The
Society of Automotive Engineers(SAE) founded in 1905 . An international
engineering society established to “further develop mobility on land, in air,
and in space”. More than 84,000 members –engineers, business executives,
educators, and students – from more than 97 countries. SAE sets the standards
in fields such as ground vehicles, aerospace, refrigerants, and fuel cells, to
name only a few of the areas currently in SAE’s purview. The organisation
sponsors intercollegiate events of which the MINI -BAJA is the most prestigious
event.
BAJA
SAE INDIA
Originated
in the name of Mini – BAJA, in the year 1976 at University of Carolina, the
event has spanned across six countries – USA, Mexico, South Africa, Korea,
Brazil and India. BAJA SAE challenges the students to design, fabricate and
validate a single seater four – wheeled off road vehicle to take part in series
of events spread over a course of 3 days . The events test the vehicle for the
sound engineering practices that have gone into it, the agility of the vehicle
in terms of gradability, speed, acceleration and manoeuvrability and
durability. Baja SAE India ,co-sponsored by Mahindra under leadership of Dr
Pawan Goenka, is an annual event conducted at NATRAX, Pithampur, Indore. The
event , which has excessive media coverage, is dignified by the presence of
Bignames of the automobile industry such as General Motors,Cummins, DC and
Polaris.