Baja

What is Baja SAE?

Bruin Racing Baja SAE designs and fabricates a single seat off-road vehicle on a yearly basis and competes it in Society of Automotive Engineers Collegiate Design events, which challenge the car in endurance, several performance metrics, marketability and design.

Bruin Racing Baja Team 2017-2018

Baja SAE Oregon 2018

Our Directors

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Christian Hurley

Aerospace Engineering '19

Technical Director

My job is to make sure everything fits together and that nothing is over-looked on both the vehicle development and administrative sides of the project.

  • ▹ churley@bruinracing.org
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Simon Rufer

Mechanical Engineering '20

ECVT (Electro-mechanically actuated Continuously Variable Transmission)

The ECVT team is developing a custom actuated CVT dictated by a controls scheme to autonomously shift and change its gear ratio in order to maintain our engine at its optimal, highest power-output speed.

  • ▹ srufer@bruinracing.org
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Jeremy Engels

Mechanical Engineering '21

Chassis

The chassis subteam designs, assembles, and tests the tubular chassis as well as designing and fabricating body panels and decals for the car

  • ▹ remy.engels@bruinracing.org
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Matthew Lee

Mechanical Engineering '21

Powertrain

The powertrain subteam designs, manufactures, and tests the gearbox and the half-shaft assemblies.

  • ▹ matthew.lee@bruinracing.org
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Will Argus

Electrical Engineering '19

Electronics and Data Aquisition

Data Aquisition’s purpose is to design and implement sensors and other electronics both on and off the baja car for the purpose of collecting data to be used in designing future cars, as well as tuning the current car.

  • ▹ wargus@uclaracing.org
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Kevin Shen

Mechanical Engineering '20

Vehicle Dynamics and Controls

The Vehicle Dynamics and Controls subteam (a combination of our historical Suspension and Driver Interface task groups) engineers the driver’s interaction with the car and, through it, the road. Practically, it encompasses suspension geometry and component optimization, ergonomics, steering, and brakes.

  • ▹ kevin.shen@bruinracing.org
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Nathan Beak

Mechanical Engineering '20
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Keerthi Pradaa Balajee

Electrical Engineering '20

Business

In charge of budgeting, corporate partnerships and acquiring sponsorships, applying for funding, etc.

  • ▹ nathan.beak@bruinracing.org
  • ▹ keerthipradaa@bruinracing.org

Past Vehicles