Michigan Tech's Blizzard Baja Enterprise places 16th overall among 89 teams at the 2010 Baja SAE Rochester event. Highlights include 1st place in Design, 4th place in Cost, 7th in Hill Climb, and 10th in Maneuverability. Photos at left. SAE Baja Resuts
8th, 2nd, and 6th place finishes in
2009 & recipient of the ‘Mike
Schmidt Memorial Iron Team
Award’
2009 Baja SAE results!
April 23, 2009: Michigan Tech takes 8th place in Baja SAE Alabama!
May 12, 2009: Michigan Tech takes 2nd place in Baja SAE Oregon!
June 24, 2009: Michigan Tech takes 6th place in Baja SAE Wisconsin and receives top honors -- the Mike Schmidt Memorial Iron Team Award -- for earning the highest cumulative score in all three competitions this year. Our hats off to Blizzard Baja!
A long-standing history in Baja SAE dating back to 1981. Michigan Tech Professor Emeritus William Shapton is recognized as the founding father of Baja SAE
Michigan Tech’s team created the ‘Winter Baja Invitational’, a team fundraising event which brings roughly 25 teams to the Cooper Country annually to test their vehicles in harsh winter conditions, network with other teams, and have fun
Michigan Tech’s Mini Baja Enterprise routinely places in the top 25% among the more than 100 teams competing at the SAE sanctioned events. In 2008, Mini Baja competed in all 3 SAE events and placed 9th, 11th, and 12th
2nd place Mike Schmidt Iron Team Award in 2008
In 2009, our Mini Baja Enterprise is focused on winning the national title and will compete in all three SAE events in Alabama, Oregon, and Wisconsin
Michigan Tech was sixth overall in the 2011 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge.Michigan Tech’s team claimed the Caterpillar Corporation Award for Innovation. On their zero emissions sled, they moved the drive axle to the back, increasing efficiency. They were credited for “excellent critical thinking.” Zero emissions captain Mike Rittenour discussed Michigan Tech’s first year in the category. “We learned a lot from our mistakes,” he said “We want to come back and do well. We need to start in September,” he said.
In 2011 Michigan Tech competed with a new vehicle which integrates the latest in lightweight materials, engine controls and technologies, and chassis/suspension design.
2011 - 52nd out of 120 schools
Design - tied 15th
Presentation ‐ 38th
Cost ‐ 69th
Acceleration ‐ 40th
Skidpad ‐ tied 45th
Autocross ‐ 59th
Endurance ‐ DNF but scored 47th in points
In 2010 Michigan Tech will compete
with a new vehicle which integrates
the latest in lightweight materials,
engine controls and technologies, and
chassis/suspension design
Michigan Tech Racing has a long history of solid performances at the annual FSAE Michigan competition
Our team has placed as high as 8th, and recently has performed in the top half of a highly competitive field of approximately 120 teams.
Using advanced modeling & simulation software, innovative vehicle control systems, and high performance composite materials, Michigan Tech Racing strives to create the future of racing
Blistering vehicle performance: 0-60 mph in 3.5 sec and 1g+ skid pad performance
By adopting a two-year design cycle in Fall 2008, Michigan Tech Racing will enter the 2010 competition with all the components for success: an innovative design, attention to detail and craftsmanship, and the necessary testing and validation
