TEAM INFORMATION BOOKLET. This Booklet Contains:

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1 TEAM INFORMATION BOOKLET Welcome to the Baja SAE Rochester Wet World Challenge! This Booklet Contains: 1. Welcome Letter from Marty Gordon, Chief Organizer 2. Schedule of Events 3. A List of Teams (with Car Numbers) Registered for this Competition 4. Dynamic Site Map 5. Flag and Team Rules Please Review! 6. Local Supplier List 7. Campus Map 8. Directions, maps from RIT to Palmyra MX

2 June 10, 2010 Dear Baja SAE Rochester Wet World Challenge Participants, On behalf of RIT and our entire local organizing committee I would like to welcome you and your team to RIT and this year s event. We hope that you notice the extra perks that we have arranged for each and every team free breakfasts, free lunch, free banquet, free pizza dinner, several types of free t-shirts and plenty of special awards. Our committee has been preparing for this event for over one year. Thousands of volunteer hours of hard work have gone into the planning and preparation for this event. We are well aware that despite our preparations problems will arise during the competition. Please be assured that we will handle these problems in the most equitable and safest way possible. Our Officials, Design Judges, Technical Inspectors and other volunteers have all pledged to be fair and professional while carrying out their assigned duties. Please understand that we will do our best to make this the most memorable Baja SAE event ever. We would like you to have an enjoyable, educational and exciting stay in the Rochester area and at RIT. Thanks again for participating and best of luck to all, Marty Gordon, PE Associate Professor, RIT Chief Organizer, Baja SAE Rochester Wet World Challenge

3 Baja SAE Rochester [Wet] World Challenge 2010 Preliminary schedule (and forecast) as of June 8, All times are subject to change. Please note that sunset will be at approximately 8:50 pm EDT ****Forecast**** Friday - Partly Cloudy, High 79, 10% Chance of Rain Saturday - Scattered Thunderstorms, High 84, 40% Chance of Rain Sunday - Scattered Thunderstorms, High 87, 40% Chance of Rain Thursday, June 10, 2010 Set-up & Early Registration (All activities at Gordon RIT Campus - unless otherwise noted ) 9:00am 7:00pm 12:00pm 9:00pm 3:00pm 8:00 pm 3:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm - 9:00pm Event Hogback Hill MX Event Set-up at Gordon RIT registration, scoring, fieldhouse floor, parking EARLY SAE Registration Extra Banquet Tickets & T-Shirts on sale Officials Orientation [Upper Conference Room] Friday, June 11, 2010 Static Events Day (All activities at Gordon RIT Campus - unless otherwise noted ) 5:45am 10:00am Volunteer Check-In 6:15am Pit Parking Lot Open 7:00am - 8:00am Breakfast Sponsored by Toyota 7:45am 8:15am Team captain and Advisors Meeting Mandatory [Fieldhouse Main Surface] 8:00am 5:00pm SAE Registration 8:00am 5:00pm Extra Banquet Tickets & T-Shirts on sale 8:00am 5:00pm Briggs and Stratton governor setting 8:00am 5:00pm Cost Evaluation (Teams will be informed if they need to be evaluated) 8:30am 5:30pm Technical Inspection 9:00am 7:00pm Event Hogback Hill MX 9:00am 4:30pm Design Judging 10:00am - 5:00pm Dynamic Brake Inspection 12 noon 1:00pm Lunch Sponsored by Toyota (Technical inspection will remain open) 5:00pm 6:00pm Design Finals 6:00pm - 7:00pm Dinner (Pizza) Sponsored by RIT 8:00pm Lots Close Teams are required to be off the site no later than 8:15 pm 7:00pm - 9:00pm Tear-down and pack-up (registration and scoring)

4 Saturday, June 12, 2010 Dynamic Events Day (All activities at Hogback Hill MX in Palmyra, NY) NOTE: No engines on cars or generators running before 8:00am or after 9:00pm TRACK RULE! 6:30am - 9:00am Volunteer Check-In 7:00am Site open to teams 7:00am - 8:00am Breakfast Sponsored by SAE 7:45am 8:00am Team captain and drivers meeting Mandatory 8:00am 2:00pm Hill Climb 8:00am 2:00pm Acceleration 8:00am 2:00pm Suspension & Traction - 1st Run Only 8:00am 2:00pm Land Maneuverability 8:00am 2:00pm Water Maneuverability 8:30am 3:00pm Practice track open 9:00am - 5:00pm Technical Inspection by appoinment only 12 Noon 1:00pm Lunch - Dinosaur BBQ Sponsored by Honda 2:30pm 6:00pm Suspension & Traction - 2nd Run Open (First Come, First Served) 6:15pm 7:30pm Endurance drivers meeting & Course Walk Mandatory 8:30pm Scheduled Events End 9:00pm Quiet Hours Begin - No Generators or Engines Running Sunday, June 13, 2010 Endurance Event Day (All activities at Hogback Hill MX in Palmyra, NY - unless otherwise noted ) NOTE: No engines on cars or generators running before 8:00am TRACK RULE! 6:30am - 10:00am Volunteer Check-In 7:00am Site open to teams 7:00am - 8:00am Snack Distribution Sponsored by RIT 7:30am Staging Begins 8:30am Drivers Ready in Cars (Staging Closed) 8:55am "Drivers Start Your Engines" 9:00am Four Hour Endurance Race Begins 1:00pm Race Ends 1:00pm 2:00pm Impound & Inspection 1:00pm - 3:00pm Initial Site Clean-up 3:00pm Site closes 5:00pm - 7:00pm Awards Banquet Sponsored by Toyota - RIT Gordon Fieldhouse (Participant / Volunteer Wristband or Ticket Required for Entry) Monday, June 14, 2010 Clean-up Day (All activities at Hogback Hill MX in Palmyra, NY) 10:00am - 4:00pm Site Clean-up at Hogback Hill MX NOTE: This schedule is subject to change without notice.

5 Car # School Team Name Country 1 Universite de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke Racing Team Canada 2 Ecole De Technologie Superieure ETS Motorsports Canada 3 Univ of New Hampshire Wildcat Racing United States 4 Tennessee Tech Univ TTU Baja United States 5 Rochester Institute of Technology Tiger 1 United States 7 Univ of Maryland - Baltimore County Retriever Racing United States 8 Michigan Tech Univ Blizzard Baja United States 10 Cornell Univ BIG RED RACING United States 11 Universidad Simon Bolivar BAJA SAE Universidad Simon Bolivar Venezuela 12 Georgia Institute of Technology GT Offroad United States 13 Corning Community College Red Barons 1 United States 15 Univ of Pittsburgh - Johnstown Johnstown Flood Rescue United States 16 Univ of South Florida Team No-Bull United States 17 Univ of Akron Zips Racing United States 18 Ecole Polytechnique De Montreal EPM Mud Bees Canada 19 Clarkson University Clarkson University Knights United States 20 Univ of Rochester Yellowjackets United States 21 Miami Univ Redhawk Racing United States 22 Queen's Univ - Ontario Canada Queen's University Baja SAE Canada 23 SUNY - Buffalo UB Motorsports United States 24 New York Inst of Tech Bad News Bears United States 25 Univ of Alabama - Tuscaloosa Bama Racing United States 26 Ohio State Univ Buckeye Baja United States 27 Penn State Univ - Altoona Penn State Altoona Motorsports United States 28 Western Kentucky Univ Big Red Off-Road Development United States 29 Univ of Wisconsin - Madison UW Baja United States 30 Lipscomb Univ Lipscomb Motorsports United States 31 Boston Univ BU BAJA United States 32 Clemson Univ Clemson Baja Motorsports United States 33 Univ of Waterloo Waterloo Canada 34 Ferris State University Brutus United States 35 Western Michigan Univ WMU Baja United States 36 Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor Maize United States 37 Universite Du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres mini-baja UQTR Canada 38 Univ of Louisiana - Lafayette Ragin' Cajun Baja United States 39 McGill Univ McGill Baja Racing Canada 40 Cégep de Thetford TGM baja Canada 41 Conestoga College Conestoga Off-road Baja Racing Association Canada 42 Rowan Univ Rowan Motorsports United States 43 Keimyung University Speed Limit South Korea 44 Univ of Illinois - Urbana Champaign Off Road Illini United States 45 University of Vermont Catamount Racing United States 46 Cegep de Sherbrooke Baja Cegep Sherbrooke Canada 47 North Carolina A & T State Univ Aggie Racing United States 48 Case Western Reserve Univ Bingham's Best Brand United States 50 Memorial Univ of Newfoundland Memorial Baja Canada 51 Univ of Central Florida The Knights who say Ni United States 52 Manhattan College Jasper Racing United States 53 Michigan State Univ MSU Baja Racing United States 54 Univ of Western Ontario Western Baja SAE Canada 55 McMaster Univ McMaster Baja Racing Canada 56 City College of the City Univ of NY CCNY Baja United States 57 Manipal Institute of Tech Team Manipal Racing India 58 Univ of Wisconsin - Stout Baja Devils United States 59 Alfred Univ Saxon Racing United States 60 Univ of Windsor Lancer Motorsports Canada 61 Univ of Virginia Virginia Baja Racing United States 62 Buffalo State College Buffalo State College United States 63 Union College UCR United States 64 SUNY - Stony Brook Stony Brook Motorsports United States 65 Central Michigan Univ Chippewa Performance United States 66 Johns Hopkins Univ Hopkins Baja United States 67 Maharaja Agrasen Institute Of Tech MAIT VAJRA India 68 Universidad Nacional Experimental Polite UNEXPO Baja SAE Puerto Ordaz Venezuela 69 James Madison Univ JMU Mini Baja United States 70 Syracuse Univ SU Baja United States 71 Andrews Univ Andrews University United States 73 Virginia Western Comm Coll VWCC Motorsports United States 74 Monroe Community College MCC Baja United States 75 Northeastern Univ Skunkworks United States 76 Florida A&M Univ/Florida State Univ FAMU-FSU Baja United States 77 Lehigh Univ Mountain Hawk Racing United States 78 Univ of New Brunswick UNB Baja SAE Canada 79 Louisiana State Univ LSU Tiger Racing United States 80 Univ of Alabama - Birmingham Blazer Motorsports 1 United States 81 Univ of Alabama - Birmingham Blazer Motorsports 2 United States 82 Fairmont State Univ Falcon Racing United States 83 Rochester Institute of Technology Tiger 2 United States 84 ISAT ISAT French Team France 85 Univ of Kentucky - Paducah UK Paducah Baja United States 86 Wilkes Univ Wilkes Baja United States 87 Louisiana Tech Univ Mud Dawgs United States 88 Univ of Rhode Island Rhody Ram Racing United States 89 College of New Jersey TCNJ BAJA United States 90 UNEXPO Barquisimeto BAJA SAE UNEXPO Barquisimeto Venezuela 91 Middle Tennessee State Univ Blue Raider Baja United States 92 Delhi College of Engineering DCEXTREME India 93 Turabo Univ Tainos United States 94 Universite Laval Alerion Canada

6 N Acceleration Area Pits Land Maneuverability Water Area Maneuverability Area Suspension & Traction Pits Practice Track + Spectator Parking TENTS Hill Climb Area Registration Volunteer Check In Waivers VIP Parking Entrance

7 Pits 26 Fuel & Hot Pits Black Flag Area + Start/Finish Line Race line ATV/Tow Trail Spectators

8 Flag and Team Rules Steady Yellow- Indicates danger ahead- NO PASSING SLOW DOWN No Pass strictly enforced penalty will result. Waving Yellow- Indicates ON- TRACK danger ahead- NO PASSING SLOW DOWN No Pass strictly enforced penalty will result. Red Flag- Indicates Race has STOPPED- NO PASSING PULL TO SIDE OF TRACK - STOP Black Flag- Indicates Competition Violation PULL INTO BLACK FLAG AREA FOR DIRECTIONS 1. No refueling on the track or any area other than the fueling area. You will be disqualified if this rule is not followed. 2. Driver must be out of the car during fueling. 3. If you run out of fuel, you will be towed back to the fueling area and will be assessed a 20 minute penalty. 4. If your car rolls over, you must be inspected prior to being allowed back in the race. If your team rolls over 3 times, your team will not be allowed to continue racing. 5. If your car is slow coming out of the water make sure you stay to the right. 6. If your car breaks on the track, you will be towed to the pits where you can fix it. If you break in an area that is safe to work, you will be allowed to work on your car there. 7. If your car is running slow, stay to the right of the track to allow faster cars to pass. The track is more than three cars wide in most areas. 8. Spectators will not be allowed inside the track area. They must stay in the spectator area (dotted blue line on map).

9 Local Supplier List Vendor Address Phone Website Home Depot 770 Jefferson Road, (585) Lowe's 2350 Marketplace Drive, (585) Auto Zone 2199 E. Henrietta Road, (585) Advance Auto Parts 3333 W. Henrietta Road, (585) Fastenal 2856 W. Henrietta Road, (585) Wilson Hardware 812 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY (585) Accurate Welding Services 400 Western Drive, (585) General Welding & Fabricating 60 Saginaw Drive, (585) GM Welding 1450 E. Henrietta Road, (585)

10 Pit Parking Lot D Baja Shop Building 78 VIP Parking Lot M Gordon Fieldhouse

11 DIRECTIONS TO HOGBACK HILL MX (PALMYRA MX) Take NYS Thruway Exit 43, turn left (north) on Rt. 21, this will take you to the village of Palmyra, turn right (east) onto Rt. 31 and follow the directions below: RIT Campus Hogback Hill MX Hogback Hill MX Hogback Hill MX Rt 31 from Palmyra TOTAL TRAVEL TIME FROM RIT CAMPUS IS APPROXIMATELY 40 to 45 MINUTES