Sanctioned by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the Baja SAE collegiate design series was founded in 1976 with the purpose of offering real-world engineering experience to students from universities around the world. Student teams are challenged to design and manufacture a high-performance, single-seat off-road vehicle that is aimed at the recreational user market and conforms to the comprehensive Baja SAE rulebook. Along with the challenge of engineering the vehicle, teams must also secure financial support for their project while at the same time managing their educational priorities. Teams will then have their performance evaluated through four-day long competitions, which consist of a rigorous technical inspection to evaluate conformance to rules, design and sales presentations given to industry professionals, cost evaluation, several dynamic events, and a four-hour long wheel-to-wheel endurance race.
Three official Baja SAE competitions are held in the United States each year in the spring and the CWRU Motorsports team aims to compete in each one to maximize the experience each member gains. The team will be competing in all three of the 2020 competitions, which will be held in Arizona, Louisville, and Illinois. Detailed information for this year's events can be seen on the SAE International website.
9th Place Overall Performance Award
5th Place Design Award
1st Place Acceleration Award
1st Place Hill Climb Award
2nd Place Maneuverability Award
5th Place Suspension Award
6th Place Overall Performance Award
4th Place Design Award
1st Place Acceleration Award
7th Place Hill Climb Award
5th Place Maneuverability Award
10th Place Suspension Award
6th Place Overall Performance Award
7th Place Design Award
1st Place Acceleration Award
3rd Place Hill Climb Award
11th Place Maneuverability Award
6th Place Suspension Award
6th Place Endurance Award
5th Place Overall Performance Award
5th Place Sales Award
5th Place Design Award
2nd Place Acceleration Award
4th Place Maneuverability Award
9th Place Endurance Award
6th Place Overall Performance Award
9th Place Sales Award
3rd Place Design Award
5th Place Acceleration Award
4th Place Maneuverability Award
2nd Place Endurance Award
1st Place Overall Performance Award
2nd Place Sales Award
8th Place Design Award
3rd Place Acceleration Award
2nd Place Maneuverability Award
1st Place Suspension Award
2nd Place Endurance Award
5th Place Overall Performance Award
2nd Place Sales Award
3rd Place Acceleration Award
3rd Place Maneuverability Award
6th Place Sled Pull Award
8th Place Endurance Award
3rd Place Overall Dynamic Award
6th Place Acceleration Award
5th Place Sales Award
4th Place Design Award
4th Place Acceleration Award
2nd Place Overall Performance Award
2nd Place Sales Award
Ford 1st Place Hill Climb Award
1st Place Maneuverability Award
3rd Place Sales Award
Raymond 1st Place Acceleration Award
Magna 3rd Place Maneuverability Award
Polaris 3rd Place Design Award
9th Place Overall Performance Award
8th Place Overall Performance Award
3rd Place Acceleration Award