On the final day of spring classes, more than 100 Lehigh University mechanical engineering students and roughly 90 local students gathered in the Broughal Middle School gymnasium for the annual Lehigh/Victaulic Race Day. The event featured 32 custom-built race cars designed and manufactured as part of the ME 240 course led David C. Angstadt, a teaching full professor in mechanical engineering.
Throughout the semester, undergraduates worked with the Broughal eighth-graders to apply manufacturing techniques, including CAD modeling, CNC machining, and injection molding. This partnership allows the middle school students to engage with engineering concepts and interact with college-level mentors.
The program is supported by Victaulic, a global leader in piping systems and a long-term partner of Lehigh’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics.
The Winners' Circle
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Race Winner: Team "QMJ" (Kasey Dorney, Cal Heathman, Talia Wilson-Osorio, Trey Sheeler)
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Best in Show (Voted by Lehigh students): Team Toothless (Walker Blair, Ivy Chen, Owen Laury, Julia McGonigal)
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Kids' Choice (Voted by Broughal students): "Scrat is Tough" (Devin Andrews, Jason Coe, Ben Manley)
See the Action
View the highlights from the gymnasium floor and the students behind the designs in the post below: