San Diego State University Baja SAE
Aztec Baja Racing
We design, manufacture, test, and race an off-road vehicle built for Baja SAE competition and the terrain that exposes every engineering decision.
Design
Fabricate
Test
Race
Built at SDSU
A race car is the classroom.
Aztec Baja turns engineering into a complete vehicle program. Every season asks students to balance performance, durability, manufacturing, serviceability, testing, and teamwork before the car reaches competition.
Chassis
Structure, packaging, ergonomics, and protection for a car that has to stay repairable.
Suspension
Travel, steering response, grip, and confidence when the course stops being polite.
Powertrain
Acceleration, CVT tuning, reliability, and the service speed competition demands.
Testing
Track feedback and iteration that turn weak points into the next design revision.
One season, many decisions
From CAD to dirt.
Concept
Set goals, own subsystems, and make tradeoffs visible.
Build
Machine, weld, assemble, and plan for service.
Validate
Test hard enough to find problems before race day.
Compete
Bring engineering, recovery speed, and teamwork to the course.
Build the next car with us.
Sponsors help turn student time into materials, manufacturing, testing, travel, and competition experience. Students can join the work through the team, and partners can help the next season reach the dirt stronger.
