The Sherbrooke University's Baja SAE is an all-terrain-vehicle created by a team of engineering students. The team has to design, manufacture, assemble and test the vehicle in view of competing in international events grouping teams from around the world. These events are organized by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). The vehicle must be designed and built in accordance to the SAE’s list of rules and regulations, including the obligation to run on a 10 hp Briggs & Stratton single-cylinder engine.

The ATV is evaluated on several aspects during the competitions. The performance of the vehicle is tested on the track, whereas the marketability and technical specifications are assessed by the SAE’s judges. All teams must give in a design report and a cost report.

WHAT IS THE BAJA SAE ?

The Baja SAE project allows engineering students to apply the concepts seen in the classroom with an entirely different, realistic approach. This way, ATVs designed and built by students from Canada, the United States, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and even Korea compete against one another. This year again, the Sherbrooke team will take part in these events to test its vehicle’s limits. The Events section presents both past and present competitions.

THE TEAM

The Sherbrooke University’s team is composed of twenty or so full time engineering students. The entire team benefits from this hands-on, extra-curricular approach to design, manufacturing and management.

THE COMPTETITION

For every single team, competitions are the moment of truth. The vehicle’s performance is evaluated and compared to that of the other teams’ ATVs. Several tests are organized in order to judge the sound design of the vehicle’s different components: