Announcements

We have just become aware that the SCCA continues to allow the use of Snell M2010, K2010, SA2010 and SAH2010 helmets for solos and rally cross for the 2026 calendar year. As FH+E follows the SCCA solo requirements for helmets, we will allow the Snell 2010 helmets for 2026 only, if they are in good condition.

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Greetings 2026 FH+E Teams,

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IEEE 20th Anniversary Video Project

• 2026 is the 20th anniversary of the founding of Formula Hybrid + Electric

• IEEE, one of the major sponsors of Formula Hybrid + Electric, is eager to collect participant feedback around the teams who participate in the competition for a prospective video project.

• If you're interested in sharing your thoughts, please complete this short survey (linked HERE), it should only take 5-10 minutes. It is anonymous unless you would like to share your email with IEEE staff.

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Virtual Racing Challenge Date Change - Important

• The date for this year’s Virtual Racing Challenge, sponsored by iRacing and Motion Applied, has been rescheduled to April 12, 2026

• Seven teams have signed up so far so there’s plenty of room left

o Register your team using this Google Form

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Pre-Registration is now open: Don’t Delay!

• The pre-registration forms for both Students and Advisors are now live and will be active until Friday April 10.  

o Link for Students

o Link for Advisors

• The on-track registration forms will go live on Monday April 27 for anyone who missed pre-registration.  

• Student team members and Advisors should fill out their own forms. The list of Student fields is here.

• Pre-registering early and with the team members as accurate as possible is important as we use this information to

o Order food for the receptions

o Order t-shirts

o Make garage assignments

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Reminder:  Professor Charlie Sullivan’s Electrical Safety Lecture – Mandatory Viewing

• All team members must review the full Safety Lecture here.

• Prof. Sullivan will still give a brief presentation during Monday’s safety lectures but we heard from many teams that they wanted the lecture before they got to the track – the link is above.

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Hello Teams,

For your reference, here is a document outlining the availability of charging.

Greetings 2026 FH+E Teams,

See you soon in Loudon!

Pre-Registration is now open

• The pre-registration forms for both Students and Advisors are now live and will be active until  Friday April 10.   
  
   
  • Link      for Students
   
  • Link      for Advisors
 
• The on-track registration forms will go live on Monday April 27 for anyone who missed pre-registration. 
• Student team members and Advisors should fill out their own forms.  The list of Student fields is here.
• Pre-registering early and with the team members as accurate as possible is important as we use this information to  
  
   
  • Order food for the receptions
   
  • Order t-shirts
   
  • Make garage assignments

Reminder:  Professor Charlie Sullivan’s ElectricalSafety Lecture – Mandatory Viewing

• All team members must     review the full Safety Lecture here.
• Prof. Sullivan will still give a brief presentation during Monday’s safety lectures but we heard from many teams that they wanted the lecture before they got to the     track – the link is above.

Reminder:  Announcements

• Make sure to periodically check for important announcements on the FHE website’s Announcement Page

Reminder:  Rules Inquiries

• For Rules Inquiries, the quickest way to get an answer about a Rules question is to enter a ticket here.

FH+E Contact:

• For Rules and general questions
   
  • The Support Center: https://formulahybridelectric.supportsystem.com/
 
• To submit documents
   
  • The Upload Center: https://formulahybridupload.supportsystem.com/
 
• Other issues
   
  • Email:  Formula.Hybrid@dartmouth.edu

Please let us know if other volunteers or team memberswould like to receive these updates.  To opt-out, send an email back with“opt-out”.

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Please follow the following steps for compressing submitted documents:

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We are unable to accept Google Docs and suggest the following to compress pictures.  

-Open original document in .docx format and open it in Word

- Go to File/Options/Advanced/Image Size and Quality.  Set the Default Target Output to 96ppi and click on Discard Editing Data and then “OK.”

- Go to one of your pictures in the doc - Figure 1 will work.  Click on the Figure and then at the top, click on Picture Tools/Format/Compress Pictures.  

- Click on 96ppi and unclick Apply Only To This Picture.  Click on “OK” and “Save As.”

- Check the size in File Explorer.

- If the doc is still over-size, save your biggest picture in .jpeg instead of .png.  This will often save a lot of space.  

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Hello Teams,

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Here is the link to Charlie Sullivan's electrical safety video.

Greetings 2026 FH+E Teams,

See you soon in Loudon!

Team Numbers: IMPORTANT

• While FSAE automatically     assigns each team a number, FH+E re-assigns team numbers based on the     prior year’s finishing order.  The list of teams currently registered     with their FH+E number is attached and also here.      Reports using incorrect team numbers will be kicked back.

• Note that this year,     there are two team number changes to reduce Timing & Scoring     issues:

• Check Rules Article     T13.1 on the Car Number appearance
• FH+E numbers for 2026     will be two-digit numbers
  
   
   
  • Hybrid Teams: 01 – 19
   
  • Electric Teams:        21 - 50
   
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Virtual Racing Challenge

• The date for this year’s     Virtual Racing Challenge, sponsored by iRacing     and Motion Applied, is April     11, 2026
• Registration is a     two-step process:
   
  1. Register your team      using this Google      Form
   
  2. Once your team is      registered, you will be sent a link to register up to 5 drivers per team      in order to provide free iRacing licenses.  Racers who have an      iRacing account will receive an extension, new racers will receive new      licenses.
 
• VRC info:

 
• Car: Mazda Mx5
 
• Track: New Hampshire      Motor Speedway Hill Course with South Oval (Endurance is held on the      actual Hill Course)
 
• Initial driver licenses      per team: 5
 
• Race format:
   
  • Practices on April 4^th,       6^th, and 8th
   
  • Wheel to wheel, heat       format on April 11^th
   
   
• Race day broadcast:
   
  • By Motion Applied,       info to be shared at a later date
   
   
• Awards: Trophies for      top finishers, 1 year Motion Applied ATLAS      team license for overall winner!

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Hello All,

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Here is the schedule for 2026. We are looking forward to seeing you at the track!

Greetings to the 2025 FH+E Teams,

Here’s the latest from the SAE onregistration:

Using the list of the 2025 Formula Hybrid +Electric (FH+E) teams, the SAE has created a list of teams for the 2026 FH+E Event. If your team did not compete in 2025, contact the SAE support team and they will set you up.

Class Codes

There are two class codes for the FH+E event(Hybrid = HYBRD and Hybrid Electric = HELCT). Note that for the 2026 season, there are a total of three class codes used in the registration system (HYBRD,HELCT, and EV for FSAE Electric in Michigan).

Team Names and Distinction

While most of the FH+E teams are Electric,the teams have been labeled as Hybrid at this time to help give adistinction.  FH+E has provided a list of all the teams that are expectedto participate in the FH+E competition including team names and class types. The SAE will be working to ensure that the FH+E and FSAE team classificationsmatch.

Lottery Window

Please reach out to the SAE support team for the Registration Authorization Code so that your team can be affiliated with the right team ahead of the lottery opening on Thursday. Note that the lottery is open for two weeks, so teams don’t need to panic but you should make sure this is taken care of as soon as possible. The SAE notes that it doesn't matter if teams join the lottery on October 9th or October 23rd, their chances will be the same.

Team Spot Reservations

We have sent over a list of FH+E reservation spot holds for 2026: the top three Hybrid and the top six Electric finishers from 2025. Those teams still need to enter the lottery - if you aren’t in the lottery, the system can’t put your team in the reserved spot.

Resources

SupportTeam Portal

2026 Registration FAQ

2026 FSAE Reservation Eligible Teams

2026 Live Registration Demo

If there are other questions, please enter them in the SAE Support Team Portal using the link above.

Please drop Micah and me an email if you have any questions.

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Mike Chapman, Director Formula Hybrid +Electric

Michael.C.Chapman@dartmouth.edu

Micah Bachner, Program and Events Coordinator

Micah.J.Bachner@dartmouth.edu

Best regards,

Mike

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The rules for the 2026 Formula Hybrid + Electric are now live. Please direct your attention to changes made that are listed on page #2.