Baja SAE
The Team had a unique chance at Baja SAE Kansas competition this past spring to meet Governor Sam Brownback.
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About Shocker Baja
Shocker Baja is excited to begin the 2011-2012 season and our 18th year of competing by traveling to the Backwood's Baja Competition in Arkansaw, Wisconsin. In the 2010-2011 season the team was able to compete in two separate competitions Baja SAE Kansas hosted by Pittsburg State University. The second Baja Illinois was hosted by the SAE Midwest Section. The team placed 15th and 16th respectively. One of the team goals for this upcoming season is to place in the top 10 overall at a competition, The team plans to travel to two competitions this spring Baja SAE Auburn (April 19-22 2012) and Baja SAE Oregon (May 16-19, 2012). Our team meeting are held Friday's at 5 p.m. in the SAE Shop. So feel free to stop by and see what Shocker Baja can do for you! Contact team captains Colin Smith (Cfsmith1@wichita.edu) or Tanner Lampe (Talampe@hotmail.com) to become involved!
About Baja SAE
Baja SAE consists of three regional competitions that simulate real-world engineering design projects and their related challenges. Engineering students are tasked to design and build an prototype off-road vehicle that will survive the severe punishment of rough terrain and water.
The object of the competition is to provide SAE student members with a challenging project that involves the planning and manufacturing tasks found when introducing a new product to the consumer industrial market. Teams compete against one another to have their design accepted for manufacture by a fictitious firm. Students must function as a team to not only design, build, test, promote, and race a vehicle within the limits of the rules, but also to generate financial support for their project and manage their educational priorities.
All vehicles are powered by a ten-horsepower Intek Model 20 engine donated by Briggs & Stratton Corporation. For over twenty-five years, the generosity of Briggs & Stratton has enabled SAE to provide each team with a dependable engine free of charge. Use of the same engine by all the teams creates a more challenging engineering design test.
Special Thanks To Our Sponsors
Student Government Association
Briggs And Stratton
Globe Engineering
MPM
SAE
Winkel Manufacturing
Polaris
HB Performance Systems
Fox Racing Shox
TEAM Industries
