By Laurence Lohman (Chemical Engineering, ‘17) Enzo Ferrari once said “what’s behind you doesn’t matter”, and after almost four years with the Baja team at […]
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ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE
By Alan Grier (Mechanical Engineering, ‘17) For this year’s Baja SAE competitions, the UR Baja team is aiming high: be number one! This may be a […]
2016-2017 USABILITY OVERVIEW
By Oscar Ta (Optical Engineering, ’18) Brakes: Calculations & Part Selection To stop the rotors is to stop the rotations of the wheels; this is […]
BAJA AS AN ECONOMIST
By Scott Saucier (Political Science and Economics, ’18) Baja SAE is well known among the college engineering community. However, outside of that group, it remains […]
THE NEW FACE OF EXTERIOR DESIGN
By Mario Gutierrez (Mechanical Engineering, ’19) This year the exterior design team faces new challenges with a wide variety of new solutions. Ranging from new stickers […]
ELECTRONICS TEAM UPDATES FOR 2016-2017
By Harel Biggie (Electrical Engineering, ’18) Below I will outline the recent changes to the electronics team, and the updates we are planning for the 2017 […]
RAINBOW ROAD IN KENTUCKY
By Aaron Goldin (Mechanical Engineering, ’20) When I told some of my friends back in high school that I had joined the Baja team here at […]
2016-2017 SUSPENSION OVERVIEW
By Mike Macfarlane (Mechanical Engineering, ’17) The hard work and dedication of the suspension designers of previous years resulted in an excellent system for the 2016 […]
2016-2017 FRAME OVERVIEW
By Kaven Marte (Mechanical Engineering, ’19) Rear bracing The rear bracing is one of the most difficult parts to design because of the interface between […]
2016-2017 DRIVETRAIN OVERVIEW
By Gilead Biggie (Mechanical Engineering, ’18) The primary goal of my design this year is to improve the acceleration from last year’s Baja Car. […]
Favorite Baja Tradition
Why do we race with a “Black Ice” car air freshener on our car? How many Chris Plunkett stickers can you find on campus? With […]
UR BAJA MAKES FRIENDS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD
By Yash Mehrotra (Team Captain, Team Helios Racing) On the wake of its 10th anniversary, Team Helios Racing, the Baja team of RV College of Engineering, […]
PLAY TO WIN: THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING BAJA SERIOUSLY
By Michael Macfarlane (Mechanical Engineering, ’17) I joined the team a year ago, as a junior who had recently switched majors from Biomedical Engineering to […]
FOUR YEARS OF WELDING, ALL-NIGHTERS, AND ONE INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE
By Christopher Plunkett (Biomedical Engineering, ’16) Entering college I was not entirely sure what to expect. Having grown up in a small town, I was […]
THE NEW MEMBER EXPERIENCE
By Dylan Borruso (Optics, ’19) My first year on the Baja team started in January, immediately after winter break. I had decided that I had […]