Legacy archive

Past Conestoga Racing programs, preserved for reference.

COBRA and Aerovolt are no longer active builds, but their documents, photos, and lessons inform how Conestoga Formula Electric operates today.

COBRA Baja team logo

COBRA — Conestoga Off-road Baja Racing Association

COBRA represented Conestoga College for the Baja SAE Collegiate Design Series from the mid-2000s through the late 2010s. Students designed single-seat, 10 hp off-road cars that endured acceleration, hill climb, maneuverability, and endurance events.

  • 2008: 35th out of 122 teams at Baja SAE, ahead of major North American universities.
  • 2018: 5th place at Université Laval’s Épreuve du Nord invitational—best Ontario finisher on site.
  • Delivered fabrication skills, driver safety culture, and documentation habits that now benefit CFE.
Historic COBRA fabrication inside the Conestoga shop
Aerovolt program logo

Aerovolt — Waterloo EV Challenge

Aerovolt fielded Conestoga’s lightweight electric endurance car for the University of Waterloo EV Challenge. The program focused on efficiency, energy management, and rapid iteration.

  • 2024 debut: 1st among college teams and 3rd overall with 29 laps in the 12 V race.
  • Demonstrated how to pivot quickly—switching from the 24 V class to 12 V when weather forced event changes.
  • Provided first-hand experience with battery rulesets that now accelerate Formula Electric documentation.
Aerovolt telemetry view

Now

All active work = Conestoga Formula Electric

Browse these archives for history, but direct inquiries, sponsorship, and recruiting energy toward CFE. That’s our sole competitive entry moving forward.