Sasol’s
annual BAJA SAE was held in October 2013 and university students across the
country geared up towards showing their vehicles off at the Gerotek Testing
facilities in Pretoria.
BAJA SAE
is an intercollegiate design competition run by the Society of Automotive
Engineers (SAE). University students are invited to design, build and race
off-road vehicles that withstand the harshest elements of rough terrain.
Running for 16 successful years, the competition has established itself as the
premier technological education event on the tertiary institutions calendar, as
a tool to promote and evaluate quality automotive engineering education in
South Africa.
The BAJA
vehicles are judged on the creation of design specifications and the ability to
meet the specifications and comply to the rules of the competition. Computer
aided drafting, analysis, testing and development, manufacturability,
serviceability, system integration and how the vehicle works together as a
whole, are all key factors in choosing the overall winner.
NWU won the overall static
trophy, the 3rd place for design and the internal price for “best
patentable” Baja Car. NWU came 5th out of a total of 14 cars.
Congratulations ! We are proud of
you all.
“At
Sasol, we are committed to the development of science and technology. With a
growing concern regarding the critical need for engineers in South Africa, we
are constantly looking for new ways to encourage the youth to pursue a career
in engineering,” says Dumisani Mbokane, Sponsorship Specialist at Sasol.
The Baja
SAE event has been a central component of the Sasol sponsorship portfolio, with
the company having supported the event continuously since its inception in
South Africa in 1996.
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