Baja SAE Brazil 2010

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Those are some sharp looking vehicles.  Can't wait to race them.  What is the purpose of the purple/red/gold colored paint on the wheels and shocks/springs?  To keep the team from making changes?

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hey what happend to UFSC? i saw the results and they didn't get any points in the dynamic events

The Brazilian event happens in a speedyway, the dirttrack is bulit ony for the baja every year.

see some pics:

Edited by Pedro UFPBaja - 2010-Mar-06 at 3:35pm

Edited by Paulo UFPBaja - BRA - 2010-Mar-10 at 2:27pm

Looks good!  One thing I've always wondered about is the distinctly different look of Brazilian cars compared to those from the US and other countries.  It seems to me the vast majority of Brazilian cars share the same distinct characteristics of a super-short wheel base, a rounded, overhanging nose, and a roof, among other things.  I'm curious how much of this is rules-based vs. how much is just habit of the Brazilian teams and how these habits might have came to be.

One thing that always impresses me is the tight turning capabilities of the brazilian cars.  I've seen a couple maneuverability videos where cars will literally pivot about the inside front tire.  I only wish we could get our car to turn that tight.

Originally posted by asims Looks good!  One thing I've always wondered about is the distinctly different look of Brazilian cars compared to those from the US and other countries.  It seems to me the vast majority of Brazilian cars share the same distinct characteristics of a super-short wheel base, a rounded, overhanging nose, and a roof, among other things.  I'm curious how much of this is rules-based vs. how much is just habit of the Brazilian teams and how these habits might have came to be. One thing that always impresses me is the tight turning capabilities of the brazilian cars.  I've seen a couple maneuverability videos where cars will literally pivot about the inside front tire.  I only wish we could get our car to turn that tight.

The Roof is Rule based, we have to have the number and a space for petrobrás advertise.

All brazilian cars use some of the ideas from the 98' Midwest champion, wich was a simple, lightweight, small car.. All teams that suceed got ideas from them, As Baja SAE started in 95 in brazil, there were few cars, they influenced the new teams a lot.

The short wheelbase (ranging from 1350mm(53") to 1550mm(61")), and the small turning radius, is a consequence of our competiton (we have as little as 6 ft theorical turning radius). There are cars with a longer wheelbase, they don't perform well on our competiton, and as the team evolves, they see that is something required to get competitive cars. Steering/Suspension geometry and oversteer behaviour also helps.

Look at a good example of that:

The last couple of years the competition changed a bit, with Suspension and traction, and the track got a lot harder on the cars (of 66, 26 finished the endurance, and 90% of them broke and came back). The cars are not get smaller, they are getting a higher clearance and more suspension travel.

This Year FEI evolved a lot, broke speed records, and won everything except for traction (a very low geared, heavy car won). they made a 100 ft acceleration in 3.6 sec. So, be aware.

Poli-USP corrected some of the problems they had on their design, and might be a surprise this year..

UFSC nearly got to go to SC, even without the dynamics points. (the other car from them, a IRS car).

Edited by João Araujo - 2010-Mar-11 at 11:00pm

Originally posted by Paulo UFPBaja - BRA Some real good videos from the recent event:

DAMN !!!!!!  That's a lot of air

OPA !!!!! Que é um monte de ar

Fantástico, obrigado!