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The Zips Baja SAE is a student design off road race team. We design, fabricate, and test mini baja cars to compete against other Universities.

Student lead team supported by SAE, challenged to design and fabricate an off-roading vehicle powered by a 10hp Briggs and Stratton engine. In order to compete, the car must comply with several safety regulations and size requirements. Competition entails static events such as cost report and face-to-face design evaluation judged by professional mechanical engineers , along with dynamic events such as acceleration, maneuverability, suspension, and a 4 hour endurance race where teams complete as many laps as possible.

10/13/2026

Alumni weekend = good times, great memories, and the Baja family back together. We are so grateful to our sponsor that allows us to use her land with us and is a person friend of all of ours. Enjoy the spam from our fun weekend and our favorite puppy! 🐾

09/28/2026

A huge THANK YOU to Schaeffler for sponsoring Zips Baja and coming out to competition to cheer us on! 🏁

We’re especially grateful to have current Schaeffler employees as members of our team, making this partnership even more meaningful. We appreciate your continued support of our team and our passion for hands-on engineering!

Thank you, Schaeffler, for helping us keep the wheels turning!

09/26/2026

From a hot dog to a stool!

We took on the Baja Trading Challenge at competition and started with one simple hot dog… then traded our way up until we ended up with a stool!

Huge thank you to all the Baja teams who traded with us and helped make this challenge so much fun! We loved getting to meet teams, make some memories, and see what everyone was willing to trade.

Until next competition… keep trading! 🏁🔧

09/24/2026

It is officially the night before competition! Wish us luck as we doze off to get a good nights rest for our first day.

This Sunday is our Endurance race in Nashport, OH. We have high hopes as we head into this comp and we hope to see you there!

09/02/2026

Our first new member meeting is tonight at 7:30 PM in ASEC 122! We’re excited to see everyone and welcome our new members!

09/01/2026

We cannot wait to see our new and returning members again this Wednesday!

Welcome to all of our new members! We’re so excited to have you join the Zips Baja family and can’t wait to see what we accomplish together this year. 🔧

Location: Design Center
When: 7:30 PM - This Wednesday
Let’s kick off another awesome season and get ready to build, race, and have some fun! 🤘

See you Wednesday! 🦘💙

09/01/2026

06/15/2026

Endurance is officially in the books!

We’re incredibly proud of our entire team for their performance throughout the race. Endurance always throws challenges your way, but our members were ready to react the moment anything happened to the car. Even if it took running to get there. Their quick thinking, determination, and teamwork kept us moving and minimized time spent in the pits.

And speaking of pits… I bet your pit crew isn’t as fast as ours 🏁💨

Our drivers put on an impressive performance as well, pushing hard and making up valuable time on the track whenever the opportunity presented itself. Their skill and consistency helped keep us competitive all race long. The car can only go so far if we don’t have these amazing people driving it!

A huge thank you to our sponsors for making opportunities like this possible and supporting us throughout the season. We’d also like to thank BAJA SAE for hosting another incredible competition and giving teams the chance to showcase months of hard work.

We’re leaving this event proud of what we accomplished and excited for what’s next. If you would like to see our results, go on the Baja SAE website!

06/14/2026

Before we take on the Endurance Event, here’s a recap of the last few days!

This has been one of our smoothest competitions yet. We successfully completed all of the dynamic events, earned some strong finishes, and—most importantly—made it through without any major mechanical issues. The team has worked incredibly hard, and it’s great to see that effort paying off.

Today, we’ll be lining up against nearly 80 teams for Endurance. We’re excited to see what the car can do. Wish us luck, and go Zips Baja! 🦘🏁

04/21/2026

Manufacturing season is officially in the books!

We could not have done it alone We want to say thank you to WARDJet for cutting our aluminum components, SlewPro for helping us with gears and splined shafts, and Bill for all the inserts and CNC work that brought our parts to life. We could not have done any of this without your contributions!

And of course, shoutout to every single team member who put in the hours in the shop, this car is a result of all your hard work. May this car be faster and better than ever!

Now that manufacturing is wrapped up… it’s time to make it look pretty!
Next stop: powder coat and paint. Stay tuned for this years car reveal!

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302 E Buchtel Avenue
Akron, OH
44325

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http://zipsbaja.com/

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