Welcome to the Team Sycamore Racing

Fuel mapping a race engine? Hammering out sponsorship deals? Managing a race team? Who would guess these opportunities would be available to college students? At Indiana State University, students have these valuable opportunities by participating in a student-run racing team.

In addition to the hands-on learning by students involved in Team Sycamore Racing, students are also learning about the business end of the industry thanks to an innovative collaboration between Indiana State's colleges of business, technology and nursing, health and human services.

The collaboration resulted in the creation of a motorsports management minor. Central to the minor is Indiana State's four-year automotive technology management program, which provides the theory, laboratory and practical experiences needed for careers in automotive and related industries.

The What And Where

NHRA NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION [DIVISION 3]

The NHRA Division 3 is comprised of race tracks in the North Central area of the United States. In the 2009 season there will be seven points races in which TSR will

compete for the championship. These events will take place in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Kentucky.

SUPER COMP CLASS

The quickest of the heads-up super classes (8.90 index), Super Comp is composed primarily of dragsters, engine, chassis and body modification are virtually unlimited, though all entries must adhere to NHRA safety standards. Four and six cylinder powered entries may have a minimum weight of 1,000 pounds; all others cannot weigh less than 1,350 pounds. Most Super comp cars are capable of running well under the 8.90 index but use a number of electronic aids, including a timer and adjustable throttle, to run close to the index without running quicker than it, or breaking out.