SAE Collegiate Design Series: Baja SAE®
CDS Events History
North American Competitions
Baja SAE - Water Event (Formerly Mini Baja East)
First Competition - 1976
Organizing Institutions - SAE and the annual host institution
| 1976 Competition Data | Number of registered teams: 10 Number of participating students: 90 Site: University of South Carolina, Jackson, SC |
| 2007 Competition Data | Number of registered teams: 80 Number of participating students: 513 Site: University of Central Florida, Ocala, FL |
Notes: The inaugural Mini Baja event was held in 1976 and hosted by the University of South Carolina. This was the first competition in what would become SAE's Collegiate Design Series.
Baja SAE - (Formerly Midwest Mini Baja)
First Competition - 1978
Organizing Institutions - SAE and the annual host institution
| 1978 Competition Data | Number of registered teams: Not available Number of participating students: Not available Site: Milwaukee, WI |
| 2007 Competition Data | Number of registered teams: 140 Number of participating students: 962 Site: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY |
Baja SAE - (Formerly Mini Baja West)
First Competition - 1978
Organizing Institutions - SAE and the annual host institution
| 1978 Competition Data | Number of registered teams: Not available Number of participating students: Not available Site: Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ |
| 2007 Competition Data | Number of registered teams: 100 Number of participating students: 720 Site: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology |
Notes: (1) In 1978 Mini Baja was divided into three competitions: Mini Baja East, Midwest Mini Baja and Mini Baja West. (2) The name of the series was changed to Baja SAE effective with the 2006 competitions. The three competitions are differentiated by adding the name of the host institution, city or state.
Competitions outside North America
Baja SAE Brazil
First Competition - 1995
National Organizing Institution - SAE Brazil
| 1995 Competition Data | Number of registered teams: 8 Number of participating students: 50 Site: |
| 2007 Competition Data | Number of registered teams: 73 Number of participating students: 500 Site: |
Baja SAE Korea
First Competition - 1996
National Organizing Institution - Yeungnam University
| 1996 Competition Data | Number of registered teams: 46 Number of participating students: 280 Site: Yeungnam University |
| 2007 Competition Data | Number of registered teams: 84 Number of participating students: 500 Site: Yeungnam University |
Baja SAE South Africa
First Competition - 1996
National Organizing Institution - University of Pretoria
| 1996 Competition Data | Number of registered teams: 4 Number of participating students: 12 Site: University of Pretoria, Pretoria |
| 2007 Competition Data | Number of registered teams: 34 Number of participating students: 205 Site: University of Pretoria, Pretoria |