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<h1>Start Your Engines</h1>
<p class="subhead">Industrial Technology's Bulldog Racing has built a race car that it
has raced on a national stage in Detroit</p>
<p class="byline">By Tim Sturtridge</p>
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<p align="justify">Kevin O'Leary , the driver of the Bulldog Racing
car, pushed the vehicle to speeds in excess of 120mph at the
Pontiac Silverdome at last year's competition</p>
<p class="byline">-Photo by Jeff Criesi</p>
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<p>The members of Fresno State’s car racing team, Bulldog Racing,
have a strong desire to burn rubber. That’s why, when they build
their new race car, they will be looking to smash records with breakneck
speed.</p>
<p> The new model is still in the design stage, constantly being tinkered
with for optimum power and pace. The members of Bulldog Racing are confident
they will be able to improve on last season’s impressive showing
at the Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit and are striving for perfection.</p>
<p> The meeting in Detroit is the eagerly anticipated showpiece event for
college-built race cars. Even though Bulldog Racing must wait until
May to participate, the event is still providing a massive buzz over
at the
Industrial Technology building.</p>
<p> In the parking lot of the Pontiac Silverdome six months ago, Bulldog
Racing team member Kevin O’Leary felt the adrenaline rush of driving
faster than 120 mph in the vehicle he had helped build.</p>
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I got the car up to 120 mph and I was only an inch off the ground. I
was really feeling the effect of speed,” O’Leary said. “We
put a Honda CVR motorcycle engine in there and we kept it light so we’re
easily as fast as the bike.” </p>
<p> O’Leary, a senior in industrial technology, said the event provided
much more than an opportunity to break speed limits. It was also very
beneficial to all 12 members of the Bulldog Racing team because the event
attracts top manufacturers. </p>
<p> “
Ford, Honda, Chrysler, Dodge and the rest were all there. Representatives
came around and looked over the car,” O’Leary said.</p>
<p> The teams in Detroit were judged on a 21-lap endurance race, an acceleration
(drag) race and a sales presentation.</p>
<p> Bulldog Racing finished 76 in a field of 140 last year, a remarkable
feat considering they had to raise money to build the car through private
sponsorship. Many of the university’s teams against which Bulldog
Racing competed regularly have budgets of over a quarter of a million
dollars. This season Bulldog Racing main sponsors are Sunrise Medical
and Exxon Gasoline.</p>
<p> The team attends race meetings locally throughout the school year.
Bulldog Racing, under the direction of professor Clift Cullen, regularly
competes
at Sports Car Club of America meets in Atwater, Calif.</p>
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