Penn College Baja SAE

We’ve traveled more than 20,000 miles to test our skills at the SAE Collegiate Design Series - competitions that require teams to design, manufacture, and build a single-seat, all-terrain vehicle. Following two days of technical inspections and presentations, the teams compete in a series of dynamic events that challenge all aspects of their handiwork.

Penn College's Competition History

For a decade we’ve placed among the nation’s elite at the Baja SAE Collegiate Design competitions. 16 top-10 finishes in the endurance race, including wins in 2022 at Baja SAE Tennessee Tech and Baja SAE Rochester besting the likes of Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Cornell, Rochester Institute of Technology, Case Western Reserve, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Auburn, Texas A&M, and ETS Montreal!

Team Goals

This year we plan updates to design a new optimized chassis for the new rule change as well as optimizing our data acquisition system to further give us insight into exactly what forces are acting on our car to enhance our tuning ability. We aim to greatly improve our endurance and dynamic event scores by making these changes.

We invite your support!

Our success is the culmination of years of effort by past teams who established and built upon a solid foundation. The realization of how many teams before us have been aiming for this makes our wins somewhat surreal. We are grateful for the alumni who built a solid foundation before us and the supporters who continue to empower us. We are able to do what we do because of the support received from individuals and sponsors. Monetary donations and gifts of raw materials, tooling, or miscellaneous supplies help our team operate efficiently and compete on an international stage. Review sponsorship opportunities and make your gift by March 1 to ensure all recognition benefits.