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Panther Racing is a student club at the University of Pittsburgh that annually creates an SAE racecar

10/19/2026

Last weekend, PR-038 saw the asphalt one more time for our annual Sponsors Drive Day!🏎️💨
We want to give a huge thank you to all of our sponsors for making the car possible, and we are more than excited to present PR-039 in the Spring!!

10/08/2026

We just can’t seem to stay off the podium 🏆🏁

At the Toronto Shootout this past weekend, we secured 3rd place overall and recorded the 3rd fastest autocross time!🥉🥉🥉

With these results, we look forward to carrying our momentum into the development of PR-039‼️‼️

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10/05/2026

Just a little 6k appreciation post🤭
Thank you for 6,000 followers‼️
We can’t wait to see what milestones we’ll hit this year!
- From Panther Racing & PR-038 🫶

09/20/2026

Oakland Drive - Vertical Edition 🫨🏎️

A few different angles of PR-038👀
Our team can’t wait to bring the car up to Canada for the Toronto Shootout‼️ 🇨🇦🔜

09/20/2026

Oakland Drive - Horizontal Edition 🫢📸

In this beautiful weather, PR-038 got to see the streets of Oakland one more time before PR-039 to takes everyone’s attention👀🌞

09/15/2026

We had the team out for our annual Lead Drive day!!🥳
Everyone had a lot of fun getting to drive PR-038!!!
Congrats to Emmett, Ty, and Campbell for setting the fastest lap times of the day‼️
🏎️💨
We can’t wait to see how our team performs in the upcoming Toronto Shootout🏆🇨🇦

09/03/2026

This past weekend, Panther Racing was invited by Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC to their Touch-a-Truck event at FNB Stadium! We had a lot of fun hanging out with the Pittsburgh community, having families sit in our car, and meeting the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile !
We are looking forward to bringing PR-038 out a few more times before we have all our attention on bringing PR-039 to life!

09/02/2026

Finally, we are excited to announce the second half of Panther Racing’s Leads for the 2026-2027 season!
Coming off a 3rd Place Overall finish and a 1st Place finish in Efficiency this past season, our team is excited for this year and can’t wait to bring PR-039 to life!

Connor Horgan is our High Voltage Lead this season. He is a Sophomore majoring in Electrical Engineering.

Finally, we are excited to announce the second half of Panther Racing’s Leads for the 2026-2027 season!
Coming off a 3rd Place Overall finish and a 1st Place finish in Efficiency this past season, our team is excited for this year and can’t wait to bring PR-039 to life!

Ryan Evanik is our Firmware Lead this season. He is a Junior majoring in Computer Science.

Finally, we are excited to announce the second half of Panther Racing’s Leads for the 2026-2027 season!
Coming off a 3rd Place Overall finish and a 1st Place finish in Efficiency this past season, our team is excited for this year and can’t wait to bring PR-039 to life!

Chanith Jayasooriya is our Low Voltage Lead this season. He is a Sophomore majoring in Electrical Engineering.

Finally, we are excited to announce the second half of Panther Racing’s Leads for the 2026-2027 season!
Coming off a 3rd Place Overall finish and a 1st Place finish in Efficiency this past season, our team is excited for this year and can’t wait to bring PR-039 to life!

Brody Fiorito is our Autonomous Lead this season. He is a Sophomore majoring in Electrical Engineering.

Finally, we are excited to announce the second half of Panther Racing’s Leads for the 2026-2027 season!
Coming off a 3rd Place Overall finish and a 1st Place finish in Efficiency this past season, our team is excited for this year and can’t wait to bring PR-039 to life!

Jordan Glassman is our Outreach & Marketing Lead this season. He is a Junior majoring in Marketing and Supply Chain Management and was previously the Outreach Lead for PR-038.

Finally, we are excited to announce the second half of Panther Racing’s Leads for the 2026-2027 season!
Coming off a 3rd Place Overall finish and a 1st Place finish in Efficiency this past season, our team is excited for this year and can’t wait t

09/02/2026

Now, we would like to announce the first half of Panther Racing’s Leads for the 2026-2027 season!

Joshua Haupt is our Aerodynamics Lead this season. He is a Sophomore majoring in Electrical Engineering.

Now, we would like to announce the first half of Panther Racing’s Leads for the 2026-2027 season!

Rocco Russo is our Composites Lead this season. He is a Junior majoring in Materials Science and Engineering and was previously the Composites R&D Lead for PR-038.

Now, we would like to announce the first half of Panther Racing’s Leads for the 2026-2027 season!

Owen Kaufman is our Chassis Lead this season. He is a Sophomore majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Now, we would like to announce the first half of Panther Racing’s Leads for the 2026-2027 season!

Philip Sharp is our Drivetrain Lead this season. He is a Junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Now, we would like to announce the first half of Panther Racing’s Leads for the 2026-2027 season!

Campbell Thomas is our Suspension Lead this season. He is a Sophomore majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Now, we would like to announce the first half of Panther Racing’s Leads for the 2026-2027 season!

Kylie Gardner is our Cooling Lead this season. She is a Senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Now, we would like to announce the first half of Panther Racing’s Leads for the 2026-2027 season!

Tyler Hoff is our Brakes Lead this season, returning for his second year in the role. He is a Junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Now, we would like to announce the first half of Panther Racing’s Leads for the 2026-2027 season!

Hannah Mikovich is our Ergonomics Lead this season, returning for her second year in the role. She is a Junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

06/22/2026

We are proud to announce Panther Racing is coming home from FSAE Michigan with a 3rd Place Overall finish, the highest placement in our team’s 38-year history. We also achieved 1st Place in Efficiency, proving the innovation and capability of this year’s car.

This is the culmination of 38 years of relentless work. We owe this achievement to all our alumni who paved the way for us with knowledge, resources, and leadership.

To our families, friends, sponsors, and team members, thank you for your unwavering support. We are incredibly proud to represent the University of Pittsburgh on the podium.
Hail to Pitt. 💙💛

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Pittsburgh, PA
15261

Telephone

+14126249035

Website

http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/fsae/

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