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CBU STUDENTS GET UPCLOSE ACCESS TO KVSH
RACING’S TEAM
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (April 29,
2016)— Nineteen engineering
students got VIP access to the
latest member of the California
Baptist University engineering
team – KVSH Racing – at the
2016 Toyota Grand Prix of Long
Beach on April 16.
CBU is an associate partner for the KVSH No. 11 team, which allowed students the up-close access
to the car, driver and crew.
“My favorite part of the day was getting the opportunity to talk to the driver and the engineering
team about the technology incorporated throughout the IndyCar,” said Jonathan Osborne, a senior
mechanical engineering major. “It was exciting to see the practical application of what I had been
learning in my ‘signal and system’ lab just a few weeks before the event.”
Dr. Anthony Donaldson, dean of the Gordon and Jill Bourns College of Engineering, said access to
KVSH engineers provided a great learning opportunity for students.
Diana Ortega, a mechanical engineering junior, agreed.
“We got to talk to and learn from all of the engineers that work on all of the different parts of the
car,” she said. “We were treated as actual engineers, and it gave us insight to what it’s like to work
on a team of actual professional engineers.”
For William Rosentrater, a mechanical engineering senior, the experience left an impression on his
future career pursuits.
“This experience definitely had an impact on what I want to do later on in my life,” Rosentrater said.
“Every person we met was no doubt a master of their specific trade. I would be very excited to be a
part of a team like KVSH.”
The partnership will allow CBU students continued access to the KVSH engineering team throughout
the 2016 season. There will also be opportunities for students to apply for engineering internships
as they become available. Additionally, a select group of students will be placed among the KVSH
team for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 29, assisting the team’s engineering staff
with problem solving.
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