Buckeye Current Racing

Buckeye Current Racing Buckeye Current is a student project team operating out of the Center for Automotive Research at The Ohio State University.

We design, build, and race fully electric motorcycles at professional national and international competitions. Welcome to the official page of Buckeye Current! Comprised entirely of Ohio State students, our team's goal is to design, build, and race competitive, fully electric motorcycles at national and international competitions. Although our team is mostly undergraduate students, our ty

pical competition is not. They are privateers and factory teams with budgets reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars, while we operate on a fraction of that. However, all of us have one thing in common: a dream to showcase the sustainable future of motorsports and automotive technology in a way that excites fans and inspires innovation. Today, hybrid-electric vehicles are not uncommon on the road, and fully electric vehicles are now emerging in the marketplace. However, they represent only a small fraction of vehicles on the road. Our team hopes that our research and development will assist in remedying this situation and help in creating the driving force that would generate a larger demand for electric vehicles in the market. In addition to supporting innovation in a new and exciting field, Buckeye Current also serves as an invaluable supplement to the education of the Ohio State students associated with the team, giving them an opportunity to learn things they couldn't in a classroom setting and become the future of automotive engineering. Check out our website at current.osu.edu.

Be there or be square; DM us for details.Let's go racing!
08/29/2026

Be there or be square; DM us for details.

Let's go racing!

Had a wonderful time meeting all of you at the Autumn Involvement fair! Couldn't find us but still interested? Reach out...
08/24/2026

Had a wonderful time meeting all of you at the Autumn Involvement fair!

Couldn't find us but still interested? Reach out to us on any of our socials and we'll be happy to talk to you!

We look forward to seeing you all at the Autumn Involvement Fair!
08/23/2026

We look forward to seeing you all at the Autumn Involvement Fair!

Come check out Buckeye Current’s record setting bike at our reveal day! Get a chance to see the bike up close and learn ...
09/23/2024

Come check out Buckeye Current’s record setting bike at our reveal day! Get a chance to see the bike up close and learn about the engineering that made this possible.

The event is at the Center for Automotive Research, 930 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212. It will begin at 1pm. Food will be provided.

We hope to see you there!

09/19/2024

Team overcame numerous challenges on the way to suc

The team survived a thunderstorm while on the start line, a shorted battery charger, a failed 36 kW generator, a failed ...
09/03/2024

The team survived a thunderstorm while on the start line, a shorted battery charger, a failed 36 kW generator, a failed battery module, and a burnt up motor.

With all of this, the team still came out with four world records (subject to FIM ratification) and one national record at BMST last week. This team doesn’t quit.

The team is pushing for 200 mph next year and is looking for more sponsors to join in on the fun. DM us if you want to be a part of the journey to 200 mph!

Records broken!!The team competed at the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials last week and came back with 4 world records...
09/01/2024

Records broken!!

The team competed at the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials last week and came back with 4 world records (subject to FIM ratification) and 1 national record.

The team is preparing for this bike to go even faster this school year… more to come 👀

AMA - National Records
A-W under 150kg 168.712mph

FIM - World Records (subject to FIM ratification)
Mile: A-W under 150kg 168.712 mph
km: A-W under 150kg 168.593 mph

Mile: APS-W under 150kg 180.065 mph
km: APS-W under 150kg 180.035mph

FASTER!!Buckeye Current participated in Speedweek at the Bonneville Salt Flats last week. The team set the unfaired spec...
08/17/2024

FASTER!!

Buckeye Current participated in Speedweek at the Bonneville Salt Flats last week.

The team set the unfaired special construction electric motorcycle record and increased it by 50mph! The record now stands at 157.397 mph.

With fairings the motorcycle hit a top speed of 184mph.

The team is headed back to Bonneville for the world record event put on by the FIM and AMA.

As the team is heading into the next week, the moto is “Scotty we need more power!!”

Shipping off to Bonneville! Buckeye Current will be competing at Speedweek in the APS-Omega class as well as the A-Omega...
07/28/2024

Shipping off to Bonneville! Buckeye Current will be competing at Speedweek in the APS-Omega class as well as the A-Omega class starting August 3rd. Stay tuned for race updates!

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930 Kinnear Road
Columbus, OH
43212

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