Baja Eve: Teams arrive, connect, tour labs

Wolfpack Motorsports, an engineering club from North Carolina State University, arrives on the Penn College campus and pauses for a group photo.

Team members from University of Wisconsin-Madison's Badger Racing oblige a photographer's request for a photo.

Johns Hopkins University is in the house (actually, the parking lot).

Shenanigans from the NC State Wolfpack

Under a pop-up tent, Georgia Tech makes a few last-minute tweaks to its car.

In the Baja Room: Penn College and Johns Hopkins students get acquainted.

Penn College alumnus and former Baja team member Clinton Bettner (on left) discusses an older car frame with Johns Hopkins' Ben Lehrer.

Talking shop in the Larry A. Ward Machining Technologies Center

Queens University students from Canada enjoy their tour. Team captains are Cleo Lazdar (far right) and Jacob Title (at center in darker gray Queens University shirt).

After traveling from Brazil, competitors Bruno Sabag (center) and Gabriel Nargin connect with Penn College's T.J. Bodei (on left).

Members of the Zips Baja Racing Team from the University of Akron (Ohio)

Working on the entry from Pittsburg State University (Kansas)

Team trailers are decked out in a colorful array of designs and mascots, like this University of Arizona wildcat.

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Blue Jay Racing – Johns Hopkins University

And, of course, the home team's trailer!