chuck grew up in the Michigan UP, where he graduated from Michigan Technological University before moving to Saginaw where he worked in the Engineering and Quality departments at General Motors Saginaw Malleable Iron Plant. Chuck retired after 37 years and spends much of his time enjoying the UP.

Speaker: Jesse Kershaw, Ford Racing
Program Chair: Bill Owen
September 29, 2014
Watson Engineering, 18703 Toledo Rd, Brownstown Township, Michigan

5:30 PM Social Hour
5:30 PM Tour & Buffet Dinner
7:00 PM Program

One of drag racing’s winningest factory programs of the 1960’s was the Mustang Cobra Jet. In an era where the big 3 took their showroom battle to drag strips across the country, a win on Sunday resulted in sales on Monday. These factory battles provided marketing value and trickle down engineering that helped create the iconic muscle cars we worship today.
In 2008, Ford revisited those roots and introduced a modern version of the Mustang Cobra Jet. This presentation will provide a fact-filled and light-hearted walk through the how, why, and what of the modern day Cobra Jet program.
A panel of Ford Racing employees and industry experts will cover the following topics:

• Historical context of the original 1968 Cobra Jet program and how it is still relevant today.
• The modern hurdles transforming a production car into a race car
• Trickle down engineering and how racing improves the brand
• The modern context of drag racing and how it promotes vehicle sales
• Market competition
• The future of production drag racing

This presentation is a must for any drag racing fan, especially those familiar with NHRA Stock and Super Stock!
Jesse Kershaw, Ford’s Drag Racing Parts and Competition manager will manage the presentation. For more information:
http://www.fordracingparts.com/Cobrajet
Presentation to take place at Watson Engineering, supplier and assembly source for the Cobra Jet and Boss 302S Mustang. For more information: http://www.watsonracing.com
Take the Watson tour, meet the race teams, and hear the Cobra Jet story.

Speaker: Todd Mackintosh, Technical Specialist, General Motors
Program Chair: Mark Pope
September 15, 2014
Holiday Inn Flint, 5353 Gateway Center, Flint, MI 

6:00 PM Social Hour
7:00 PM Dinner
8:00 PM Program

Electrified vehicles involved in unplanned events such as mechanical breakdowns, collisions, and vehicle fire scenarios can present new hazards associated with the stored energy in the vehicle’s Rechargeable Energy Storage System (RESS).

These hazards include potential for chemical, electrical, and thermal exposure and injury for members of the emergency responder community.

Other incidents such as garage structure fires and flooding/water submersion may also present risks to these responders as well when a HEV or EV is involved.

A standardized hybrid and electric vehicle identification methodology is necessary to protect 1st- and 2nd-level emergency responders including fire, rescue, emergency medical, law enforcement, tow and/or recovery, storage, repair, and salvage personnel during and after an unplanned incident has occurred with an electrified vehicle.

Todd Mackintosh has been in the battery business for over 17 years. He chairs the SAE J2990 task force ‘Hybrid and EV Recommendations for First and Second Responders’ and holds a Masters of Energy Systems Engineering degree from University of Michigan.

August 12-16, 2014
Flint, MI

Join Mid-Michigan SAE at Flint’s Back to the Bricks http://backtothebricks.org/schedule/

Judging with award presentation on August 16th 2014

6:00 am – 5:00 pm 111 years of Buick party on Water St at the Durant-Dort Carriage Company building, all Buicks invited, DJ, food and drinks
6:00 am – 4:00 pm 5th Annual Corvette Reunion Car Show
8:00 am – 5:00 pm Car Show

Press Release

The Mid-Michigan Section of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) is proud to announce the Harlow H. Curtice Memorial Trophy to be awarded at the 7th Annual “Back to the Bricks” celebration in Flint, Michigan on August 20, 2011. The award will be presented to either the Buick or Chevrolet that Harlow Curtice would most like to drive.

Harlow H. Curtice, a long time Flint resident and civic supporter, retired as General Motors 11th President on August 31, 1958.

Harlow Curtice began his General Motors Career at the AC Spark Plug Division in early 1915. He was named General Manager of AC in 1929. He became General Manager of Buick in 1934 and was named Executive Vice President of General Motors in September, 1949. It was in this position that he approved the 1953 Buick V-8 engine and the 1953 Corvette for production in Flint.

Curtice was elected President of GM on February 3rd 1953. During his tenure as President, Curtice championed V-8 engines, including the Buick “Nail-head” and the Chevrolet small block, automatic transmissions, power steering and brakes, GM’s Fuel Injection and air- conditioning.

This event was hosted by The Steam Railroading Institute. SAE was a guest exhibitor. 
June 20-21, 2014
Owosso, MI

presented by The Steam Railroading Institute

http://michigansteamtrain.com/expo-2014/

Win Prizes – $35 for Fastest Lap

Program Chair: Bernard Santavy
20-Mar-2014

7:00 PM Pizza
7:30 – 11:00 PM Racing

Baja, Formula SAE, Super-MPG, Clean Snowmobiles, and FirstRobotics robot

Program Chair: Mark Pope
18-Feb-14
Bavarian Inn Lodge, Frankenmuth, MI 

6:00 PM Social Hour
7:00 PM Dinner
8:00 PM Program

We observe “National Engineers Week” with a banquet and technical program featuring presentations by students from Central Michigan University, Kettering University, Saginaw Valley State University, and The Kettering University AutoDrive Challenge Team. The students are members of SAE Collegiate Chapter project teams which compete in the SAE Collegiate Design Series http://students.sae.org/cds/ The design series has grown from a national competition to an international competition featuring students from Asia, Europe, North and South America. During this year’s banquet, the teams present will compete for the annual “SAE Collegiate Cup” presented by the Mid-Michigan Section. This event’s competition will be judged based upon the quality of the oral presentation of the team’s “Design Series” project.

Presented by the author and racing program manager
Speaker: Douglas Fehan
Program Chair: Mark Pope
18-Nov-13
Holiday Inn, Flint, MI 

6:00 PM Social Hour
7:00 PM Dinner
8:00 PM Program

Speaker: Douglas Fehan
Program Manager Corvette Racing at GM Racing
A racing odyssey that began more than 50 years ago at War Memorial Stadium in Buffalo,
N.Y., has taken Doug Fehan to victory celebrations at the world’s greatest race
tracks. Fehan has traveled a long and winding road from the dusty Midwestern bullrings where he began his career, to the top step of the podium at Le Mans, Sebring, and Daytona. While Fehan’s official title is GM Racing program manager for the American Le Mans Series, he is, in fact, the heart and soul of Corvette Racing.
Fehan went to work on the blueprint for GM’s first factory-backed Corvette racing program. Two years later, Corvette Racing broke cover with the C5-R, followed by the C6.R in 2005. Through August 2009, Corvette Racing has scored 78 victories, including an overall win in the 2001 Daytona 24-hour race, six wins in the GT1 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and seven class wins at the 12 Hours of Sebring. Eight consecutive manufacturer’s championships for Chevrolet put an exclamation point on Corvette Racing’s success under Fehan.
Corvette Racing opened a new chapter with the debut of the next- generation Corvette C6.R in the GT2 category on August 8, 2009. In anticipation of a single GT class in 2010, Corvette Racing is developing the new ZR1-based GT2 Corvette C6.R to compete against rivals representing Ferrari, Porsche, BMW, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Viper, Panoz, and Ford.
“It’s hard for me to control my passion for Corvette,” he admits. “I’ve tried to develop Corvette Racing as a giant tree, and the farther we can spread its roots, the stronger the tree will be. I enjoy being a one-man band playing the Corvette tune in a variety of places, from the Corvette Museum and Corvette club meetings to the GM boardroom. The future looks good for Corvette Racing, and I think we’ll continue to be a force in motorsports for many years to come.”

Fehan is an unabashed advocate for the Corvette cause and an icon for legions of faithful Corvette fans. He received the ALMS “From the Fans” award in 2004 and 2008.

Presented by BAE Systems
Speaker:Mark Signorelli, Vice President and General Manager
Program Chair: Mark Pope
MONDAY, Sept 16, 2013
BAE Systems, 34201 Van Dyke Ave., Sterling Heights, MI 48312 
5:30 PM Sign in
6:00 PM Program start
8:00 PM Program end

BAE Systems’ Sterling Heights Michigan Prototype Facility is the premier center for ground vehicle and weapon systems, assembly, integration and test. The facility helps BAE Systems achieve improved customer collaboration, lower cost and faster-to-market prototype development. This site provides engineering, prototyping and program management for the company’s combat vehicles business. The site is home to a four-story LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certified office building; one of three Prototype Facilities that make up BAE Systems’ unique National Prototype Network; and a mobility test track that supports vehicle test operations.

Land & Armaments, Senior Leadership

Mark Signorelli, Vice President and General Manager

Mark is vice-president& General manager of Armored Combat System. Focused on tracked and wheeled vehicles markets servicing both U.S. and international customers, its portfolio includes the Bradley family of vehicles, M88A1/A2, M109 family of vehicles, M113 family of vehicles and the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program. In addition, this business unit also includes the Support and Technical Services Business which will continue to focus on programs in the U.S.

Mark served 21 yrs. in the military as an artillery Officer, he is married and has a son in college and a daughter ready to start next year.

Speaker: Fritz Kayle,
Katech CEO and co-founder
Program Chair: Mark Pope
MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013

7819 Lochlin Drive,
Brighton, Mi 
6:00 PM Social Hour
7:00 PM Dinner
8:00 PM Program

Speaker: Fritz Kayle, Katech Founder & CEO presents V4 High Performance Engines

Due to rising demand, Katech designed and manufactured an innovative, highly efficient, high power density, compact and configurable V4 engine to power your auto-sport, aviation, marine, ATV and industrial applications. The V4 draws on the legendary architecture of the Corvette LS series V8 engine. The engine is very light and because of its’ compact design can be retro-fitted into almost any application.