March 23, 2004

Automotive Engineer Peter Bryant to Speak at Boise State

Veteran automotive engineer Peter Bryant will deliver a guest lecture on his prestigious career in the sport of auto racing at 6 p.m. March 30 in Room 103 of the Engineering & Technology Building at Boise State University. The presentation is part of the Society of Automotive Engineers Industrial Lecturers Program and sponsored by the Mechanical Engineering Society at Boise State. The event is free and open to the public.   Bryant, 66, began his career in auto racing in 1957 working for Lotus cars. He then went into Formula One racing as an engineer/mechanic for several well-known drivers, including two world champions. In 1964 he moved to the United States from Great Britain to work on the redesign of Indianapolis-style cars.   He later went to work for the Shelby Cobra team that won the 1965 world racing championship. The highlight of his career was the design of the Titanium Ti22 cars raced in the Can-Am sports car series from 1969-72. Bryant’s lecture will focus on the design of those cars.   In 1973 Bryant retired from active participation in racing and became an independent automotive design and engineering consultant. In 1995 he was named director of engineering for Shelby American and designed the concept Shelby Series One car that was recently built at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.   Working now as an independent automotive engineering consultant, his most recent projects include the design of the Concept Shelby Series1 sports car and a trophy truck for racing in the Baja 2000 by Collins Racing of Las Vegas. Recently he invented a new stabilizer technology for Amtech Corp.     Contact                                                                                               Media contact Rudy Eggert                                                                                          Pat Pyke Engineering                                                                                           communications and marketing 426-4810                                                                                               426-1987