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UTC students were double trouble for competitors in this year\u2019s Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Mini Baja competitions. For the first year, UTC had two teams build off-road vehicles and place in intercollegiate racing competitions.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

Each year, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) sponsors an intercollegiate Mini Baja Series competition. Teams consisting of engineering students from universities around the world are tasked with designing, building and testing a vehicle to compete in one of six regional competitions. Students are challenged to work as a team and build an off-road vehicle to race through adverse conditions and rough terrain.<\/p>\n

\u201cParticipating in the SAE competition gives students an unique out-of-class experience. It gets them beyond their textbooks and into real world, practical application. They get an idea of what the design process is like, which greatly prepares them for their future careers,\u201d Dr. Gary McDonald, Head of the UTC Department of Mechanical Engineering, said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve seen increased interest in the program since Volkswagen came to Chattanooga. The carmaker has sponsored our teams for the past two years,\u201d Gary McDonald, Head of the UTC Department of Mechanical Engineering, said.<\/p>\n

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The Racing Mocs, the University\u2019s senior team, placed overall 29th of 99 teams in the SAE Kansas competition, beating schools like Clemson University, University of Alabama, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. The underclassmen team, the Raging Mocs, placed overall 24th of 55 teams at the SAE Illinois event.<\/p>\n

Though the project requires many hours of dedication, University officials emphasizes the education students receive through the entire process.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe SAE competition is the biggest project we do. \u201cIt takes about 5,000 to 6,000 man hours and $12,000 to $14,000 to build the vehicle,\u201d Karl Fletcher, Technical Support Manager for the UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science, said.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents won\u2019t find a better learning experience. They are forced to work like engineers do in the real world by supervising each other and working together as a team on a high-stress project, Fletcher said.<\/p>\n

As part of this competition each team is required to submit a technical report for review by the SAE judging body documenting the design of their vehicle. According to Fletcher, students must abide by strict regulations during the design process and while competing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe competitions are like mini-NASCAR events. All the teams create makeshift workshops by the track for their vehicles. Students work around the clock to tinker and fix their cars. It\u2019s very intense experience,\u201d Fletcher said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur students held their own in this year\u2019s competitions. I\u2019m very proud of them.\u201d They were competing with much bigger schools with more resources, so any time you get a top 30 finish, I know we\u2019re doing something right,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

The students are already preparing for next year\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year was a very important year for UTC at Mini Baja SAE competitions. With the addition of the SAE Club team, UTC competed with multiple cars at multiple events,\u201d Emily Stark, UTC engineering student and member of the Raging Mocs, said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany valuable lessons were learned this year, and we\u2019re more excited than ever before to start working on the next competition,\u201d she said. \u201cThis coming year will be the first year to have rising seniors that have competed previously. Armed with the knowledge of previous experience, we hope to climb to higher heights than ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n

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UTC students were double trouble for competitors in this year\u2019s Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Mini Baja competitions. For the first year, UTC had two teams build off-road vehicles and place in intercollegiate racing competitions.<\/p>\n

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