University Of Virginia SAE Mini-Baja

Baja Alabama SAE proved to be quite the gumption test for the Virginia Baja Racing team. Issues with the chain drive system kept the team out of competition for most of the dynamics day. Despite the early troubles the team managed to keep to it, even at early hours in the morning, and eventually patched together a drivetrain which would last the grueling endurance race which concludes every competition. In fact the team posted an impressive performance in Sunday’s four hour race; keeping on the track for the longest duration since the team’s tank, affectionately named Beast Heavy, ruled the road. With the two months until the next race at Wisconsin, the team optimistically begins the rebuilding process confident in a much more competitive showing in June.

Kyle Lamson

Vice President, VBR

The Virginia Baja Racing team would again like to invite everyone to our 2nd Annual Launch Event. The 2009 kart again appears to be prepared to set school ranking records, with a wide variety of iterative and original advances from previous year’s cars. The Launch Event will again take place in Darden Court at Thorton Hall at the University of Virginia between 11am and 1pm. All are welcome to come and support the team as they present their designs and production.

Kyle Lamson, Webmaster VBR 2009