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Talent Tour for High School Students
– See Counseling Office for more information.
Michigan Proving Grounds (MPG) (Talent Tour 4/17 & 5/1)
(Ford/Roush, Romeo)
The Ford Michigan Proving Ground (MPG) of Romeo, Michigan sits on 3,880 acres, and contains a total of over 100 miles of roads. These grounds hold events like the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Formula car competition (FSAE). This involves teams from colleges and universities around the world to compete in a competition involving both design and performance.
*Major facilities: High speed track, durability/special surface roads, grades, EMC facility, road simulators, fire resistance facility, vehicle dynamics area, climate control
*Purpose: Car and truck durability, performance testing
*Ford Motor Company operates several proving grounds worldwide, for development and validation testing of new vehicles (Arizona, Michigan, Dearborn, Extreme Cold Weather Test Facility-Manitoba, Mexico, Cold Climate Test Facility-Minnesota, Automatic Transmission New Product Center-Livonia, Brazil, England, Belgium, Australia).
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