page 89 89 All information was submitted by teams prior to February 23, 2009. TEAM NAME: Baja UCAB TEAM MEMBERS: Giovanni Andres Barreneche, Henrriely Castro, Luis Miguel Da Silva, Luis Frontado, Luis Eduardo Goatache, Claudio Emanuele Ippolito, Eloisa Beatriz Maguregui, Alejandro Murgano, Jesús Márquez, Vanessa Mariana Olivares, Maria Daniela Petersen, Jose Daniel Plasencia Medina, Bogart Carlos Manuel Rios Blanco, Sabrina Rodríguez, Carlos Touron FACULTY ADVISOR: Prof Juan Carlos Mayo Sr Back for the 2009 CDS Baja Competition, the UCAB team is eager to compete with all his international and national colleagues and make his best effort to achieve scores that leave Venezuela with top honors in the competition! Mostly a new team has been formed from the one of 08, but with collaboration and major research in the field, major improvements are being done. Best of luck to all and hope to see you all in Wisconsin! Universidad Catolica Andres Bello 40 Wisconsin www.bajaucab.com TEAM NAME: Bajio 1 TEAM MEMBERS: Monica Narganes Ing, Pablo Pasquel FACULTY ADVISOR: Ernesto Enei Students of Mechanical Engineering of the University of La Salle Bajio founded the team in 1998. Engineer Ernesto Enei has been the faculty advisor for more than 10 years. The University is located in Leon Guanajuato at the center of the country. In our first competition in 1999, we obtained 17th overall place and 3rd place in maneuverability. In 2004, we obtained 12th place in Oregon, and 13th place in Rochester. We won 2 consecutive times at the national competition in 2006 and 2007, and for this competition we want to improve ourselves, enjoy the long trip by car and prove that we are the best Mexican Team. Universidad De La Salle Bajio 64 Oregon
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tEAM nAME: Baja UCAB
tEAM MEMbErS: Giovanni Andres Barreneche, Henrriely Castro, Luis Miguel Da Silva, Luis Frontado, Luis Eduardo Goatache, Claudio Emanuele Ippolito, Eloisa Beatriz Maguregui, Alejandro Murgano, Jesús Márquez, Vanessa Mariana Olivares, Maria Daniela Petersen, Jose Daniel Plasencia Medina, Bogart Carlos Manuel Rios Blanco, Sabrina Rodríguez, Carlos Touron
fAculty AdvISor: Prof Juan Carlos Mayo Sr
Back for the 2009 CDS Baja Competition, the UCAB team is eager to compete with all his international and national colleagues and make his best effort to achieve scores that leave Venezuela with top honors in the competition! Mostly a new team has been formed from the one of 08, but with collaboration and major research in the field, major improvements are being done. Best of luck to all and hope to see you all in Wisconsin!
Universidad Catolica Andres Bello40
wisconsin
www.bajaucab.com
tEAM nAME: Bajio 1
tEAM MEMbErS: Monica Narganes Ing, Pablo Pasquel
fAculty AdvISor: Ernesto Enei
Students of Mechanical Engineering of the University of La Salle Bajio founded the team in 1998. Engineer Ernesto Enei has been the faculty advisor for more than 10 years. The University is located in Leon Guanajuato at the center of the country.
In our first competition in 1999, we obtained 17th overall place and 3rd place in maneuverability. In 2004, we obtained 12th place in Oregon, and 13th place in Rochester.
We won 2 consecutive times at the national competition in 2006 and 2007, and for this competition we want to improve ourselves, enjoy the long trip by car and prove that we are the best Mexican Team.
Universidad De La Salle Bajio64
oregon
page 9090 All information was submitted by teams prior to February 23, 2009. All information was submitted by teams prior to February 23, 2009.
tEAM nAME: Aguilas la Sallw
tEAM MEMbErS: David Arturo Carrero Rios, Eric Antonio Cruz, Arturo Miranda, Sergio Santinelli
fAculty AdvISor: Jose Goyos PE
Aguilas La Salle was the first Mexican team to be founded.
Since 1991 we have been among the top 20 teams in International competitions and top 3 in Mexican competitions. We are proud to be one of the best teams in México being the team with the best history of top ranking on International competitions and Mexican competitions.
We have now almost 30 years of experience; we, Aguilas La Salle, are constantly renewing our designs and methods of craftsmanship, with our mind focusing on the first places of every competition we assist. We are a big united team that shares goals and interests not only during Baja events but also diary life events. We believe this project gives us enough tools and abilities to solve every day problems, based on the great working personality that gives the team the ability and dynamism that every successful team needs.
Universidad La Salle116
wisconsin
tEAM nAME: TEAM BAJA SAE UNEXPO
tEAM MEMbErS: Stiven Acosta Castro, Javier Alejandro Barrios Crespo, Darrin Carpio, Felix Escalona, Oscar Guimaray, Zhaira derlyn Nava Rangel, Cindy Vanessa Nuñez Angelini, Crizalida del Valle Olivier Pineda, Luciano Alberto Palacios Gonzalez, Mariam Perez Coronado, Antony Jose Suarez Vegas, Ruben Dario Vargas Cabello
fAculty AdvISor: Ing Carlos Villafranca PE
The Venezuelan team completes its BAJA SAE UNEXPO second consecutive participation in this prestigious event with the number 118, BSU-09 prototype. For this year, 2009, our team, with the experience gained in its first participation in 2008, Quebec, Canada, with the number 97 BSU-08 prototype, has improved the design by reducing weight to improve the vehicle suspension system and increasing the torque with a fundamental objective of improving our ranking overall over the previous year, making it high in the first place of our country, our university and our sponsors. Our new team, formed mostly by students of Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics and Mechanics TSU, gives firm steps in the construction and optimization of the prototype in which we place our hopes and we ask God to protect us and help us to make an excellent participation.
Universidad Nacional Experimental Polité118
wisconsin
www.bajasaeunexpo.com
page 9191All information was submitted by teams prior to February 23, 2009.
tEAM nAME: UPB Baja SAE
tEAM MEMbErS: Daniel Mesa, Andres Ortiz, Julián Rozo Vásquez, Esteban Villegas
The Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellin, Colombia has over 70 years of history. In the beginning of 2007 a group of four mechanical engineering students began designing a Baja type of car as part of a subject called “Mechanical Engineering Design” under the guidance of Professor Diego Florez. The main focus of the design is to build an all-around vehicle capable of having a good performance in all the events of the competition. That’s why a four gear gearbox, CVT and chain reduction will be used. The vehicle will have independent suspension in all four wheels. A fast ratio rack and pinion steering system will be used along with disk brakes in all four wheels.
The team is sponsored by several important enterprises in the city of Medellin, such as Incolomotos Yamaha, Autosura, Sofasa, the University, and many more.
Our main goal for this year’s competition will be to not get disqualified, and if we manage to accomplish it, our goal would be to finish the endurance event. This will be the first time in the history of our university that a team is taking part in an event of such magnitude, and it may well be the first time a Colombian team will participate.
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana115
wisconsin
tEAM nAME: UP Panteras Racing
tEAM MEMbErS: Ing Eduardo Aguilar Caraveo, José Arce, Arturo Arredondo, Ernesto Jonnatan Arroyo, Daniel Iturria Avalos, Jorge Adrián Díaz, Sara Licea, Ernesto Monroy, Juan Miguel Morales Sr, Ana Karina Ortiz, David Ortiz, Enrique Pi’a Ocampo, Ing Enrique Sadek Ing, Mariana Tlatelpa, Michael Vizcarra
fAculty AdvISor: Oscar Cervantes
This is the second year since UP Panteras Racing returned to any SAE International competition.
We came this year to improve our performance from last year, we are strongly motivated to compete at any SAE competition level.
We have a new team but the goals, dedication and the team unit are the same.
This year we want to be the best team on the track and make all efforts worthy enough, as well as our invested time.
SEE YOU ON THE TRACK!!!!!!!
Universidad Panamericana106
wisconsin
page 9292 All information was submitted by teams prior to February 23, 2009. All information was submitted by teams prior to February 23, 2009.
tEAM nAME: Baja SAE USB
tEAM MEMbErS: Jorge Francisco Martínez, Moises Artigas, Katheryn Renata De Sousa, Nicola Di Sante, Luis Armando Gil, Jean Carlos Leon, Abraham Alejandro Parra, Nayarid Peña Rangel, Bruno Alexander Pierucci, Eduardo Antonio Reis, Adalberto Jose Villalobos Sr
fAculty AdvISor: Prof Renzo Bocxcardo PE, Dr Sergio Enrique Diaz
Baja SAE USB Team is an academic project who has represented the Simón Bolívar University and Venezuela in the Baja SAE Series. We have been competing 3 consecutive years, achieving our best participation last year in Montreal, reaching the 14th/121 position and making design finals for first time.
The principal goal of the team is to form integrated professionals by the philosophy of “Learning by Making It”. Based on this concept, students made a prototype light, versatile, easy to repair and for mass production. This year, we are building our 4th prototype and we aspire to improve the achievements reached by our partners in the last competition.
Some of the improvements that can be seen in the Baja USB 2009 prototype are: reduction of the sprung and unsprung mass, a new steering and suspension geometry, building our own gearbox, building a custom dynamometer to get the best CVT configuration, building our own hubs, brake calipers and rotors, developing a modular electronic CAN web, capable to acquire any kind of data.
Thanks to our sponsor staff: Venoco, Cabiperca, Mercantil Universal Bank, Bosch, FerreLago, Polaris, Ferrum, between other important companies.
Universidad Simon Bolivar34
Alabama34
wisconsin
tEAM nAME: El CATATUMBO SAE UC
tEAM MEMbErS: Hector Alvarez Perez, Ing Giovanni Jesus Caires Ing, Jorge Giokiany Cardenas VI, Jhetsalet Carminia Garcia Ing, Jose Antonio Gutierrez, Rafael Herrera Linares, Navier Eduardo Marquez VI, Luis Carlos Nieves, Alberto Ortega, Candido M Rodriguez Sr, Luis Blanco Vicuña
Values Catatumbo Baja SAE Team UC
- Perseverance: We act firmly and consistently oriented to be the best at what we do, overcoming any obstacles to achieving our goal.
- Respect: For those who are part SAE UC and the academic community, we are open to all ideas because we know that all approaches are important and will be heard. Try as we want to be treated. We built the organization from the inside value of mutual respect, because we acted in the belief that our members are the most important asset. We promote and reward performance.
- Leadership: We are all leaders with high commitment and responsibility, focused on achieving goals, setting strategies because we have a clear vision of our north.
- Effectiveness: Permanently applying and sharing our knowledge and skills to evaluate the best solutions to maximize our level of competitiveness, so stand out in everything we do.
Universidad de Carabobo92
oregon
www.saeuc.com.ve
page 9393All information was submitted by teams prior to February 23, 2009.
tEAM nAME: Alerion
tEAM MEMbErS: Sylvain Auger, Julien Cote, Andrea Giacomo Matteo D’Oria, Guillaume Gagnon, Jean-François Harvey, Elias Khalil, Charles Lachance, PIerre-Luc Lapointe, Nicholas Lefebvre, Dominic Marceau, Jean-Michel Nadeau, Audrey Parent, Vincent Pouliot-Renaud, Isabel Tessier
fAculty AdvISor: Yves St-Amant
The Baja SAE team Université Laval Alérion is now 18 years old. After a season where most of the members were new in the project, this year’s team is more experienced; most of the 20 students composing the team were in Illinois and Montréal last year, so we are now ready to get our first top ten this year in Oregon and Wisconsin.
The 2009 design is completely new. This year’s philosophy: fast and light! We’ll be on the track with a smaller and lighter frame, a new custom gearbox and CVT, new suspension geometry and especially, no handlebar. With our more experienced team, we’ll be even faster and well prepared for all races! Watch out!
Alérion team is also host of L’Épreuve du Nord, a winter competition of Baja SAE, which takes place at Université Laval. Last February, 16 vehicles competed in the snow of Québec City where everybody had a lot of fun.
Universite Laval36
wisconsin
minibaja.gmc.ulaval.ca/
tEAM nAME: Trex mini baja
tEAM MEMbErS: Patrick Faucher, André Ferland, Bruno Gagnon-Vivier, Olivier Garceau, Francis Grenier, Pierre Hamel, Mathieu Hétu, Kevin Laing, Jean-Christophe Hervé Ngando Moukala
The 2009 UQTR’s Baja Team is brand new. With new blood aboard, new ideas were brought and, more important, a new thirst of winning came in. A brand new version and an evolution of our Baja are on sight. On the menu, new suspension type, new transmission and side mounted engine. We hope to achieve good results and we would like to thank all our sponsors.
The mud division of the Orange Army is ready... Beware...
Universite Du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres78
wisconsin
minibaja.uqtr.ca/
page 9494 All information was submitted by teams prior to February 23, 2009. All information was submitted by teams prior to February 23, 2009.
tEAM nAME: Alerion
tEAM MEMbErS: Sylvain Auger, Julien Cote, Andrea Giacomo Matteo D’Oria, Guillaume Gagnon, Jean-François Harvey, Elias Khalil, Charles Lachance, PIerre-Luc Lapointe, Nicholas Lefebvre, Dominic Marceau, Jean-Michel Nadeau, Audrey Parent, Vincent Pouliot-Renaud, Isabel Tessier
fAculty AdvISor: Yves St-Amant
The Baja SAE team Université Laval Alérion is now 18 years old. After a season where most of the members were new in the project, this year’s team is more experienced; most of the 20 students composing the team were in Illinois and Montréal last year, so we are now ready to get our first top ten this year in Oregon and Wisconsin.
The 2009 design is completely new. This year’s philosophy: fast and light! We’ll be on the track with a smaller and lighter frame, a new custom gearbox and CVT, new suspension geometry and especially, no handlebar. With our more experienced team, we’ll be even faster and well prepared for all races! Watch out!
Alérion team is also host of L’Épreuve du Nord, a winter competition of Baja SAE, which takes place at Université Laval. Last February, 16 vehicles competed in the snow of Québec City where everybody had a lot of fun.
Universite Laval12
oregon
minibaja.gmc.ulaval.ca/
tEAM nAME: Sherbrooke Racing Team
tEAM MEMbErS: Martin Beaumont, Darko Bilic, Charles Devin, Jean-Sébastien Dumais, Karine Durand, Hugo Fortier-Topping, Pierre-Olivier Généreux, Marc-Olivier Lacerte, Guillaume Laplante, Sebastien Mercier Gingras, Jean-Sébastien Nadeau, Veronique Nault, Benoit Picard, Etienne Plante, Julien Ruel, Dominic St-Onge, Catherine St-Pierre, Gabriel Vézina, Jacqueline Boisjoli
Since their first SAE Baja competition in 1991, the Sherbrooke University Racing Team has remained on the leading edge through bold innovation, a refined sense of aesthetics, and precision manufacturing. Over the years, Sherbrooke has established itself as a successful and competitive team, building upon the experience of previous members and making a commitment to quality and craftsmanship. This year, the team has taken another step forward, presenting a new and improved mid-engine prototype. Even with ever increasing challenges, the Sherbrooke Racing Team will keep driving towards bigger and better milestones.
Universite de Sherbrooke10
Alabama6
wisconsin
mecano.gme.usherbrooke.ca/~baja/
page 9595All information was submitted by teams prior to February 23, 2009.
tEAM nAME: Utah State
tEAM MEMbErS: Travis Baker, Devin R Barker, Reece Sansom Butler, Blaine Cannon, Adam Beck Christensen, Reed Fawcett, Sean R Johnson, Brian Robert Mitchell, Brian Wayne Moss, Andrew Pett, Scott William Richards, Timothy John Shuck, Nathan Wheeler
Utah State University has a rather extensive history with the SAE Baja competition, from which this year’s team of 15 seniors looks to improve on their experience and make some improvements. To achieve a top standing, our biggest emphasis was on maximizing the performance of our CVT. Major improvements were done on the dynamometer making it possible to simulate the weight and inertia of the vehicle, thus making it possible to achieve the best ratio of torque and horsepower.
A new approach went into this year’s design of the rear suspension by using a leaf spring. The use of a leaf spring relieved some of the weight by reducing such components as shocks, upper control arm and struts. Testing of the leaf spring on this year’s vehicle has proved the design to be beneficial.
While this team has worked hard to make this year’s Baja a reality, it could not have been accomplished without the help from our many sponsors of the community of Logan. An even greater thank you goes to our faculty advisor, Dr. Haycock. His knowledge and help throughout this year has been insurmountable.
Utah State University48
oregon
tEAM nAME: JAABAZ
tEAM MEMbErS: Ashraf Emran, Ashwin George, Siddharth Handa, Abhishek Jha, Kunal Sharma, B Siddharth
Jabaaz in Persian means Fearless. This is exactly what this team from VIT University epitomizes. They don’t care about reputations and are determined to succeed. Everyone in the team has a single-minded goal of proving to the world the real capabilities of Indian Engineering. They are the only Indian team at this event. The team has vast experience in SAE organized events. Team Jabaaz was the winner of the Virtual Baja competition organized by SAE India, thereby proving its Numero Uno status in India. However challenges come easily to the fearless. The team took upon the task of competing and testing itself against an International field at the Baja SAE Oregon.
Everyone on the team has a well-defined role and major decision making is done democratically. The reason behind the happy faces of the teammates is a tendency to gel with each other and enjoy each other’s success. The Team Captain, Abhishek Jha, is the Mechanical Engineering topper at VIT and is a storehouse of technical knowledge. It’s his unending desire for perfection that is the major driving force for Team Jabaaz. Buoyed by their Success at the Indian event the team wants to take it a notch higher and be victorious.
page 9696 All information was submitted by teams prior to February 23, 2009. All information was submitted by teams prior to February 23, 2009.
tEAM nAME: Wildcat Racing
tEAM MEMbErS: Ian Azeredo
Villanova’s Wildcat Racing is proud to present this year’s entry vehicle. This Baja is engineered with the core values of innovation, driving experience, and performance. With a very low center of gravity, a double wishbone style front suspension, hybrid-trailing arm suspension in the rear, and the power of Fox Float airshocks, this vehicle strives to maintain contact with the ground through all types of terrain. A newly-designed steering system in the front and the ability to throw all engine power in one of the rear wheels promote a sharp turning vehicle. New to Villanova’s vehicle is the addition of a new transmission system which features the use of high-tech carbon fiber belts for an efficient, reliable and lightweight package.
Wildcat Racing is powered by A&A Gear, Precision Machining Co., Olympic Tool and Machine Co, The Gates Corporation, Federal Bronze Casting Industries, Fox Racing, Polaris Industries, and SKF International.
Villanova University60
Alabama
tEAM nAME: Racin’ Roos
tEAM MEMbErS: Mervin Leon Barrow II, Andrew James Beard, Kyle David Braun, Thomas Dewey Gottwald, Shawn Patrick Graham, Benjamin Gregory Kyler, Mitchell A Ress, Andrew John Rohrback, Drew E Thompson, Travis John Uminski, Ryan Garth Willard
fAculty AdvISor: Gerald A Sullivan
Baja SAE Alabama marks the Virginia Military Institute’s third year competing in the Baja SAE East competitions. This year the team has worked hard and overcome many hurdles to design and build their third generation car. With a completely redesigned frame and a more innovative approach in the rear end, the ten senior mechanical engineering Cadets on the team have cut costs, size, and weight, expecting to present a very competitive design in this year’s event.
For more information on the design, team, or the VMI Mechanical Engineering Department, please visit the team’s tent at the competition, or contact the team’s faculty advisor, LTC Jay Sullivan at [email protected].
Virginia Military Institute69
Alabama
www.students.villanova.edu/egrorgs/BajaSAE/
page 9797All information was submitted by teams prior to February 23, 2009.
tEAM nAME: Virginia Tech Baja
tEAM MEMbErS: Sean Savio Andrade, Andrew Frank Cerulli, Tyler R Chamberlain, Sydnee M Hammond, Peter Helmore, Charles Frank Holbrook, Chase Carlton Holland, Adam Jones, Justin David Kuzma, Seth Lehman, Christopher Matt Sbordone, James Matthew Strange, Christopher Adam Taylor, MGen Adel Terzic PE, Nicholas John Weiss, Joseph Thomas Williams
The 2009 Virginia Tech Baja team consists of 16 senior mechanical engineers, 6 independent studies, and 5 active volunteers. The team was formed in 1984 and has placed top ten in SAE competitions eight times, including a third place finish at Tennessee last year. This year, the team concentrated on making components easier to manufacture and utilizing a new front and rear suspension design. The drivetrain team has selected a motorcycle-style chain tensioning system-axial displacement-which should improve efficiency in the system. The team utilized FEA to test the majority of drivetrain and suspension components before manufacturing began. In addition, a dynamic FEA was completed to develop a better understanding of the loading apparent during a jump or sudden impact. The team is competing in the Winter Baja event in Michigan and the Alabama SAE competition. Because each vehicle at Virginia Tech builds upon the lessons learned from previous years, this year’s team has made a specific effort to involve and instruct the younger members of the team. We feel that this will help us assure our future as a well functioning team with competitive, well designed Baja SAE vehicles.
Virginia Tech3
Alabama
tEAM nAME: VWCC Racing Motorsports
tEAM MEMbErS: Ryan Michael Browning, Brandon Wade Carroll, Benjamin Joseph Goldman, Patrick Eugene Hall, Thanh Nguyen, Garrett Page, Eric Nathaniel Pierce, Nader Rasoul, Robert W Swaine
fAculty AdvISor: Dr Richard Clark Jr, Gary Young
VWCC Motorsports is a student organization at Virginia Western Community College comprised of college freshmen and sophomores. The team has always placed first among community colleges when it competes, but it had the privilege of placing fifty-first overall last year in the Montreal competition. This year, the Virginia Western team is redesigning and rebuilding its car in the hopes of again contending with four year universities in Wisconsin at the SAE Baja Competition. Our team has redesigned the suspension to include independent swing arms for increased durability and travel and added a manual transmission to increase the torque and top speed without ruining our acceleration. The hope of this year’s team is to use MSC software to test the limits of the vehicle before rebuilding it by running computer simulations on a designed course. To keep one student from being overwhelmed with the organization of our team and to ensure that school comes first, the hierarchy of VWCC Motorsports starts with three managers. From there, the members of the team were broken up into groups based the front suspension, rear suspension, and transmission.
Virginia Western Community College82
wisconsin
www.baja.org.vt.edu/index.php?page=news
vwccmotorsports.com
page 9898 All information was submitted by teams prior to February 23, 2009. All information was submitted by teams prior to February 23, 2009.
tEAM nAME: Wildcat Racing
tEAM MEMbErS: Meseret A Belayneh Sr, Trenton H. Bowen, Martin Clement, Ryan J Fuit, Robert A. Kinnear, Luis Alberto Quintana, Zack Serna, Eric Donald Threlkeld, Heinrich Christian du Preez
fAculty AdvISor: Daniel Magda
Weber State University (WSU) is a small university nested on the foothills of the north section of the Wasatch Front in Ogden, Utah. The Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) students, which consist of nine senior project students, will be participating in the 2009 SAE off-road Baja competition. The Weber State University Wildcat Racing Team is proud to introduce a new and improved version of the Wildcat Baja. This year’s off-road car feathers; all wheel independent suspension for a more comfortable ride, a CVT transmission with reverse making shifting into gears a thing of the past, as well as a new and improved braking system that underscores reliability. Plus it offers rack and pinion steering, making maneuverability in tight turns a breeze. The Wildcat Baja also features a lower center of gravity by placing the engine and transaxle in line, not stacked. Comfort and safety in this year’s vehicle makes it easy to drive as well as enjoy.
Weber State University73
oregon
tEAM nAME: Big Red Offroad Development (B.R.O.D.)
tEAM MEMbErS: Thomas Biard, Nicholas Brantley, Lance Jordan Hester, Landon Paul Hodskins, Christopher Dean Moore, Matthew T Quinlan, Michael David Simpson, Kyle Edson Smith
fAculty AdvISor: Joel Lenoir
For the 2009 event, our Baja vehicle is completely redesigned. We incorporated a CVT to fit our Briggs & Stratton motor and added a 2-speed Polaris transmission with a direct chain drive to our solid rear axle. The drive train combination gives us a maximum amount of torque at all speeds. The suspension consists of the front end of an ATV with a single custom swing arm in the back. Coil-over shocks are utilized around. Our goal was to minimize weight as much as possible while being able to reach a high top speed.
Western Kentucky University60
wisconsin
page 9999All information was submitted by teams prior to February 23, 2009.
tEAM nAME: Viking 44
tEAM MEMbErS: Jeremy Burger, Dennis Chao, Samuel P Dale, Lindsey DeLaney, Alexander B Freund, Seth T Hersch, Chris J Higbee, Chendar Lim, Erik Jon Nickerson, Karl E Rollin, Tasha Cecelia St.Clair, Drew M Thayer
fAculty AdvISor: Steven M Fleishman
In 1999, our team was formed by only a handful of students with a background in off-road racing. Without any form of experience, this team started humbly creating Viking 33, the first Baja car designed at the Vehicle Research Institute. With the help of the renowned Dr. Michael Seal, the faculty advisor at the time, our team was on its way to becoming one of the finest teams in Baja. Today, the team has improved in all aspects. Everything from suspension, chassis, craftsmanship, and fabrication has been dramatically improved. From 93rd place in 2000, this team has progressed to 13th place in 2004 with Viking 36, 11th place in 2006 with Viking 41, and 13th overall last year in Illinois with Viking 42. The vehicles produced by the WWU Baja team are constantly being improved with the hope that in the next competition, first place is achievable.
Western Washington University47
oregon
tEAM nAME: Shocker Racing
TEAM MEMbErS: Cameron Cox, Joseph Anthony Dvorak, Gary Friend, Phillip Jost, Joseph Allen Marshall, Kurt Mehrkens, Derek Jonathon Plowman, Joaquin David Viego, James Gross
The 2009 race season has brought many changes to the WSU Baja Team. The first change is adding a ton of new members. These new members bring just that many more great ideas to the team. Starting out to design the car, the team took on the mind set of simple but strong, just about everything has been completely redesigned. Starting with the frame, everything has been made simpler, easier to build, and stronger. However this doesn’t come free. There are always trade offs and weight is one of the biggest challenges as we go for this simple design.
Wichita State University39
Alabama32
wisconsin
wwusaebaja.com
www.wichita.edu/baja
page 100100 All information was submitted by teams prior to February 23, 2009.
tEAM nAME: Wilkes Baja
tEAM MEMbErS: Paul G Benulis
The 2009 Wilkes Baja Team is made up of veteran seniors and a few new underclassmen. After building an entirely new car for 2008, the team has upgraded the drivetrain designs and optimized the suspension for better handling. The Wilkes Team will be making the long trip from Pennsylvania to Oregon for the Baja Oregon Competition. As always, the team would like to thank the Wilkes University Engineering Department and advisor Mitch Adams for their support.
Wilkes University63
oregon
www.wilkes.edu
tEAM nAME: WSU Raiders
tEAM MEMbErS: Joshua David Deaton, Curtis John Emerick, Nicholas James Hankinson, David Alexander Loel, Michael Philip Sheridan
fAculty AdvISor: Dr Russell A Hannen
The Wright State University Raiders have competed in eight previous Baja SAE competitions, most recently in 2007. The 2009 WSU Raiders team is a collaboration of five senior mechanical engineering students and two design projects. The 2009 vehicle is built around several key design elements; a lightweight frame maximizes the power-to-weight ratio of the vehicle, while a continuously variable transmission with chain and belt drive provides efficient power output through a simple and cost effective design. A fully independent suspension, utilizing front and rear A-arms, allows for excellent maneuverability and stability over demanding off-road terrain.
The team would like to thank the Dayton Section of SAE for sponsoring this year’s competition entry.
Wright State University71
wisconsin
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