Jayhawk Motorsports

Jayhawk Motorsports (JMS) is an organization that competes in FSAE which is a collegiate design competition where students design, build, test, and race formula-style race cars. Each year JMS builds a vehicle with a traditional combustion powertrain. This year’s team is focused on the completion of one electric car early in the spring semester, testing the performance, and improving based on acquired data.
 

Members of the team spend countless hours each week designing, manufacturing, and testing the cars in an effort to maximize their performance. This is not limited to breaks, holidays, and weekends, as a high level of dedication is required of the students to develop a high-performance race car from start to finish in only two semesters. Although the time investment is substantially different than what students are used to in school, the knowledge and skills gained are what make Jayhawk Motorsports students incredibly knowledgeable and prepared to enter the workforce upon graduation.Such a complex engineering project would not be possible without the generous support from our sponsors, who extend the capabilities of the project beyond our resource and manufacturing limits. To produce high-quality and competitive race cars, the project requires a substantial budget, largely consisting of generous donations from both individuals and companies, small and large. Your contributions allow the team to compete at the highest level amongst the best FSAE teams in the world and contribute toward the success of future KU engineering graduates.

The following page will provide you with more information about our team, the competition, and our cars. We look forward to partnering with you this coming year to help Jayhawk Motorsports strive for excellence!

JMS has a very successful history in the Formula SAE competition. In the last decade, Jayhawk Motorsports has achieved 8 top 5 finishes including two overall 1 st place finishes in the 2012 and 2014 Lincoln competitions. These events include over a hundred teams from all over the world. 

Every donation is critical in allowing students to develop technological advances in the FSAE sphere and gives them a hands-on opportunity to apply the skills they learn in class. Jayhawk Motorsports is a unique organization as it includes students from all engineering majors as well as students from across the university. This year we have 20 senior undergraduate mechanical engineering students, in addition to a Volunteer Team of engineering students, business students, and more. Thank you for considering supporting our cause and helping students flourish in an active learning environment. 

Sponsor Information

All Jayhawk Motorsports sponsors at the Bronze Level and above will have their company logo or name featured on the Jayhawk Motorsports website, receive an invite to our unveiling event, and may schedule a company tour of our facility upon request.

JMS Contributor (Up to $250 or equivalent in products of services provided) 

— Name featured as a contributor on the Jayhawk Motorsports website

Bronze Level ($250+ or equivalent in products or services provided)

— Small company logo placed on the lower portion of vehicle sidepod

Silver Level ($500+ or equivalent in products or services provided)

— Medium company logo placed on the middle portion of vehicle sidepod

Gold Level ($1,000+ or equivalent in products or services provided)

— Medium company logo placed on the upper portion of vehicle sidepod 

— One guaranteed promotional social media post per year

—  Access to Jayhawk Motorsports team for company PR events if conditions allow

Platinum Level ($5,000+ or equivalent in products or services provided) 

— Medium company logo placed on either wing of the car

— Two guaranteed promotional social media posts per year

— Access to Jayhawk Motorsports team for company PR events if conditions allow

— Other custom benefits upon request

Jayhawk Level ($12,000+ or equivalent in products or services provided)
— Two large company logos on either wing of the car

— Three guaranteed promotional social media posts per year

— Access to Jayhawk Motorsports team for company PR events if conditions allow

— Private vehicle demonstration if conditions allow

— Other custom benefits upon request