Attention:

Individual component teams are set and meeting on a regular basis.  Members please find a component team to join and get involved.  Go to contacts or updates to find out when the teams meet and how to participate.

Mini Baja is a collegiate engineering competition in which students design and build an off road vehicle for competition. The competition is designed to use the intuitive design of students in order to win, rather than more power or money. The car is designed around a spec Briggs and Stratton ten horsepower engine.  This forces students to think of creative suspension and gearing combinations in order to win at competition.

Competition is based on a points system, with different sub categories.  These competitions are based on Appearance, Design and Engineering, Cost Effectiveness, Braking, Acceleration, Hill Climbing, Tractor Pull, and Top Speed. This year the NIU Mini Baja Team will be competing in our back yard in Peoria, Illinois, USA. The competition is sponsored by Cat and will be held on May 29th - June 1st 2008.

54th overall

SOUTH DAKOTA COMPETITION