At the 2008 Baja SAE Competition in Illinois, the Cal Poly Pomona team took 1st Place Overall! Congratulations to the 2008 Baja SAE team!

The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) puts on a contest every year that enables engineering students to exercise the engineering techniques they have been acquiring in a real world project. For the competition, teams must build a prototype Baja car for a fictitious company. The competition is judged against other schools based on design, safety, cost, a sales presentation, maneuverability, acceleration, hill climb, and a four-hour endurance race. A combined score for all of these events determines the overall winner. The competition is a great way for students to practice their skills and develop their team building abilities.

The competition will be held in Oregon at the Portland Metropolitan Expo Center and Washington at the Washougal MX Park on May 7-10th, 2009.