the hardrocker racing Team

The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Formula SAE Hardrocker Racing Team is committed to excellence through teamwork, professionalism, respect, and dedication. Our team designs and manufactures a new race car from the ground up every year. We then compete against other engineering schools on a international level. The quality of our performance in engineering design is nationally recognized. Click Here to meet our FHR 2012 Team!

Mission Statement

To create the best team and FSAE race car through experimental learning and achievement of goals that support the overall team and our commitment to excellence.

Vision Statement

To Personally and Professionally develop individuals capable of engineering a winning racecar.
 

Code of Conduct

Introduction

The Code of Conduct for the Formula SAE 2010 - 2011 Team is developed and agreed upon by all the members composing the team. It is being used by the Formula SAE team to monitor its own standards and commitments.

Conduct Principles

1. Professionalism - FHR members will conduct all work pertaining to the project, and control all actions related to the project in a business like manner reflecting the level of quality and excellence expected by its members.
    
2. Respect - FHR members will have respect for all faculty, advisors, fellow team members, and anyone related to the team or coming in contact with the team regardless of race, sex, or social station. FHR members will respect the time and work of their peers.
    
3. Safety - FHR members hold safety paramount in all their designs and actions. Create and promote a safe working environment for everyone.
    
4. Communication - FHR members will communicate at all times to facilitate the project and develop well being within the team.
    
5. Cooperation - FHR members will work with all other team members in a professional manner regardless of any personal differences. FSAE team members will resolve personal differences in an efficient and team advancing way.
    
6. Participation - FHR members will faithfully attend weekly team meetings, and be actively involved in them. FHR members will not be discriminated against because of the amount of time they have available to contribute to the team.
    
7. Outreach - FHR members are sociable. They emphasize that strength of the team is fostered in part by organizational growth.
    
8. Motivation - FHR members find fun ways to encourage other members on the project. They help each other find intrinsic motivation to attain diligence.
    
9. Accountability - FHR members will fulfill commitments by required date, or make immediate and appropriate arrangements for proposed completion.
    
10. Integrity - FHR members will work in a manner that is honest, selfless, for the good of the whole team and the whole project.
     
11. Competency - FHR members will be expected to understand and dependably complete required work without excessive supervision. Members will be expected to ask how to do something when they don�t know.