With those specifications always fixed, engineering students are forced to explore other ways of improving the car's speed and handling. They analyze suspension design and tabulate changes in weight distribution, pinion angles, chassis and springs. And they go it alone. There is a democratic division of labor. Everyone gets to drive.
Students do the work on their own time.
Hoffman is considered a racing veteran, having joined the team as a first-year student. He has always loved working on cars, he says, adding that his '67 Mustang has provided him with more than sufficient experience under the hood. The current team roster is mostly engineering students, but it does include an architecture major and a computer science major. Mentoring is an important facet of the program, as younger members learn from more experienced hands like Hoffman, and new drivers get initiated during monthly practice sessions. Refining the Legends car is a never-ending process, because every race course presents a new set of engineering problems.