The ISU formula car team was unable to complete any track events June 16-19 at the Formula SAE California.

The event featured competitions in acceleration, cornering, autocross, endurance and fuel economy.

The team had their formula car up and running three weeks before the event, and let it run for more than six hours, but “something just went wrong when we got it to California,” said Kyle Dickinson, senior in mechanical engineering and member of the team.

Dickinson said every time they tried to run the car, the engine kept breaking due to cracked welds on the engine’s air tank.

Dickinson said that when the car was running, it could go from 0 to 60 in less than four seconds, and the cars in the race were running between 50 and 60 mph.

Dickinson said the final scores of the event haven’t been given yet, but the team did receive a high rating in fuel economy and design.

The $30,000 car took all year for the team to design.

The team has faced its challenges the last two years, with clutch and engine problems, but Dickinson said this year’s design judges gave the team some good advice.

If the team competes in Michigan next spring, they will be able to use the same car again, but they won’t be able to in another California race.