RIT SAE Clean Snowmobile Team

What a busy start of the semester the team has had! After having the largest member growth ever, we have been busy working away at both our gas snowmobile for the Advanced Snowmobile competition as well as our hybrid prototype! We’ve been CADing our generator engine, designing second iterations of our custom circuit boards, getting our new snowmobile competition rules compliant, and so much more! If you have any questions for the team email us at [email protected] or DM us!

Introducing the RIT Clean Snowmobile 2025-2026 Executive Board! This includes Patrick Gates who is the team manager, Chris Lynde as project manager, Kevin Leal as treasurer, Nolan Franciscus as secretary, and finally Jacob Kosko leading the teams public relations. We are super excited for this year and have been working with our competition management throughout the summer to ensure our hybrid prototype is within specifications. If you have any questions for the team feel free to dm us or email us at [email protected]! #2025 #2026

What a great weekend! It was great meeting all of our new members and can’t wait to see what the team can accomplish this year! If you are interested in joining the team, our shop (look at pinned post) is open every Saturday starting at 9AM. Feel free to come anytime throughout the year!

The Clean Snowmobile team is excited to announce our beginning of the year events! Starting with our introduction tomorrow afternoon on the Greek Lawn! We will also be attending the club fair next Tuesday evening! Want a root beer float? Come stop by our tent in front of Gracie’s August 29 from 5-10 PM (while supplies last). Followed by our grand finale, our New Member Day! Filled with project introductions, a dynamic presentation, shop tour, and lunch! Hope you can all make it and if you have any questions feel free to email us at [email protected]!

Introducing the RIT Clean Snowmobile Team’s 2025-2026 Executive Board! From left to right is Patrick Gates as team manager, Chris Lynde as project manager, Kevin Leal as treasurer, Nolan Francisco’s as Secretary, and Jacob Kosko as public relations manager! In addition congratulations to our teams graduates Alex Currie, Kent Leighton, Richard Wituszynski, Greg Derrick-Haverlach, and Summer Hornick! Best wishes on all of your futures!

Come visit us at IMAGINE RIT in the Gordon Field House!! We have our competition snowmobile as well as our hybrid prototype and would love to explain what we do! Come by anytime from now until five PM!

Thank you to one of our blizzard tier sponsors Western Power Sports! WPS is a carrier of everything power sports including riding apparel! Huge thanks to .global for our Fly Jackets as well as our Rider gear!!

Huge thank you to our university sponsorships through the Office of the President as well as the College of Engineering Technology ! Best wishes to President Dr. Munson and his retirement! Also huge thanks to Dean Dr. Ramkumar for all of the support!

Thank you to another one of our lake effect sponsors Polaris! With their generous support of the team spanning over a decade, we have been able to build off from their already high caliber snowmobile allowing us to continue competing at a high level! Thanks again and for all of your support!

Thank you to another one of our Lake Effect sponsors Tektronix! With Tektronix’s oscilloscopes we have been able to take all of our delicate digital readings as well as taking measurements of our high voltage systems! Thanks again to !

Thank you to one of our Lake Effect sponsors Altium! Altium is an industry leader in PCB design software and truly accelerated our ability to design our custom boards! Thanks again to !

That concludes our 2025 competition! We placed 5th overall! This includes placing 2nd in the Sales Presentation, 2nd in Noise, 4th in Design Paper, and 4th in Value Benefit Presentation! Huge thanks to all of our competitors, judges, volunteers, and event sponsors for making all of this possible! A special thanks to our own team members for the countless late nights and early mornings to allow us to go to competition and with not just a competitive gas snowmobile, but a hybrid prototype! #2025