SAE MINI BAJA

2009 - 2010

Contact information
Presenter
Name: Michael Jenson
Phone: 801-739-2449
E-mail: mikejenson@gmail.com
Team Captain
Name: George Evans
Phone: 801-860-6363
E-mail: George.evans@utah.edu
Advisor
Name: Dr. Samuel Drake
Phone: 801-835-4567
E-mail: Samuel_H_Drake@raytheon.com
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Project description: What’s in it for you?
Students from the Mechanical Engineering Department at
the University of Utah have participated in the Society of  Worldwide publicity to students from several different
Automotive Engineering (SAE) Mini-Baja competition every year universities.
since 1986. The Mini-Baja competition is an event in which  Publicity to major vendors such as Honda, Polaris, Briggs
undergraduate students design, analyze, build, and test off-road and Stratton, and many more.
vehicles and ultimately race against similar vehicles from other  We will display your company’s logo on each car, and give
college groups around the world. This project gives mechanical recognition of your contribution in all appropriate
engineering students a unique opportunity to gain valuable hands- publications.
on experience in a number of engineering skills including design,  One or more of the cars can be loaned for a period of time
manufacturing, testing, team organization, cost analysis, and after the competition for display at your company.
communications. The competitive events include a drag race, a hill
climb, a maneuverability course, a rock crawl, and a four hour
endurance race. The students are also required to submit a cost
analysis of the car and make a formal presentation of engineering To follow the team’s progress, go to
features on the car. Briggs and Stratton donates a ten horse power http://sites.google.com/site/uofuminibaja09/
engine that must be used in a stock form, however, the students are
responsible for the design of everything else and ensuring that all
safety requirements are met. This year, we expect to attend the Any contributions will help out effort. Donations can be made in
western competition held in Washington. one of the following manners.
1. Contact a team member. Contact information is
provided on the back of this brochure.
2. By mail. Checks can be mailed to
Team Goals: Angle McKenzie (SAE MINI BAJA)
 Enter two cars into the SAE Mini Baja competition 50 South Central Campus Drive
in Washington on May 16. Each car requires a 2110B Merrill Engineering Bldg.
$1,000.00 entry fee. Salt Lake City, Utah. 84112
 1Complete each event in the competition 3. On the internet (if using a credit card)
 Reduce the weight of the car by 17% from the http://togetherwereach.net/
previous year. Shortly after your donation is received, you will receive an official
 Raise $20,000.00 letter from the University of Utah thanking you for your support.
The letter will also contain all of the needed tax information
regarding your donation.

Thank you for your support.

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Only approximately 20 percent of the cars in the competition complete every
event.