SolidWorks Roadster... the Beginning

The first post on a blog is always a bit odd... what do you say when you know no one is going to read this post until a bunch more have been made and this one is relegated to the bottom of the list?  So, I will simply describe what we are doing and the reason for this blog to exist.  A group of employees from SolidWorks is going to build an FFR 65 MK III roadster from Factory Five Racing.

Why?  Well, first off, it will be a blast.  We have a bunch of "car guys" around the company, but there will also be a ton of "newbies" on the project as well.

Second, we always like to support our customers, companies who design cool products using SolidWorks CAD software, and Factory Five is one of those companies. There are a lot of other companies that design using SolidWorks CAD and we hope to have as many of them participate in the project as possible by offering advice, donating parts and even picking up a wrench now and then.

Finally, we are trying to raffle or auction the car off for the benefit of charity.  [We're all hoping to get a chance to drive it first, as payback for our hard work! :) ]  We're still selecting exactly how we're going to do that and who it will benefit, so more to come on that later - there are lots of issues to navigate with insurance and local raffle/auction rules, so we're just not sure how it is all going to work.

- Mike Volpe, newbie car guy