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The Baja SAE competitions are held each spring with teams from more than 100 colleges and universities throughout the world. The 2011 competitions will be held in Alabama, Kansas, and Illinois.
What: Baja SAE Birmingham will include the water specialty event. In addition there will be design, cost, acceleration, land maneuverability, hill climb, and suspension and traction Who:57 Teams from US, Mexico, Canada, and as far away as South Korea When: Friday- Sunday, April 15-17 2011 Where: e: Stony Lonesome e OHV Park near Cullman, AL Organizers : Primary Organizers coming from the SAE Alabama Professional Section and UAB
All Baja vehicles must pass a rigorous technical inspection before they are permitted to compete. Once a vehicle has passed technical inspection, it must remain in as approved condition throughout the competition. Repairs must be made with identical parts.
Students present their design work to be judged in Originality, Innovation, Craftsmanship Suspension, Steering, Brakes Structural Design, Operator Comfort, Mass Production Powertrain, Serviceability, Floatation Each category gets 4 minutes
In addition each team submits a 10 page design report in April which is judged prior to the competition. The cost report is a spreadsheet format with cost categories for Engine, Transmission, Drivetrain, Steering, Suspension, Frame, Brakes, Safety, Electrical, Fasteners, and competition specific. Each category includes parts as well as manpower and manufacturing cost.
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Complete a 150 200 foot hill climb. Designed to test gear ratio ti selection l ti ffor torque
Accelerate 150-200 feet iin th the lleastt amountt off time Designed to test gear ratio selection for acceleration
4 hour timed race to test endurance. Goal is to endurance complete as many laps as possible.
Organization Board Positions Track Organizer John/ Cheri / Justin Dynamic & Static Events Jason Rounds Chief Organizer Adam Hussemann Logistics & Communication Tina Oliver SAE Official Sam Barill SAE Safety Official Darrell Krueger Endurance Co Captains Nolan White Aaron Short Suspension & Traction co Captain Jeremy Belcher Need Someone Land Maneuver Co Captains Calvin Winston David Saunders Acceleration Captain Glynn Helms Chief Scoring Captain John Squeglia Design Captain Gabe Cody Blair Minyard Cost Leah Rounds Purchasing and Logistics Food & Disposal Captain Captain Publicity / Sponsorship Media Need someone Rick Parisi Captain Relations Signs and Boards Captain Mike Zieman Logo, T Shirt Captain Parking Captain Need someone Volunteers Captain Need someone Andrew Hayenga Treasurer Don C. Pulling Event Captain Water Maneuverability Co CaptainsCaptains Need Mike someone Zieman Need someone Marc Jarmulowicz Matt Moody Glynn Need Helms someone Registration Captain Communication and IT Captain Need someone Mike Zieman
General Volunteers Distribute bags and shirts (Registration) Serve Food (Daily lunch/ possibly dinner) Pick up team trash bags for disposal Run errands / Fill in as needed
Track Workers Timers Scoring booths Flaggers / Baja Assistance (Dynamic) Carnage Crew (Endurance) Pull Volunteers (Cheaha a Trail Riders / Windrock ATV Club )
Event Cost Generally a Baja event costs between $80,000 and $100,000 to host. A portion of that is received from SAE International from the team registration fees. The rest is raised through sponsorships from local industry. Expenses include Tents/ Furniture ~ $5,000 Course/ Event Construction ~$20,000 000 Safety Equipment and Personnel $10,000 Food ~ $30,000 Disposal ~ $2000
Currently we have approximately $27,000 for the competition. 3 main ways to sponsor: Level Sponsor, Title Sponsor, or Material donation / Loan Level Sponsors Diamond Level 5000+ Platinum Level 1000 4999 Gold Level 500 9999 Silver Level 100 499 Bronze Level 1 99
Title Sponsor Title Sponsor for Acceleration 1000 Title Sponsor for Water 1250 Manueverability Title Sponsor for Traction 1250 Title Sponsor for Land Maneuverability 1250 Title Sponsor for Suspension and 1500 Traction Title Sponsorfor Endurance Event 4000 Lunch or Dinner Sponsor 9000 Breakfast Sponsor 6000 Banquet Sponsor 15000 Tent Sponsor 4000 Career Fair Participant 700
Additional items that can be donated / loaned that allows us to reallocate funds are Tents (Especially 8x10 and 10x10) Rocks, gravel, and sand for water course exit and other key construction areas Fence Stakes Snow Fencing Caution Tape Traffic Cones Timing Light Equipment / Stopwatches Generators (for power at scoring stations) Laptops
Additional items that can be donated / loaned that allow us to reallocate funds are Power strips Gasoline / Diesel Fuel / Fuel Drum and pump Upper Paddock Lighting PA System Orange Safety Vests (35) Marking Paint / Tape Office Supplies (paper, pens, clip boards, etc) Food and Water/ Beverages
Display of Company logo on banners at competition and on website Tax deductable Contribute to the education of upcoming engineers
For additional info or questions please contact Tina Oliver toliver@uab.edu (205) 908-0513 Adam Husseman adam.hussemann@bajasae.net Additional information is also available on The event website: http://www.bajasaebirmingham.com/ Vl Volunteer sign up is available ilbl on the event website bi Or the SAE website http://students.sae.org/competitions/bajasae/ sae