BAJA SAE

Baja SAE® consists of competitions that simulate real-world engineering design projects and their related challenges. Engineering students are tasked to design and build an off-road vehicle that will survive the severe punishment of rough terrain. Each team's goal is to design and build a single-seat, all-terrain, sporting vehicle whose structure contains the driver. The vehicle is to be a prototype for a reliable, maintainable, ergonomic, and economic production vehicle which serves a recreational user market. The object of the competition is to provide SAE student members with a challenging project that involves the design, planning and manufacturing tasks found when introducing a new product to the consumer industrial market. Teams compete against one another to have their design accepted for manufacture by a fictitious firm. Students must function as a team to not only design, build, test, promote, and race a vehicle within the limits of the rules, but also to generate financial support for their project and manage their educational priorities. All vehicles are powered by a ten-horsepower Intek Model 19 engine donated by Briggs & Stratton Corporation. For over fourty years, the generosity of Briggs & Stratton has enabled SAE to provide each team with a dependable engine free of charge. Use of the same engine by all the teams creates a more challenging engineering design test.
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Results

View Baja SAE competition results dating back to 2016 here.
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SERIES NEWSFEED

2026 Baja SAE® Virtual Business Presentation Schedule Announced 
1/27/2026  Baja SAE Series

Please find your teams time and please prepare for your presentation!

Accelerate Towards the Finish Line with Eaton! 
1/22/2026  Baja SAE Series

Eaton is awarding eight grants to support SAE student teams competing in Baja Oregon, Baja Ohio, Formula SAE, and Formula SAE Electric for the 2026 season!

TOMORROW SAE Expert Insights: Reliability of Electric Vehicles 
1/19/2026  Baja SAE Series

Sign up for Dr. Jay Zhou's presentation about the increasing reliability of EVs Jan 20 at 2pm ET

2026 Baja SAE® Virtual Business Presentation Teams Announced 
1/16/2026  Baja SAE Series

Congratulations to the teams that have advanced to the Virtual Presentations!

FREE Autodesk Fusion Fundamentals Webinar - Jan 20-22 
1/15/2026  Baja SAE Series

Sign up for a free, instructor-led course that empowers students to use and implement Autodesk Fusion in the classroom and on student-designed projects.

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Team Login

Team members and faculty: Click here to login to www.bajasae.net
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News Feed

Click here to visit the Baja SAE news feed today!
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Results

View Baja SAE competition results dating back to 2016 here.
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Volunteer

We provide the Experience; You supply the Knowledge. Volunteer Today!
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Sponsors

Interested in getting involved? Reach out to [email protected] today!

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Team Login

Team members and faculty: Click here to login to www.bajasae.net
widget 
News Feed

Click here to visit the Baja SAE news feed today!
widget 
Results

View Baja SAE competition results dating back to 2016 here.
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Volunteer

We provide the Experience; You supply the Knowledge. Volunteer Today!
widget 
Sponsors

Interested in getting involved? Reach out to [email protected] today!