FHS Engineers Take to the Track at Purdue's evGrandPrix | Farley's Frankfort Fun Facts

001Welcome back to another episode of Farley's Fun Facts. It's the month of May and with that comes the greatest spectacle in sports, the Indianapolis 500. Did you know that students here at Frankfurt High School have our own bit of racing they've been doing? Thanks to our FHS engineering teacher, Dana Ray, and our automotive technology teacher, Ken Douly, our engineering and automotive juniors and seniors have had a chance to not only build a go-kart, but also race that go-kart in the annual Purdue EV Grand Prix race through a partnership with Purdue's Formula Society of Automotive Engineers team. Students have designed their own go-karts from the ground up. Students build and weld the cart frames, test, tune, and track cart performance. Frankfurt's engineering and automotive class has had generous funding and equipment donations from the Greater Lafayette Career Academy and the Lily Lebanon Community Affairs Committee. However, they need more help to keep this project and experience going for our students. Currently, students are creating a 3D print business and his profits will fund future go-kart projects and builds. For more information, please contact Frankfurt High School or email Dana Ray. They can give you more information on how to sponsor and support our students. That's all for Farley's fun facts. Have a great day, hot dogs.