2017 2018 sae baja rules

I participated in mbaja on february, 2017 at pithampur. Baja sae is an intercollegiate design competition run by the society of automotive engineers sae. Each year, students from hundreds of colleges and universities worldwide design, test, build, and race a single seat, off road race car capable of withstanding the rigors of severe punishments and harsh terrain. The 2018 baja sae rules committee has put in an incredible amount of effort and work, clarifying, updating and making this document a better working piece. The baja sae rules posted on the sae international website. The 2017 edition of baja took place on 1819th february. While the geometry of the suspension was decided over the summer, some individual parts of this subsystem have never been used before, or.

The virginia tech baja sae team designs and builds a single seat off road race car to compete in an annual competition put on by the society of automotive engineers. About formula senior design tamu society of automotive. In this competition, students are challenged to design, manufacture, test, and race an allterrain vehicle to assess its ability to withstand harsh enviroment. Ask rules questions by following the submission instructions published on by going to and clicking submit a rules question on the quick links menu on the right. Baja sae rules 2018 baja sae series rules updated 08302017 baja sae rules 2018 baja sae series rules updated 08302017. Published on feb 27, 2017 college of engineering, pune wins the 10th baja sae india, while alard college of engineering, pune finishes second. Instruction sheet is intended to be used in sae baja competition only. Winter baja 2020 michigan technological university. Our car secured 60th place out of 150 teams and we are the 6th topmost team in new participants with 3rd place in sled pull event. Baja sae is a part of the collegiate design series cds hosted by the society of automotive engineers sae. Baja sae rules directly related to front suspension 1 b1. Baja sae arizona 2020 will host 100 student teams and their offroad race cars representing universities across the world.

Download baja rule book knowledge base for baja sae. Like fsae, baja sae competitions are overseen by a dedicated group of volunteers including many industry professionals. Baja sae rules for the 2019 season are in the works and the baja sae rules committee has been hard at work finalizing all the latest updateschanges. The first requirement is that primary tubing must conform to rule b8.

Results the primary outcome of the 202014 baja sae mqp was a frame that was designed to be eligible for future baja sae competitions and inherited by the 20142015 baja sae mqp. Baja sae louisville midnight mayhem louisville, ky. The three competitions are differentiated by adding the name of the host institution, city or state. The 2019 baja sae rules committee has put in an incredible amount of effort and work, clarifying, updating and making this document a better working piece.

For 2019, changes were made to the rules improve clarity for key items identified during 2018 technical inspection. Opportunities for other majors to receive credit are available. The rules of fsae are far less restrictive than most racing series with the intention of permitting creative freedom among the teams. Baja sae 2018 rules released 99 2017 bajasae series 2018 baja sae rules have been uploaded. When they are warm, i dont even need a second body to hold the third lever. Baja sae is a collegiate design competition in which seniors build and race a mini baja car.

Baja sae baja sae rules for the 2019 season are in the. The teams are challenged to design, build and test a recreational offroad vehicle that conforms to the limitations established by the baja sae rules 2012. If i warm up the tires in the sun and soap them up before mounting, the process goes smoothly without much effort. During the academic year 201415 from sae society, twenty five students were registered for baja 2014, our college team armageddon were participated in the virtual baja2014 on 2nd august 2014 at gujarat technological.

Sae also hosts extracurricular activities for underclassmen to gain the skills necessary to succeed both on our design teams and in their future engineering career. Rules 2017 collegiate design series baja saeindia rules. Just and fyi i got the sae kit from baja d a couple weeks back and went to install it today and there was mixed hardware in several boxes. The team is a mechanical engineering senior design project, counting as credit for the senior capstone design. The cds is designed to help students apply classroom theory to real world problems through research, design, construction, testing, and intercollegiate competition. Engineering students are tasked to design and build an offroad vehicle that will survive the severe punishment of rough terrain. My goto method is to use three tire levers to slip the tire onto the rim, using the method i was taught back when i used to work at an atv shop. The baja sae series is a competition sponsored by the society of automotive engineers sae which gathers students from universities all around the world. Shop meetings student design and experiential learning center. You can expect posting of the 2019 baja sae rules sometime around september 10th. The mounting nuts for the bolts that hold them onto the main brackets changed thread pitch, luckily i have bought a bunch of baja d stuff in the past and had some extra stuff laying around. This publication of 2017 formula sae rules will govern 2017 2018 competition years, however, if the organizers and fsae rules committee find a need to make a change in even years they have the authority to do so. Technical questions about the baja sae rules must be submitted to. Baja sae 2018 baja sae series rules are now posted.

The material used for the primary roll cage members must be. Formula sae is a intercollegiate design competition where students across the globe are tasked to design, assemble, test, and race a prototype openwheel vehicle. For 2018, significant changes were made to the formatting of the rules to improve searching, readability, and flow. Based on experience and data from 2018, rule changes include added clarity. Submitted questions must include your name, university, phone number, rule number in question and the baja sae event your team is planning to enter. Engine model and type numbers are stamped into the engine valve cover. The most commonly seen car format seen at competition involves trailing arm suspension with coilovers, a continuously variable transmission cvt. Baja saeindia 2020 final selection baja boqs baja saeindia 2020 baja saeindia 2020 rulebook rev02 baja saeindia event gallery mahindra presents baja saeindia 2019 season officially announced. Introduction sae international hosts a number of collegiate design series cds including the baja sae series. A project of this scope requires the application of all the core principles of mechanical engineering and. The baja sae forums are a great place to discuss competitionrelated items with fellow competitiors and alumni. The sae baja is a student design competition hosted by the society of automotive engineers sae. Restrictions are placed on the vehicle to promote safety and stress the teams ingenuity and resourcefulness.

This publication of 2017 formula sae rules will govern 20172018 competition years, however, if the organizers and fsae rules committee find a need to make a change in even years they have the authority to do so. About 415 teams registered for the 10th edition of the baja saeindia series, out of which 185 teams qualified for the finale. Here is the list of benefits, the entire 25 our team of us. By noah meyers mechanical engineering, 20 the 2018 suspension on the university of rochester baja sae car is currently being designed. Anteater racings best overall finish in a fsae competition is 19th at formula sae lincoln nebraska. Saeindia students chapter were started with 54 students, during the academic year 2014 from department of mechanical engineering.