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All information was submitted by teams prior to February 23, 2009.

tEAM nAME: McMaster Mini Baja

tEAM MEMbErS: Ryan Bridge, Scott Jonathan Durksen, Jeremy Dutka,

Warren Gallant, Matthew Green, Scott L Gullison, Jerey Robert Johnston,

Michael J Kish, Kris W Landon, Aaron Mormile, Bashar Naser, SeanPollock, Dax M Renton, Robin Alan Van Schaayk, James Ververs

fAculty AdvISor: Tim Nye

This will be the McMaster Baja teams third consecutive year o competition.

Having used the rst two years to build up the experience needed to

successully compete in all aspects o the Baja SAE competition, this new

vehicle was about taking more risks with the design. The team created a

much more visually pleasing and lighter rame by increasing the number

o bends in the rame rom two to more than thirty. Experimenting with

a custom three link rear suspension in Montreal last year, the team has

gone to a two link suspension in both the ront and rear o the vehicle

that will provide ten inches o travel. This greatly simplied the design and

the number o components required but oered new challenges during

construction. This years vehicle will also be incorporating a gearbox with multiple orward gears as well as reverse, which had proven valuable during

the last two years o competition. The multiple orward gears will allow or the maximum torque o the vehicle to more than double as well as increase

its top speed. It is hoped that these risks will allow or the team to increase its perormance in all aspects.

McMaster University

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tEAM nAME: Spartan 4x4 Motorsports

tEAM MEMbErS: Michikazu Aono, Andrew Cawood, Trevor DeLand,

Kenneth Eric Maisonville, Jelena Paripovic, Matthew P Werner

Last year the Michigan State University Baja SAE team created their rst

4-wheel drive car, and was awarded the Navistar Standalone Creativity

& Innovation Award because o it. This year the team plans to re-run

the car with signicant improvements, both in an overall reduction in

weight coupled with a re-engineering o components rom the previous

year. With these changes and signicant testing, the team hopes toimprove the overall design while maintaining an image o creative

thinking and innovation.

Michigan State University

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tEAM nAME: Spartan O-Road

tEAM MEMbErS: Michikazu Aono, Andrew Cawood, Trevor DeLand,

Kenneth Eric Maisonville, Jelena Paripovic, Matthew P Werner

The Michigan State University Baja SAE team is coming o an innovative

year with the design o their rst 4-wheel drive system. Made up o

primarily rst and second year members, they are looking orward to

making an appearance at al l three races this season. This team has lots

o new and creative ideas that will hopeully bring a resh insight to the

design table and ultimately, the racetrack.

Each year, the team chooses a specic aspect to ocus their design

around. This year the team plans to design a car that ocuses on

simplicity and returns to its 2-wheel drive heritage. The primary design

challenge was balancing lightweight components with robustness

without sacricing perormance. This was achieved with a re-designed

rear end eaturing a swing-arm suspension and an optimized planetary

gearbox that will e liminate the need or a chain. With these designs, the

team hopes to make their mark on all three U.S. races.

Michigan State University

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tEAM nAME: Blizzard Baja

tEAM MEMbErS: Kyle Baileys, Mario Abel Bonvini, Kyle C Broetzmann,

Devan R Faust, Thomas A Katerberg, Nathan Richard Kent, Bryan Michael

Lyman, Joshua David Mullins, Brian E Oestreich, Zach M Peck, Vaughn

Schrotenboer, Michael Suchomski, Andrew Miller Tuchscherer, Dale

Wawrzyniec, Andrew L Wiegand, Bret T Schulte

Blizzard Baja wil l be representing Michigan Technological University at

all three North American Baja SAE events. The 21 member team has

redesigned and made signicant improvements to the 2008 vehiclein hopes o claiming the 2009 Mike Schmidt Memorial Iron Team

Award. In addition to engineering and manuacturing competitive

vehicles year ater year, Blizzard Baja also hosts the annual Winter

Baja Invitational. With an average snowall o 300 inches per year, the

Keweenaw Peninsula is a great location or the best Baja race on snow.

Winter Baja continues to grow year ater year and the 2009 event was no exception with a record attendance o 39 cars rom 18 dierent schools.

Blizzard Baja invites you to participate in next years event that will be held on Saturday February 20, 2010. For more event inormation please

visit our website at www.baja.mtu.edu. Blizzard Baja would like to thank all o their 2008-09 sponsors including; 3M, Alcoa, Arcelor Mittal, Aurora

Bearing, Caliornia Push Pull, Chrysler, Cutting Tool Source, Denso, Extreme Tool & Engineering, Ford Motor Company, Fox Racing Shox, General

Motors, Polaris, Ribtect, and the Michigan Tech Graduate School.

Michigan Tech University

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tEAM nAME: Blue Raider Baja

tEAM MEMbErS: David OBrien, Jordan B Wolpert

Back to the basics was the name o the game or Blue Raider Baja (BRB)

or the 2009 season. Ater our consecutive races that resulted in

very poor perormances, all big plans, grand ideas, and innovations

have been postponed. The plan or 2009 was to build a Baja that

was simple, rugged, and gets the job done well with designs and

components that have proven themselves in years past. 2009 was very

much a resh start or BRB, in order to compete a new Baja must be

built, rame and all.

Middle Tennessee State University

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tEAM nAME: Team Hammerzeit

tEAM MEMbErS: Daniel Beck, Mark C Danielson, Jeremy Michael

Egert, Jacob Timothy Fredrick, Daniel James Goray, Kyle Jacobs, James

Lerner, Cheng Zhang Li, Jan Manke Sr, Michael T Nelsen, Sameer D Pai,

Frederique Claude Roed, Kai Rohwedder, Sandy A Schuppner, Heather

Sotelo, Steven Waas

The 2008-2009 MSOE Baja Design Team decided to take on the task

o creating a new solid rear axle or the Baja car as opposed to an

independent rear design. Although this task was a big undertaking, the

design team was up to the challenge. Since a solid rear axle was to be

designed, the rear suspension had to also be redesigned, as to al low

both trailing arms to move simultaneously. To optimize the saety and

comort o the driver, the chassis was also redesigned. Moreover, the

brakes were also redesigned to increase the cars stopping eciency,

as well as reduce the overall weight o the system. The last aspect o

the car to be redesigned was the power train. The new design, a custom gear box, allows or o the shel gears, with slight modications, to be

utilized. With all these new designs, the MSOE Baja Design Team is looking orward to seeing their car in action.

The Milwaukee School o Engineering 2008/09 Baja Car was made possible by Lerner and Associates, Signicast Corporation, SAE Milwaukee Chapter,

Speedy Metals, Timken Co., Tronka and Associates, and Wayne Haynes.

Milwaukee School of Engineering

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tEAM nAME: MSU Motorsports

tEAM MEMbErS: Cli Backler, Andrew Campbell, Alan Dreier, Jared T

Erickson, Joe Harrenstein, Jason Hemmingsen, Joseph Perrizo, Kevin Rodel

fAculty AdvISor: Craig Evers

We are a rookie team consisting o eight seniors, the last time MSU,

Mankato participated in the Baja SAE competition was in 2003. Some

o our team attended the 2008 competition in Illinois to gain experience

and knowledge o the event. This helped us get a jump start or this

years competition and red us up or the school year. We have a great

support sta at school and acilities to help us abricate and test our

vehicle or the 2009 competition in Wisconsin. Our vehicle eatures

custom uprights to optimize suspension characteristics and ground

clearance. Also, we designed the vehicle to t in the back o any ull

size truck to ease transport or the weekend enthusiast.

Track Width - 50 inches Comet 780 CVTWheel Base - 53 inches Polaris Gearbox

Suspension Travel F/R - 11 inches/13 inches Fox Float XEvol Shocks

Minnesota State University - Mankato

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tEAM nAME: Miner Baja

tEAM MEMbErS: Andrew Basler, Kiley Boehlere, Casey D Boyer,

Matthew Callaway, Brian R Decker, Nikolas Ryan Kettler, Carl T Lacy,

James Russell Smoot, Wesley Thomas

The 2008-2009 Missouri S&T Baja season is the teams th since the

team started in 2004. Ater a large loss o senior members, the team

is currently 7 strong, with 4 juniors, 1 sophomore and 2 reshmen.

Only one member remains rom the 2007-2008 season. This has

caused some extra strain on the team, but the new season looks verypromising. Progress on the car has not been greatly aected by the

transition, and the team looks orward to completing the car ahead o

schedule. This is a vast improvement over the 07-08 project, where

the team was still nishing the car at competition. We owe our current

situation mostly to the lessons learned last year, but also to strong local

support. We are proud that local businesses are kind enough to support

our eorts, especially with the current economy.

Missouri University of Science and Technology

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tEAM nAME: Bad News Bears

tEAM MEMbErS: Francesco William Barbera, Alex Dom, Christopher

Jewth, Stean Menin, Christopher Michael Merenlander, Timothy R

Monahan, Zachary Dean Sanzo, Capt Eric M Stiene, James Strigaro

The 2009 Baja SAE team members range rom reshmen to senior

students in Mechanical Engineering, all working together to build the

Baja vehicle or competition. It has ocused on the ollowing design

areas or the entry vehicle: comparative design o hydrostatic and

mechanical drivetrain systems, student designed suspension and

steering systems, saety testing through computer-simulated analysis,

emphasis on high and low speed maneuverability and stability, and

increase in power to weight ratio through original rame design and

careul component selection. The project is made possible thanks to

the NYIT Student Government Association, ANZE Engineering, Polaris,

O Road Warehouse, and Rino Mechanical.

New York Institute of Technology

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tEAM nAME: Aggie Racing

tEAM MEMbErS: Jordan Barber, Daniel Lee Cox, Brandon Jerel

Gladden, Levar Meikle

fAculty AdvISor: Pro Daniel Acree

Engineering Students at A&T have been competing in Baja SAE since

1992. In 2000 & 2001, we competed in all three Baja events nishing

rst overall in the country in 2000 and third overall in 2001. In 2008,

our best perormance was 18th at Tennessee, with a 16th place nishin endurance. The vehicle has been designed rom the ground up this

year only keeping the most successul eatures, ater heavy review. The

most signicant improvement is the implementation o a ully contained

chain reduction box which allows simple drive unit replacement, easy

maintenance as well as increased reliability. In addition, the suspension

perormance has been rened and weight removed. We are looking

orward to this years events.

North Carolina A & T State University

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tEAM nAME: Lumberjack Racing

tEAM MEMbErS: Daniel Ace Aten, Michael A Bartelt, Brig Chad

L De Alva, Miles Dehlin, Tanya Marie Gallagher, Christopher Stanley

Minchuk, Trenton Moeller, Kenneth Schipper, Karl Schultz, Steven Michael

Silverstone, Hans Joseph Taska, Ing Jacob West, Eli Wexler, Maxwell

Wheeler, Andrew Byron Winegarner

fAculty AdvISor: John T Tester

Our team is composed o three seniors and approximately eightunderclassmen. The senior members are Karl Schultz, Team Leader,

Andy Winegarner, Suspension and Steering, and Chris Minchuk,

Drivetrain. This is the rst time NAU has had Baja SAE as a senior

project.

Northern Arizona University

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tEAM nAME: Wolpack Motorsports

tEAM MEMbErS: Justin M Howell, Ryne Potts, Jeremy David Reid,

Nicholas A Snyder, Christopher Cameron Sturgis, Stephen Tate

fAculty AdvISor: Dr Eric C Klang

The Wolpack Baja team will be getting our x at Bojangles prior to our

departures to Alabama and Wisconsin where our smoke blowin goat will

be leading the way. Our 2009 car runs a CVT ollowed by a planetary

gearbox mated to a chain drive enclosed in a custom CNCd aluminum

case. To gain some extra torque and reduce weight, we drained hal

the oil out o the engine. Our rear suspension consists o trailing arms

while the ront is a double A-arm design with Fox Float X Evol shocks all

around. The car rolls on some murdered out 12s which keeps it sitting

real high. To make sure we get back home alright we must quote the

great Old Crow Medicine Show, And i I die in Raleigh, at least I wi ll die

ree. When youre at competition just keep your ears open because

when you hear the woo woo (Bubb Rubb, 2006) the Wolpack Baja team

is rollin by.

North Carolina State University - Raleigh

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tEAM nAME: NIU Motorsports

tEAM MEMbErS: Aeez A Abioye, Nicholas M Baran, Frank Fallbo,

Richard William Foster, Alexander Mason Hartung, Martin Kemp, Sarah J

Landgra, John Patrick Magee, Mason E Mitrovic, Charles Shepard

Northern Illinois University Baja team is a young team preparing or our

third year competing. The Baja program was restarted by several senior

students in 2006. The current team is made up o a range o students

rom including several rst time members, as well as several rom the

2006 team. Using the knowledge gained over the last two years, the

team has developed a solid design with several unique eatures to help

get an edge over the competition.

Northern Illinois University

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tEAM nAME: Wildcat Racing

tEAM MEMbErS: Matthew Thomas Barbercheck, Andrew Charles Fazer,

Zachariah Adam Fisher, Theodore Richard Grabow Sr, Douglas J Maves,

Joshua Alan Mead, Joshua Eugene Moses, Jesse John Nye, Anne Claire

Pettinger, Alexander Brian Rae, John Michael Sanchez, Kyle S St. John,

Craig Wiseman

fAculty AdvISor: Dr-Ing Robert Marlor PE

Northern Michigan Universitys SAE Baja Team consists o ve second yearmembers with the addition o a collection o rst time members. This

years car eatures a six speed manual transmission which we expect

to perorm well. Our team has been established or ve years, and our

cars have now been abricated.

Northern Michigan University

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tEAM nAME: ONU Baja

tEAM MEMbErS: Brandon W Anspach, Kyle Barnaba, Ryan Carl Brune,

Cory Bryan, Joshua K Cox, Michael Jerey Dunn, John R Garlitz, Brandon

Eric Gloss, Steve M Hunt, William Gary Kanzig, Warren Chase Killian, Peter

John Kleysteuber, Ryan Joseph Lawson, Austin Moyer, Allan E Muzilla,

Michael J Neal, Eric Michael Perkins, Matthew Alan Tomasko

The Ohio Northern University SAE chapter is proud to be a part o the

Baja SAE Collegiate Design Series. At ONU, the Baja project is purely

extracurricular with undergrads rom the college o engineering andtechnology departments participating. This year the team modied

the vehicle rom 2008. Design changes included the suspension and

steering to improve handling with improvements to cosmetics and

saety eatures. Special thanks to our sponsors: ONU President Dr.

Kendall L. Baker, ONU College o Engineering, ONU Student Senate,

SAE Dayton Section, Nissin Brake o Ohio, Delil le Oxygen Company,

Technigraphis, Polaris, Fox racing shox, Richs Towing, AED Motorsports,

Spallinger Millwright Services and Gasdo Tool and Machine Company.

Ohio Northern University

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www.osubaja.com

tEAM nAME: Short Bus

tEAM MEMbErS: Stephanie E Estes, Matthew Freundl, Paul Craig

Hagadone II, James A Harenberg, Gregory Ingold, Adam Kalchik, Jordan

Meske, David OConnor, Je Rice

Northwestern Michigan College is one o the ew, i not only, community

colleges to compete in the Baja race on a regular basis. We are proud

o the act that we have one o the smallest budgets and signicant

member turn-around, yet have successully completed every race we

have ever entered. Our team is comprised o many analytically gited,

motivated members with a variety o skill sets and talents. We are

indeed, rom a Short-Term community college (two year), and we

oten nd that our unding is in Short supply, and although some o

the big universities might try and tell you that our skills also all Short,

we compete. Many will write us o when they see how Short we are

in supplies, support, or sheer elegance; however you all will see that the

short bus is indeed a competitor.

Northwestern Michigan College

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tEAM nAME: Cowboy Racing

tEAM MEMbErS: Andrew Thomas Beats, Collin Douglas Boettcher, Eric

Frisbie, Falecia Hayes, Ing Jeremy Anthony Hayes, Brennan Neil Leighton,

Justin Dwight Otto, Christopher Charles Robison

The OSU Baja team is a student run group o a variety o students ranging

rom Engineer majors to Education majors. All types o majors are

encouraged to join as the competition not only includes engineering,

but also cost analysis, sponsor relations, and marketing. Our goal is to

design and build a 1/4 scale Baja car that can perorm well not only inthe competitive race, but also be economical and sae to build.

Oklahoma State University

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tEAM nAME: Baja Buckeyes

tEAM MEMbErS: Joseph Batwinis, Samantha Bell, Christopher J

Cliord, Albert L Godrey, Thomas Charles Henighan, Logan P. Krueger,

Andrew J Muhic

The Ohio State University Baja SAE team is made up o many disciplines

ranging rom Aerospace Engineering to Welding Engineering and

everything in between. The 2009 car is all new or this year with a

4130 chassis and suspension. The single speed gearbox was custom

designed by team members. The team would like to thank Polaris, Jeep,

Honda, Advance Machining and Gear, Laserfex, Sunbelt Rentals and

everyone else who helped.

Ohio State University

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tEAM nAME: ONU Racing

tEAM MEMbErS: Jacob Jade Bonogosky, Joel Andrew Carman,

Jordan Lee Cook, John Samuel Crupper, Chelsea C Freed, Matthew Scott

Mausehund, Christopher J Pickering, Nicholas D Pickering

fAculty AdvISor: Dr Robert Bruce Allen PhD, Pro Michael Ray Morgan

Olivet Nazarene University has participated in the SAE Baja Program

since the 2002-2003 school year. Every year the team members have

changed. The SAE rules state that the people working on the Baja

project must be students. This year, the team consists primarily o

underclassmen in the Engineering Department.

The SAE Baja Program consists o our main phases: design, testing,

manuacturing, static judging and dynamic perormance testing.

The design phase starts with sketches o the rame and drive train

components. The sketches are then input into Pro Engineer, a 3 dimensional modeling program. Using Pro Engineer, the design can be visualized in

3-D or layout clearance, easibility and workability. This will ensure that the design meets or exceeds all o the SAE BAJA specications.

The manuacturing phase is the most time consuming part o the project. The car is completely built rom the ground up! The building starts with

tubing, sheet metal, other raw materials, and some preabricated parts. These materials are welded, abricated and assembled into an SAE Baja

car or competition.

Olivet Nazarene University

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tEAM nAME: Rangers

tEAM MEMbErS: Joel Thomas Atteberry, Laddie V Cox III, Nathan Lane

Farmer, Robert Young Hartlo, Erik Potter

fAculty AdvISor: Alred Kitchens, Ronald Raty

Olympic College is a rst year competitor in the SAE Baja series; our team

consists o 5 students and 2 aculty advisors. Team members are Joel

Atteberry (Team Captain), Erik Potter (Weld Club President), Rob Hartlo,

Nate Farmer, and Laddie Cox. . .all are students in the Welding Programpursuing ATA degrees in Welding Technology. Faculty Advisors are Al

Kitchens (Proessor o Welding) and Ron Raty (Proessor o Technical

Design).

Olympic College SAE Baja Team is sponsored by the Olympic College

Foundation as well as the local business, EJP Facilities Services, located

in Bangor, Washington.

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tEAM nAME: Oregon Tech Blue

tEAM MEMbErS: Casey Smith Folkema, Michael John Freeman, Jacob

Dean Hanna Jr, Andrew G Orr, Donald W Schuch, Nate Thompson

fAculty AdvISor: Pro Brian Alan Moravec

The Baja SAE competition has been a part o the Oregon Institute o

Technology since 2000. Students at OIT have learned many valuable

lessons in designing an o-road capable vehicle and have made

progressive design improvements through these years o experience.

This year the Oregon Tech Blue Team is comprised o ve seniors and one

reshman in Mechanical Engineering. The overall design goals or the

2009 vehicle is to build a vehicle that is lighter and aster than previous

years designs and place in the top ten in this years Baja SAE Oregon

competition.

The students at OIT would like to take this opportunity to thank the manysponsors who made competing a reality or them. First and oremost we would like to thank Polaris Industries and Briggs and Stratton, who

throughout the years have made this competition possible. We would like to thank SolidWorks, whose design sotware package was instrumental in

the design o our vehicle, or being a big sponsor o SAE. We would also like to thank all o our local sponsors who donated parts and hardware or

the vehicle.

Oregon Institute of Technology

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tEAM nAME: Beaver Racing Black

tEAM MEMbErS: Nathan D Anderson, Ole Bond, Timothy Foglesong,

Jonathan Reed Jackson, Thomas Robert Paasch, K. Patrick Silveira

fAculty AdvISor: Dr Robert Paasch

This is Beaver Racings 2008 vehicle which competed in Illinois

nishing 2nd overall. The overall design goal was to produce a car

that would be a strong nisher across the wide variety o dynamic

events encountered. This vehicle is equipped with independent rontA-arms and an independent rear draglink suspension. The Briggs &

Stratton motor is coupled to a single speed transaxle with reverse via

a continuously variable transmission. Steering is controlled with a

rack and pinion. Some unique eatures o the car include a lockable

dierential and cutting brake. Changes or 2008 include adding a

submarine belt, relocated bumper and re-tuned shocks. The Beaver

Racing program would not be possible without help rom our sponsors.

Signicant contributions have been made by A-Dec, Intel, Hewlett

Packard, Daimler, Esco, and Oregon SAE.

Oregon State University

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tEAM nAME: Beaver Racing Orange

tEAM MEMbErS: Jason Kyle Duda, John Lewis Fellows, Sam Sawyer

Porter, Nicholas L Purdy, Thomas B Reed, Aaron Rudick, Lori L Sanders,

William J Zimmerman, Nathan D Anderson, Ole Bond, Thomas RobertPaasch, Ivy Quach, K. Patrick Silveira

fAculty AdvISor: Dr Robert Paasch

The 2009 Beaver Racing Orange vehicle is the latest to roll out o Oregon

States SAE shop. The overall design goal or 2009 was to continue the

teams tradition o developing a car that would be a strong perormer

in every event, while shedding weight, lowering the center o gravity,

cutting costs, and simpliying manuacturing. Notable design eatures

or this vehicle include independent ront A-arms and an independent

rear draglink suspension. The Briggs & Stratton motor is coupled

to a two speed transaxle with reverse via a continuously variable

transmission. Steering is controlled with a rack and pinion. Some

unique eatures o the car include a lockable dierential and cutting

brake. The Beaver Racing program would not be possible without help rom our sponsors. Signicant contributions have been made by A-Dec,

Intel, Hewlett Packard, Daimler, Esco, and Oregon SAE.

Oregon State University

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tEAM nAME: Power Lion 2

tEAM MEMbErS: Matthew E. Barton, Nathaniel Conlin, George Erol

Fouche, James F Nielsen III, Shane Brian Riley, Nicholas Troy Snowberger

fAculty AdvISor: Curt A Walsh

Penn State Altoona has been involved in Baja or 8 consecutive years.

The team is primarily comprised o the Electro-Mechanical Engineering

Technology students. This years car was raced in the Baja SAE

Montreal 2008 competition, but eatures signicant changes in bothront and rear suspension components. This years car also eatures

a dierent drive train setup as opposed to last years; optimizing

perormance not only or the race track, but or all around o road use.

Penn State University - Altoona

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tEAM nAME: Penn State Berks Racing

tEAM MEMbErS: Michael John Becker, Brad Getz, Dustin P Herner,

Brandon L James, Westley Alan Kramer, Nicholas A Shovelin, Benjamin

Walter, Ross Will iam Wessner

Penn State Berks Baja SAE is in its 5th year o competition. This year will

be the third car that has been produced by the team. The team has

built upon previous concepts and designs to arrive at the vehicle or

this year. The vehicle is completely built in-house with all machining,

construction, and welding done on campus. Additionally, the students

do all testing on a test track that is located on campus. The team

operates as a campus club under the advisement o Barbara Mizdail

and Eric Byrne. The club is open to all students on campus and

involves many majors.

Penn State University - Berks

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tEAM nAME: Wildcats

tEAM MEMbErS: Steven Edward Dannenhower, Josh Dentel, Ellis

Dunklebarger, Joseph W Ferraro, Marc Johnson, John L LaFever Jr, David

Wayne Phillips, WCdr Ryan Vance, Kevin Werkheiser, Daniel Yingling

fAculty AdvISor: Ing John G Upcrat

The Penn College Wildcats have been around or 4 years and are

comprised o Associates and Bachelors degree students in

Manuacturing Engineering and Welding Fabrication Engineering. Lastyear we brought two cars to the competition, our car rom 2006 and a

newly designed and built chassis. This year we are downsizing to one

car, however, we are using the newer chassis and bringing in specic

components rom the older drive train. We were hindered with our spool

type dierential and drive chain in Canada. However, with our gear ratio

selection, the CTV, and our major reduction in weight rom the previous

car we had one o the astest vehicles on the course. In essence

we have taken on the challenge o combining the two together and

hopeully harnessing the acceleration and speed while gaining the maneuverabili ty, durability and traction o our older chassis.

Pennsylvania College of Technology

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tEAM nAME: Portland State Baja

tEAM MEMbErS: Justin L Estes

The 2009 Portland State Baja team chose to rene the previous design

instead o designing a completely new vehicle due to limited resources.

The teams main ocus is to correct the shortcomings o the previous

car. The 2008 vehicle was very heavy as a result o a bulky rear

suspension, inecient transmission, and an overly large rame. In order

to correct these problems, a new rear suspension, transmission, and

rame will be designed. The corrections will hopeully equal a 15%weight savings.

The team would like to thank the ollowing sponsors or committing to the

team their resources and time; without their help, the 2009 PSU Baja

team would not be easible:

Mark Neubauer

Peninsula Iron Works

Portland State University Mechanical Engineering Department

Portland State University Student Activities and Leadership Program

SolidWorks

Portland State University

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tEAM nAME: Gorilla 1

tEAM MEMbErS: Pete Allen, Jerrod Bohannon, Kyle W Cohoon, Nolan R

Gabel, Jacob A Lampe, James Casey Perry, Matthew L Porter, Kevin C Szkil

Our team is made up o 3 returning members and 4 new ones. We are

improving over last years design and are hoping or a good year. Our

school has a rich tradition in the Baja SAE series going on 14 years

now. We are excited or this year as our team theme is Bajawesome.

Pittsburg State University

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tEAM nAME: PUC Motorsports

tEAM MEMbErS: Eric Richard Ballard, Kyle Huizenga, Daniel Joseph

Krull, Ryan Natzke, David Rippe, Colin E Sandbach, Jason Neil Shields,

Michael Daniel Trnka

fAculty AdvISor: Rick Rickerson

Ater being on the edge o extinction, PUC Baja is coming back with a

vengeance in 2009. Due to the teams veterans graduating in 2007,

the team diminished with only two members remaining, co-captains

Ryan Natzke and Mike Trnka. Through hard work, dedication, and lots

o recruiting the team has increased in membership and is now more

prepared than ever to take on the challenges that SAE Baja presents.

The team has high expectations or 2009 and with a great team in

place is going to be a orce to contend with.

Purdue University - Calumet

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life.calumet.purdue.edu/sae/

tEAM nAME: The Raptor

tEAM MEMbErS: Ben L Bradley, Derek Blaine Frost, Ed Koeberlein,

Steven M Renke, Solomon Rust, Sergey Sandler, Matthew C Saut, Steven

Mark Sawyer, Ryan T Spence, Steven Michael Robichaud

fAculty AdvISor: John Fehring

Hailing rom West Laayette, Indiana, the Purdue University Baja team

consists o nine senior mechanical engineering students and an

assortment o underclassmen rom a ew dierent disciplines. Theprogram was started in the 1980s and has grown to be one o the

most revered and respected programs inside o Purdue Engineering.

The 2009 team ocused on creating a lightweight car with innovative

suspension and a very ecient drivetrain. The chassis has been

crated rom strong, lightweight material with an emphasis on driver

comort and ease o packaging components. The suspension team has

created a rare ve-link rear suspension, as well as a new ront upright

assembly. The drivetrain team has cut out large amounts o weight and riction losses over previous years.

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tEAM nAME: RMU Baja

tEAM MEMbErS: Gabriel Adam Cottrell, Je Michael Cox, Bryan Eaton,

Craig Hatok, Adam G Lutty, Brendan Thomas Mathers, Kaitlyn Mary Sprole,

Jakub Toman, Michael A Wood

fAculty AdvISor: Dr-Ing Ari Sirinterlikci PhD

The 2009 Baja SAE Wisconsin competition marks the second consecutive

year Robert Morris University will set out to abricate an o-road vehicle

which will endure all the conditions mother nature can provide. The2009 RMU Baja team consists o nine undergraduate students, most o

them pursuing a degree in either mechanical or sotware engineering.

Our team is managed and directed by rst year Baja advisor Dr. Ari

Sirinterlikci, a proessor here at Robert Morris who specializes in

robotics and automation, engineering graphics, and reverse engineering

and rapid prototyping. The most important changes which needed to be

implemented in our 2009 vehicle was a large reduction in the weight o

our vehicle, nding ways to cut the costs o production, and completing

the vehicle earlier in the year to allow or any adjustments and testing we ound necessary. The vehicles powering components will include a chain

instead o our older vehicle using simply just a prop shat and CVT transmission. The team here at RMU eels like our car can successully perorm

all o the obstacles and events i we can put all o these important changes into practice.

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tEAM nAME: Queens Baja

tEAM MEMbErS: David Adams, Rob Andrews, Bryn D Elliott, Brett J

Goemans, Matthew Van Gurp, Paul Yang

Queens University, located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada has been

participating in the Baja SAE series since its inception in 1976 and

is now entering our 18th consecutive year o competition. For the

past number o years the team has attended each o the three North

American competitions. 2008-2009 was a season o innovation or

the teams returning members as hal o last years team graduated in

2008. Building o last years success, improvements have been made

in 2009 with a new chassis design, the incorporation o the new CVT

rom CV-Tech, and a completely redesigned rear suspension system.

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tEAM nAME: Tigers

tEAM MEMbErS: Christopher Thomas Crowley, Robert J Bach,

Jonathan Michael Brooks, Ridgely Whitmore Brown Jr, John Farnach,

Joseph Featherall, Paul Andrew Gennette Jr, Nickolas Gibbs, MichaelHargrave II, Matthew R Macchione, Jonathan Coppa Peyton, Jerey Ryan

fAculty AdvISor: Martin E Gordon

RIT has remained a strong competitor since 1981, giving our team a

strong sense o respect and sportsmanship or the competitions we

enter annually. Each new car has several unique characteristics that

show our pride, design, innovation, and cratsmanship, rom CNC

manuactured components to a TIG welded rame.

This years primary car is designed by a whole new design team rom lessons learned during testing and last years competitions. It will be a showcase or

the innovation and quality that RIT is known or, while incorporating weight saving measures and improving both adaptability and tunability.

Our team leaders work hard to design, manage deadlines, and maintain tolerances to make us successul now and in the uture. We are not just ateam, but rather a large amily where we all work hard and have un together, each o us making a contribution. The pride we take in helping others

is shown at competitions where our motto is, I theyre not running, were not done. We know that every team may need a helping hand and i we

are there to help them now, they will be there to help us when we need it.

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tEAM nAME: Tigers Deuce

tEAM MEMbErS: Matthew Ryan Capria, Christopher Thomas Crowley,

Leanne Cushing, Michael William Gebrian, Philip E. Hannum, Ryan Skye Hurley,

Samantha Huynh, Christopher Bradley Jones, Matthew Phillip Labrie, Nicholas

Otjens Liotta, Patrick Montalbano, Matthew Ryan ONeill, Nicholas C Stanley

fAculty AdvISor: Martin E Gordon

RIT has remained a strong competitor since 1981, giving our team a

strong sense o respect and sportsmanship or the competitions weenter annually. Each new car has several unique characteristics that

show our pride, design, innovation, and cratsmanship, rom CNC manuactured components to a TIG welded rame.

Every year we try to race two cars with the secondary car being the primary car rom the previous season. This car is not simply rebuilt, but drastic

changes are made in appearance and perormance. Having done well at both Tennessee and Montreal and with signicant summer testing, we are

looking orward to the upcoming competitions.

Our team leaders work hard to design, manage deadlines, and maintain tolerances to make us successul now and in the uture. We are not just a

team, but rather a large amily where we all work hard and have un together, each o us making a contribution. The pride we take in helping others

is shown at competitions where our motto is, I theyre not running, were not done. We know that every team may need a helping hand and i we

are there to help them now, they will be there to help us when we need it.

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tEAM nAME: Stony Brook Motorsports

tEAM MEMbErS: George Barbieri, Jean Christian Brutus, Jean Cliord

Brutus, Christopher Robert Butkos, Thomas Peter Charpied, Felix Omar

Claudio, William Edward Davis IV, Michael Espinoza, Clement Fournier

Fournier, Deena Ghoul, Heather Guay, Andrea Catalina Hidalgo, Kent-Diens

Joseph, Darin Kerstanski, Kayihan Kiryaman, Arzu Kurt, Carl L MacMahon,

David Kegan Mohamed, Thomas Mroavcik, Glenn M Musano, Pooja

Parekh, Erik Perez, Lorena Rozo, Vivek Zilpelwar, Kelly Elizabeth Zorn

fAculty AdvISor: Noah D Machtay

Since 1989, students at Stony Brook University have participated in the

design and construction o competitive o-road vehicles. As one o the

most popular and astest growing extra-curricular activities on campus,

Stony Brook Motorsports is comprised o students with diversied academic backgrounds such as engineering, math, computer science, and

business. As a result o the outstanding perormance o the team in past competitions, Stony Brook Motorsports has gained both campus-wide and

local community support. The team has been recognized through on-campus publications, local newspapers, campus recruiting videos, and local

news coverage. Among the members o the team are some o the top ranked students in mechanical engineering at Stony Brook University. Beyond

the real world application o coursework, student members benet rom a social and academic support network o ellow team members and

advisors. In the end, the goal o Stony Brook Motorsports is to enhance the educational experience o each individual team member while running

a rigorous competition program.

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tEAM nAME: UB Motorsports

tEAM MEMbErS: Matthew Grant, David W Sheeld Jr

UB Motorsports Baja team is back or the 2009 season with a brand new

car in the works. They have made some signicant improvements over

last years car. Some o these improvements include a custom two

speed billet aluminum gearbox and a redesigned suspension/steering

setup that will be lighter, stronger and more responsive than their

previous years cars.

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tEAM nAME: Wildcat Motorsports

tEAM MEMbErS: Joseph T Albano, Carl Walter Banks, James J Corbett

II, Ryan Michael Darling, Brendan Peter Davidson, Crystal Flavia Dilonez,

Richard Kohlbrecher, John E Lawler, Robbie Pazdur II, Edward J Rizzo Jr,Mathew C Robinson, Ryan J Sarka, Jake Tennis, Benjamin Tucker, Patrick

Singleton

Our team is competing in only its third competition ever. Last year in our

second competition, we placed 23rd out o the 120 teams that signed

up at Montreal and this year we plan on doing even better. Despite

being a team rom a small school with a small budget, we have stayed

ocused, determined and have persevered through every obstacle

thrown our way. This year we are using the same rame rom last year

and modiying most o the remaining sub assemblies. These changes

include a new steering system design, stronger control arms, a more

reliable drive train, easier engine accessibility, and an overall reduction

in weight.

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tEAM nAME: Team Broccoli

fAculty AdvISor: Charles A Robinson

San Joaquin Delta College SAE students are building a completely new

vehicle or the Oregon event. The 2009 vehicle eatures a drop-in

power unit that includes the engine, CVT, student-built high-low-reverse

gearbox, and the nal drive. The rame is 4130 tubing. San Joaquin

Delta College is located in Stockton, Caliornia. The photograph is o

the 2008 Team Broccoli vehicle in Peoria, Illinois.

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tEAM nAME: Hardrocker Racing Blue

tEAM MEMbErS: Ayla Jo Brausen, Gage William Brausen, Amanda

Ricka Bumann, Bret A Dahme, Cody Lee Egle, Jason Fields, Benjamin

David Franchuk, Patrick Fraser, Christopher Douglas George, Benjamin

Marc Grassel, Shane Patrick Grimme, Tyler James Haden, Wade A

Heidecker, Mark Hughes, Amery Dale Kuhl, Wyatt Anthony Messer, Michael

Noteboom, Kris Olson, Ethan Shaw Reed, Cigi Steiger, Jason Williams

fAculty AdvISor: Dr Daniel Francis Dolan, Bradley Jorgenson

The 2009 SDSM&T #4 car weighs over 10 pounds less than the 2008 car.

It eatures uprights constructed entirely o unobtanium, a bulletproo

drivetrain with shats and housings made o indestructibillium, and axles

made rom orged nocanbrakium. Charging the rame with helium

urther reduces weight while an integrated undertray (skidplate) and

body panels provide over 15 lbs. o static downorce.

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tEAM nAME: Spartan Racing

tEAM MEMbErS: Johanna Knudsen, Darren A Schwald, Nick E Wedlake

San Jose State University is running a whole new vehicle this year. It will

be harder, better, aster, and stronger. Voyager is a high lie sort o

vehicle which will stick to the Verdis Quo, and with any luck, wont Short

Circuit. One more time, in 2009, theres something about us that will

put the #30 SJSU vehicle ace to ace with vehicles rom around the

world striving or the win in Oregon. Its been too long since SJSU has

been on top, and were gonna celebrate, oh yeah, all right, when we

succeed. Ater the competition in Montreal in 2008, it real ly didnt make

sense, just to leave this unresolved, its not hard to go the distance

when you nally get involved ace to ace. The Aerodynamic, 2009

SJSU Baja is rst designed with this unique, technologic process: write

it, cut it, paste it, save it, load it, check it, quick - rewrite it. Our vehicle

is then built and tested with the ollowing 5555 technique: Buy it, use

it, break it, x it, trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it. This vehicle isdedicated to our Superheroes; a steady diet o Club Soda and Dat Punk music DJed by Zahid Robot Rock Aziz. Potato Wave!

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tEAM nAME: Hardrocker Racing Gold

tEAM MEMbErS: Ayla Jo Brausen, Gage William Brausen, Amanda

Ricka Bumann, Bret A Dahme, Cody Lee Egle, Benjamin David Franchuk,

Patrick Fraser, Christopher Douglas George, Benjamin Marc Grassel,Shane Patrick Grimme, Tyler James Haden, Wade A Heidecker, Mark

Hughes, Amery Dale Kuhl, Wyatt Anthony Messer, Michael Noteboom, Kris

Olson, Ethan Shaw Reed, Cigi Steiger, Jason Williams

fAculty AdvISor: Dr Daniel Francis Dolan, Bradley Jorgenson

For 2009 the SDSM&T #6 car eatures a perpetual motion machine

integrated into the drivetrain and suspension. How does the perpetual

motion machine work, you ask? How is a rainbow made? How does

the sun set? How does a posi-trac rear end in a Plymouth work? It just

does. Also new this year are tires using the vintage P.F. Flyer tread

pattern. They are guaranteed to make every Baja car run aster and

jump higher. We outrun The Beast.

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tEAM nAME: Cougar Baja

TEAM MEMbErS: Matthew Richard Bailey, Scott Brinkmann, Kyle Robert

Corcoran, Ryan Anthony Jozwiak, Eric Michael Lamczyk, Brian David Loyet,

Brittany Rianne Murphy, Donald R Owens, Travis W Rich, George W Snyder

As only a third year team, Cougar Baja had made a statement about

the program it is building at SIUe. The inaugural season in 2007 was

capped o with a very respectable nish at Rochester, New York beating

52 teams. As this was our rst year competing, we came back with

loads o inormation o how to improve our vehicle. We implementedthose changes at Tennessee Tech in 2008 and obtained a 1st place

nish in the sled pull event and an astounding 15th overall. For a

second year team we denitely turned some heads. We are looking

to improve upon last years nish with some design changes to the

cockpit, lowering the center o gravity and some slight suspension

changes as well. With the dedication o the team members and with

monetary support rom Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Hunter

Engineering, Leggett and Platt Inc., and Williams Patent Crusher & Pulverizer Company Inc., we are determined to make a statement about the up

and coming program we are establishing here at SIUe. Thanks to all who supported us and making us who we are today.

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tEAM nAME: TTU Baja

tEAM MEMbErS: Daniel Forbes, Nicholas Cliord Hagy, Alex Keith

Hall, Thaddeus Keee Kasinger, Matthew Jordan Lewis, Robert James

Matthews, Christopher Lynn Reedy, Ben G Smith, James Frank Smith,Beau Dowlen Wells

The 2009 car represents a orward evolution in engineering design and

cratsmanship. Marketed as a radically dierent race car, 2009 is

barely traceable to its predecessors. The overall theme remains the

same: preservation o speed, power, and agility, but the application in

each subsystem is new and dierent. Greater attention to detail and

a new emphasis on unction over orm have resulted in a bare bones,

purpose built race car that is lightweight, ast, and highly maneuverable.

Our program builds on over 30 years o experience, with numerous victories

and consistent top ten nishes. We owe that to the knowledge and

experience o teams who came beore us. We have moved in a dierent

direction, but we have ultimately stayed ocused on The Righteous Path.

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tEAM nAME: TTU Tsunami

tEAM MEMbErS: Daniel Forbes, Alex Keith Hall, Matthew Jordan Lewis,

Robert James Matthews, Christopher Lynn Reedy, Ben G Smith, James

Frank Smith, Beau Dowlen Wells

The 2008 vehicle, nicknamed Tsunami, perormed well in last years

events, securing a top ten nish at the Montreal race. The 08 is a

rear swingarm platorm, the bread and butter o TTU or many years

prior. Design eatures include a structurally optimized rear swingarm,

independent ront suspension, and a three-piece drive axle. The vehicleproved to be very robust, running the last two events without structural

or mechanical ailure.

One ocus area or the 2008 vehicle was aesthetics and cratsmanship.

Featuring a TIG welded rame, clean appearance, and a custom fame

job, Tsunami represents some o the best cratsmanship our shop has

to oer. For the rst time ever, our school colors were chosen or the

paint scheme.

Improvements or 2009 include a new CVT, revised rear brake system, and lower CG. A ew other tricks up our sleeve should make Tsunami very

competitive at Alabama.

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tEAM nAME: Javalina Engineers

tEAM MEMbErS: Kevin Douglas Anderson, Spencer William Kirksmith,

Juan Miguel Martinez, Michael Andrew Walker, Caleb Je Wright

Our college, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, will be competing or the

rst time as a university in the 2009 event in Alabama. We hope to set

the bar high at this event or uture teams rom our school. Being that

this is the rst time our school has competed in the Baja competition,

we did not have a vehicle to improve on. Our team is composed o

ve mechanical engineering students who have, over the course o the

past ew months, designed and built our 2009 vehicle rom nothing.

That being said, we have high hopes or the 2009 season. We would

like to send a special thanks to our sponsors, SAE International, Briggs

& Stratton, Dorsal Services, 4-Wheel Specialties, Wright Materials,

and C/M Graphics, or the nancial and technical help that they have

provided us. Thank you or your time and support and wish us luck or

this season and the uture seasons that our school will be competing.

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tEAM nAME: West Point 1

tEAM MEMbErS: Clay Canning, Adam James Grant, Sean Grin, Brent

Hermiller, Mark Christopher Lesak, Daniel F. Lotspeich, Hunter Macdonald,

Tyler Smith Martin, Matthew Ryan Schlesinger, Jason James Schreuder,

Michael Simmons, Alexander William Sudyk, William Craig Wedley II

fAculty AdvISor: Maj Brian Novoselich

The United States Military Academy at West Point is proud to be

participating in the SAE Baja competition once again. As in previousyears, the 2009 West Point Baja team is composed o a group o twelve

Mechanical Engineering majors working on their senior capstone design

project. These Mechanical Engineering majors are being assisted by

one Engineering Management major who is ocusing on the project

management aspects o the project. This project is one o the last

major hurdles acing these cadets prior to graduation and becoming

commissioned ocers in the United States Army. The team is broken

down into several subcomponent groups. CDT Jason Schreuder and

CDT Dan Lotspeich make up the CAD/Frame group. CDT Matt Schlesinger is the team Fabricator. CDT Mark Lesak and CDT Brent Hermiller are

working on the Brakes/Tires/Saety aspects o the vehicle. The Front Suspension/Steering team is made up o CDT Clay Canning, CDT Sean Grin,

and CDT Hunter Macdonald. CDT CJ Wedley is the team Rear Suspension expert and CDT Mike Simmons and CDT Alex Sudyk make up the Drive

train team. CDT Adam Grant is the Lead Engineer and CDT Tyler Martin is the Project Manager.

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tEAM nAME: Blazer Motorsports

tEAM MEMbErS: Michael Eric Burns, Aaron B Knepper, Ronald Scott

Mayeld, Billy A McConathy, Thomas L Moland, Haley Corinne Rilling,

David Patrick Saunders Jr, David Sexton, Stephen M Williams

fAculty AdvISor: Tina Oliver

The 2009 Blazer Motorsports Baja has built on the knowledge gained over

the past 4 years. We have several returning members this year. This

allows us to really improve the design o the Baja. We have made majorchanges in our drivetrain and suspension or this year. Since we spent

last year learning to use the CNC machines and sotware, we could

incorporate more machined parts this year. This gave us a lot more

design reedom. In conclusion, we anticipate that the lessons learned

rom previous years will carry us ar in this competition.

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tEAM nAME: UCR Baja

tEAM MEMbErS: Matthew Walker Beenen, Collin P Doyle, Michael

Joseph Holm, Mitchell Van Lee, Edward T Lincoln, Emmet OConnell,

Nicholas Oren, Jonathan R Wilson

The Union College Baja SAE team is made up o mostly engineering

students, but because o the nature o the college, many students o

other majors and interests have had the chance to try out Baja SAE.

In addition to the variety o majors ound within the Baja team, the

size o Union means that even rst year team members are given real

responsibilities within the team and always have a project to be working

on. The casual but goal oriented team dynamic makes getting hands-on

engineering experience un and eective.

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tEAM nAME: Red Elephant Racing

tEAM MEMbErS: Tanisha L Daniels, Troy Joe Dent Jr, Brandon Patrick

Grin, Alan Michael Hewitt, Lindsey M Horton, Christina Marie Ibrahim,

Kimberly Kosta, Joshua Kyle Marshall, Kyran T Smithson, DouglasYoungman

fAculty AdvISor: Beth A. Todd PhD

The University o Alabamas Baja SAE team, Red Elephant Racing, consists

o eleven multi-disciplinary students. The team includes those currently

working on degrees ranging rom Mechanical Engineering to Computer

Science Engineering. Team members hail rom all classes - reshmen

through seniors - which enables us to pair experienced leaders with

inexperienced students, preparing all or uture challenges. This year

the team ocused on systems integration and improved ergonomics.

Additionally, our team, emale or the three years previous, is co-ed or

the rst time, which has led to a newly diverse and positive working

environment. Most importantly, Red Elephant Racing looks orward to

representing the University o Alabama in two competitions this year. Roll Tide!

University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa

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tEAM nAME: UA Baja Racing

tEAM MEMbErS: Tanya Marie Alexander, Daniel Baldwin, Andrea R Byrne,

Rusty Robert Flocken, Maverick Hand, Alexandra Megan Hartz, Michael

Hemphill, Devon Jernigan, Jake Kronberg, Jonathan Ross Moser, Eric

Jason Noda, Harrison Roberts, Maxwell Michael Roth, Katherine Salthouse,

Braaden Xavier Schmidt, Andrew Sims, Jerey Smith, Andrew Smock, Josh

Theodore Spivey, Adam Wagner, Andrew T White, Nickolas John Woodgate

fAculty AdvISor: Dr Parviz E Nikravesh

The Baja SAE Engineering Design team at the University o Arizona

is comprised o undergraduate students rom varying disciplines

and backgrounds with the common goal o accelerating their educations. The team ranges rom reshmen to th-year-seniors, engineers to

businessmen and women. Baja gives students the opportunity or proessional development while experiencing a hands-on approach to the theories

learned in classrooms. Each member brings unique qualities to the team along with unparalleled ambition or success; both in school and on the

dirt. On their own they are motivated students rom dierent educational backgrounds with advanced proessional and mechanical knowledge,

together they are an unstoppable orce more commonly known as UA Baja Racing. UA Baja Racing is also a predominate advocate or sparking

interest in science and engineering among K-12 students. The team conducts several classroom visitations, vehicle demonstrations, and team-

building activities every year. UA Baja Racing would l ike to thank the ollowing sponsors: Snap-on, Abrams Airborne Mg, M3 Engineering, Ballistic

Fabrication, Finders Fabrication, and Raytheon or their generous contributions.

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tEAM nAME: Lions

tEAM MEMbErS: Dr David C Paulus

The University o Arknasas Fort Smith began competing in the SAE Baja

competition in 2006. Each year a new group o reshmen design and

build their vehicle as a project in the Introduction to Engineering II

course.

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

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tEAM nAME: Trojan Racing

tEAM MEMbErS: Ko G Adzokpa, Gianni Ryan Bardella, Brian Acklin

Caserta, Ben A Diggins, Matthew B Hudson, Sadique Jamal, Juan

Antonio Martinez, Jason Michael Neeley, Robert W. Newcomb, Valens

Nteziyaremye, Sarmad S Raheem, Stevan Ratkovic, Daniel Rucker, Mark

Randall Rucker, Jimmy Shyaka, Benjamin Smith, Alex P Watkins, Michael J

Wolverton, Christopher Alan Wyatt

fAculty AdvISor: Roy B Gilbert, Steven Wells

The Trojan Racing team o the University o Arkansas at Little Rock returns

or its second competition in the Midwest SAE Baja competition.

The team members are rom multiple departments in the College o

Engineering and Inormation Technology at UALR. The design this

year has ocused on a more streamlined rame, compact driveline,

and an improved cockpit. The team has increased in size rom last

year a signicant amount. While some o the previous team members

graduated, the new members that joined brought their experience in

o-roading vehicles, motorcycles, and ATVs to the team.

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tEAM nAME: Alberta Bees Gol Kart o Death

tEAM MEMbErS: Kendrick Leonard Kwan, Eric John Limacher, Matt

Owen Loggie, Alex Edward Mazepa, Michael Mohr, V P Panlilio, Ashley

Rose Pederson, Adarsh Rangayyan, Danielle Louise Busby Sereda, BeckyStanding, Carl Steudler, Lt John Adrian Wenko

We are the 2009 University o Calgary Senior Baja Team, but you can call

us Alberta Bees Gol Kart o Death. And we denitely do not come in

peace... we come to rip it up, make noise, burn gasoline and destroy

the competition!

Our main improvement goals this year have been to improve steering,

decrease drive train losses, and ne tune our CVT within depth testing.

With these improvements, we hope to break into the top ten at the SAE

Oregon Competition.

Following is a summary o our current design... Front Suspension: Unequal Dual A-arms, Fox 2.0 Coil-Over Shocks; Rear Suspension: Solid Rear

Axle, Fox Podium X 3 Shocks; Transmission: Polar Pro Outlaw CVT; Est. Weight: 450 lbs; Est. Top Speed: 60 km/h.

Wed also like to thank our generous sponsors or their support: Schulich School o Engineering, Shell Canada, Husky Canada, Laarge, APEGGA, Tenet

Medical, Executive Edge, ORourke Engineering, Polaris, and Briggs & Stratton.

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tEAM nAME: Calgary Baja

tEAM MEMbErS: James Edwin Crozier, Daniel Haer, Nathan Obreiter,

Rudi Phillion, Christopher T Stannard, Cale Justin Summach, Brett K Vaile

We are BEELZEBAJA, the Baja team rom way up in the city o snows-in-

July Calgary, o the province Alberta, which is up in Canada, eh?

We are proud to be serving as representatives o the Schulich School o

Engineering.

Our mission was to create not just a car, but a sense o involvement or all

members o the team.

So start your engines and watch the res burn.

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tEAM nAME: The Knights who say Ni

tEAM MEMbErS: David Heernan, William Kennedy, Rebecca Lucas,

Mark Luscuskie, Robert E Noble, Justin B Norris, Michael Anthony

Pannulla, Benjamin J Smith, Charles Ward, Kyle Douglas Weichman,

Thomas Jay Wilson, Matthew J Zawadski

SAE at UCF has worked hard this year to build a completely new Baja Car.

It eatures A-arm ront suspension, swingarm rear suspension, and

a CVT going to a custom gearbox or the drivetrain. Through a mix o

new and old members, the team has combined manuacturability withperormance. From maximizing bends and minimizing welds, to nely

tuning the CVT and suspension, we eagerly await the results o the

competition. SAE at UCF would also like to give a special thanks to our

senior design team who spent countless hours on our gearbox and cast

parts.

University of Central Florida

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tEAM nAME: UCSB Racing

tEAM MEMbErS: Matthew Scott Beccue, Samuel S Chapple, Kazuki

Douglas Hashimoto, Rory T Hostatter, MIchael Ibbetson, Rigoberto Lopez

Jr, Kamala McNaul, Christopher Prax, Riley Alan Robbins, Colin K Webb

fAculty AdvISor: Pro Glenn Beltz

Hailing rom the central coast o Caliornia, UCSB Racing is back ater

a one year hiatus. Our team o 10 Senior Mechanical Engineers has

worked diligently to design and build a practical vehicle capable o

completing the competition. We anticipate much success this year. We

would like to give a special thanks to our major supporters: Brighter

Image Racing, David and Lynn McNaul, Michael and Laurie Webb.

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tEAM nAME: UCCS haz Baji

tEAM MEMbErS: Kelly Evan Eber, Frederic Farhat, Kyle G Foster, Colton

Harr, Matthew Miller, Adam Thomas Reinelt, Phillip Reynolds, Trevor Scott

The UCCS SAE Baja Team can have success in 2009! The team is

composed entirely o returning members rom the 2008 season.

Ater a disappointing gearcase ailure at last years endurance race,

the team has learned rom previous mistakes and corrected the cars

weaknesses. The majority o the work completed includes the drivetrain

and suspension systems. Lastly, we like turtles.

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tEAM nAME: UD Flyers

tEAM MEMbErS: Andrew Joseph Champa, Matthew Cline, Scott Colotti,

Edwin A Dirksen, Hector Daniel Fontanet, Timothy John Gorey, Garth

Justinger, Evan T Layton, Michael James Malloy, Matthew Powers, Jason

David Rickey, Jared Szechy, Brandon Joseph Virgallito, Nicholas Frederick

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fAculty AdvISor: Pro Sean A Falkowski

Ater a ew seasons o, the University o Dayton SAE Baja team is slowlyrebuilding itsel. The 2008 Montreal competition was the rst SAE

event the team attended in several years and served as a great learning

experience. Multiple design improvements are in the works or the

2008 car as well as a radically new design or the 2009 car. The new

car eatures weight optimization, a new drivetrain design to minimize

losses and boost perormance as well as increased driver comort and

control all accomplished through a more holistic design process. The

Flyers are headed to Alabama or competition in April and are hoping to

signicantly improve on last seasons less-than-ideal perormance.

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tEAM nAME: University o Hawaii at Manoa

tEAM MEMbErS: Kristina Kate Cortez Bocobo, Jerey Sabado Guzman,

Duke Jackson Hartman, Seth Taelase Siaki, Justin Kekoaokalani Vierra

fAculty AdvISor: Pro Ronald H. Knapp PhD

Hawaii O-Roading was developed through the collaboration and

combined skills o 16 mechanical engineering seniors, and was

spearheaded by their earless leaders, Justin Vierra and Seth Siaki.

This years team made modications to nearly every subsystem o last

years designs, including: a 6-speed adapted motorcycle transmission,

our-link live axle rear suspension, and an improved chassis design.

The innovative and out o the box design is expected to garner points

in the design competition, and the manual transmission will give the

driver greater power control, which is critical in the rock crawl event.

Hawaii O-Roading would like to give a great big mahalo (thank you)

to our generous sponsors or investing in the engineering uture o

Hawaii, including The Student Activity and Program Fee Board at UH,

The College o Engineering at UH, Boeing, R.M. Towill Corp., Mr. Russell Figueiroa, Dorvin D. Leis, Jas W. Glover Ltd., Bills Engineering, Polaris, SAE,

Briggs and Stratton, Mr. Alan Pfueger, Pfueger Racing, Andys Motorcycle shop, the Bocobo amily, and many more. Mahalo or your support!

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tEAM nAME: UH Baja Racing

tEAM MEMbErS: Bradley J Davis, Aaron E Grimes, Marcus Hudson

fAculty AdvISor: Raresh Pascali

Team Baja at the University o Houston is a senior design team who

has chosen to design, abricate, and build an SAE Baja vehicle. The

team is working together to complete the project beore graduation

as well as compete in the May 2009 Baja competition. The team

will be the University o Houstons rst team to compete in the SAEBaja competition. The team consists o three seniors, all majoring in

Mechanical Engineering Technology.

In designing the vehicle, the team reseached many possibilities that

would keep the vehicle within the SAE rules and regulations, but would

still allow them to compete or a top 10% placement. The rame was

designed using 4130 chromoly steel to handle the rough terrain as well

as complete the enduarnce race without rame ailure. Some o the

other design aspects considered while designing the rame were suspension components, steering system, engine mounting and drivers saety.

We are currently still seeking sponsorship but would like to send a special thanks to Jesse James and Sani-Welds or their support.

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