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The back of one person&apos;s head and sholders is visible in the far left bottom of image.\" title=\"an all-terrain Baja car gets over a bank of tires. The back of one person's head and sholders is visible in the far left bottom of image.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Car 46, a workhorse completed in 2020, captured first place at Backwoods Baja 2025. &#8220;We\u2019re not building a prototype for a single exercise,&#8221; said Noah Schwebel, the club\u2019s current president. &#8220;We\u2019re building a well-rounded machine each time.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/03\/Baja.group_.fav_.jpg\" alt=\"Six students, including one woman, far right, display the Baja car they&apos;re working on.\" title=\"Six students, including one woman, far right, display the Baja car they're working on.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Members represent students from across engineering majors, not just mechanical. For example, students from electrical engineering and computer science are developing a data acquisition system.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/03\/Baja.Kumotsu.jpg\" alt=\"Twelve students pose with a blue and black Baja car they built. Two are holding a yellow flag with &quot;Komatsu&quot; in blue letters.\" title=\"Twelve students pose with a blue and black Baja car they built. Two are holding a yellow flag with &quot;Komatsu&quot; in blue letters. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Baja Car 47, begun in 2021, is a newly finished machine sponsored by Komatsu Mining Corp., that marked a major leap forward for the org: It is their first four-wheel-drive design. It took second place at Winter Baja 2026 in Houghton, Michigan.  <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/03\/Baja.47.jpg\" alt=\"A driver poses in a white Baja car with a number 47 in dark blue on the side.\" title=\"A driver poses in a white Baja car with a number 47 in dark blue on the side.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Between races, the team reworked Car 47\u2019s entire front suspension to improve handling and durability, greatly improving its performance on the icy track at Winter Baja 2026. <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/03\/Baja.group_.46.jpg\" alt=\"A group shot of 20 students posed around two Baja cars, looking at the camera.\" title=\"A group shot of 20 students posed around two Baja cars, looking at the camera.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Baja teams traditionally attract a lot of members and 51ÁÔÆæ&#8217;s SAE org proves the point, with more than 40 dues-paying members \u2013 the highest in the group&#8217;s recorded history, said Liam Carroll, the club\u2019s vice president and technical director.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s SAE student organization has steadily recovered from a dip in membership during COVID to draw more than 40 dues-paying members this fall \u2013 the highest in the group\u2019s recorded history, said junior Liam Carroll, the club\u2019s vice president and technical director.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome are just car enthusiasts, but it goes much deeper than that,\u201d Carroll said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The season opened at&nbsp;Backwoods Baja, hosted by UW\u2013Stout, that drew six teams from Wisconsin and seven from&nbsp;surrounding&nbsp;states. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team brought two cars: No. 46, a rear-wheel-drive workhorse completed in 2020, and No. 47, a newly finished machine sponsored by Komatsu Mining Corp.&nbsp;Car 46&nbsp;handily&nbsp;captured first place in the four-hour race.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The debut of car 47&nbsp;wasn\u2019t&nbsp;perfect, but it was promising, ranking&nbsp;13th out of 30 competitors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Car 47 marked a major leap forward. It was the team\u2019s first four-wheel-drive design, requiring the drivetrain to run the length of the vehicle rather than stay compact in the rear.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 30 51ÁÔÆæ students traveled to the competition, reflecting the club\u2019s emphasis on participation and hands-on learning&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;not just podium finishes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-second-chance-nbsp-nbsp\"><strong>A second chance&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0new design\u00a0faced its next challenge at\u00a0Winter Baja, hosted by Michigan Tech in Houghton, Michigan, attracting 19 teams, including teams from Northwestern University and the University of Michigan. Snow and ice turned the course into a traction-starved proving ground\u00a0\u2013\u00a0ideal conditions for testing four-wheel drive.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between&nbsp;the Backwoods and Winter Baja&nbsp;races, the team reworked car 47\u2019s front suspension to improve durability and handling and installed new body panels.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The improvements paid off. Car 47 roared to a&nbsp;second-place finish,&nbsp;completing the hours-long race without a mechanical issue. Meanwhile, car 46 battled through multiple rollovers but still finished in the top 10 among 39 competitors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-learning-through-revision-nbsp\"><strong>Learning through revision<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After each race, the&nbsp;students&nbsp;document every design&nbsp;decision,&nbsp;so lessons carry forward to the next car.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur strategy compared to other schools is to focus on durability above all else,\u201d said junior Noah Schwebel, the club\u2019s new president. \u201cWhen weaknesses appear, the team responds with major structural revisions.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Troubleshooting is central to the experience, but students are also drawn by the community, said Assistant Professor William Musinski, the group\u2019s faculty mentor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group is quite interdisciplinary.\u00a0Electrical engineering and computer science students are developing a data acquisition system, and leaders hope to recruit\u00a0students in business,\u00a0marketing, and graphic design\u00a0majors to help with sponsorships and outreach.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe student organization has been doing a tremendous job engaging new students, and they are learning from each other in ways that&nbsp;extend&nbsp;well&nbsp;beyond&nbsp;traditional&nbsp;classroom studies. The group also gives them the chance to share information&nbsp;and&nbsp;prepare&nbsp;for&nbsp;internship&nbsp;or co-op&nbsp;opportunities,\u201d Musinski said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-engineering-in-real-time-nbsp\"><strong>Engineering in real time<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each new vehicle is treated as a clean-sheet design. Car 47,&nbsp;which started&nbsp;in 2021, took far longer than planned to complete.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, as the team begins concept work on car 48, they are reconsidering four-wheel drive.&nbsp;While it performed well in winter conditions, it adds weight and complexity,&nbsp;Schwebel said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur&nbsp;organization&#8217;s&nbsp;teaching mission is very comprehensive,\u201d Schwebel said. \u201cCompared to other design-challenge organizations,&nbsp;we believe&nbsp;ours is closest to&nbsp;providing&nbsp;a real-world engineering experience. Our goal is to challenge members and prepare them for a professional environment.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along the way, students gain more than trophies. 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