Dominique Vidal and Michael Ledyard join WLKI's Andy St. John to preivew the Trine University SAE 2nd Annual Car Show.

The Trine University Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) is hosting the show on Saturday, Sept. 14, from noon to 5 p.m. This event will take place in the Best Hall parking lot across from the T. Furth Center for Performing Arts.

The SAE group hopes to connect with the local car community in Angola and the surrounding area. The car show will have food trucks available to both exhibitors and attendees.

The event will cost $10 per vehicle to exhibit and is free for all to attend. Register your vehicle at this link: trine.edu/register/SAECarShow

Along with hosting an annual car show, Trine's SAE chapter participates in track days through the National AutoSport Association (NASA). The club owns and operates a Honda Civic in this organization to provide its members with an avenue to try racetrack driving without a large investment of personal resources.

Participation in NASA allows SAE members to get track time at multiple different racetracks in the Great Lakes region, including Gingerman Raceway, NCM Motorsports Park, and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Participants can also work to obtain a racing license through NASA's High Performance Driver Education (HPDE) events and training.

The Trine chapter also is part of a growing movement on college campuses to incorporate electric go-karts. The club is currently in the process of rebuilding one such kart and is hoping to participate in electric vehicle (EV) events like the Purdue EV Kart Grand Prix. The club is also working to plan a Trine EV Kart Time Attack, held on the campus of Trine University.

The Trine SAE Chapter is part of SAE International, a collegiate and professional organization that allows students to participate in various events with other students, as well as over 100,000 engineers and related technical experts worldwide. These experts can be found working, teaching and researching in the fields of aerospace, automotive and commercial vehicles.

The goal of the Trine SAE chapter is to educate and provide resources for those students who are interested in a job in the automotive or motorsport industries. You can learn more about Trine's SAE chapter here: trine.edu/news/2024/sae-car-show