BEARCATS BAJA
PURPOSE
Baja SAE is nearly a five decade old motorsport design series organized by the Society of Automotive Engineers. The purpose is to utilize an engineering design competition to create a practical application for college students to apply skills and concepts learned in classrooms and on internships. It is also crucial in allowing students to make valuable connections in industry via team and competition sponsors which helps to set up future employment opportunities.
WHY BAJA
It is unique because teams are student led and are responsible for nearly every aspect of their team including design, fabrication, validation, budgeting, fundraising, project management, travel, etc. It’s more than just an engineering competition and requires team members to become well rounded and competent in various different aspects of engineering and the related elds.
THE RESULT
These goals are accomplished through an international competition consisting of static and dynamic events. The static events focus on the design and business case of the car by requiring the team to be able to defend their engineering and nancial decisions to a panel of industry experts. The dynamic events focus on the drivers ability to maneuver the car in a series of time attack events culminating in a 4-hour wheel-to-wheel endurance race on the fnal day.
