Former Polk graduate competes at Michigan Speedway

Published 9:24 am Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Members of Clemson’s Formula SAE team, including Polk County native Perry Ellwood, third from left in black suit. (photo submitted)

Members of Clemson’s Formula SAE team, including Polk County native Perry Ellwood, third from left in black suit. (photo submitted)

Perry Ellwood of Saluda, a 2008 graduate of Polk County High School, is a senior at Clemson University studying mechanical engineering.

He is a member of the Clemson Formula SAE team, which is a group of engineering students that raise the money, design, build and drive a formula-type car. These students competed at the Michigan Speedway May 8 – 11.

They finished 14th overall against 120 universities from all over the world. For more information about Clemson Formula SAE, including videos, they can be found on Facebook.

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– article submitted by Peggy Ellwood