10 Things You Need to Know about BAJA SAE INDIA

Before 2007, the events were called "Mini Baja."

There are multiple dynamic events, usually four per event, as well as a single four-hour endurance race. The dynamic events include hill climbs, chain pulls, maneuverability events, rock crawls, and suspension & traction events.

The Baja SAE Competition originated at the University of South Carolina in 1976, under the supervision of Dr. J. F. Stevens

Key Persons of BAJA India are
     - Dr. K.C. Vora ;Asst. Director, ARAI
    - Dr. Pawan Goenka, President, SAEINDIA and President, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
    - Mr. Sunil Chaturvedi, CEO & Project Director of National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure
       Project (NATRIP)
    - Mr. Sunil Patel, M.D. of Lombardini India Pvt. Ltd.

Remember the difference between  National Automotive Test Track (NATRAX) and  (NATRIP) National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project

BAJA SAE India was first organised in Dec. 2007

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Rule Book at a Glance (FRAME)

RULE BOOK AT A GLANCE

FRAME

Elements of the Roll Cage

• The RRH must be a minimum of 73.6 cm (29 in.) wide at 68.6 cm (27 in.) above the driver’s seat (H-point of driver).
• The roll cage must be a space frame of tubular steel. The required members of the roll cage are:
  
  Primary members :
• Rear Roll Hoop (RRH)
• Roll Hoop Overhead Members (RHO)
• Front Bracing Members (FBM)
• Lateral Cross Member (LC) 
• Front Lateral Cross Member (FLC)
  
  Secondary members :
  must be steel tubes having a minimum wall thickness of 0.89 mm (.035 in) and a minimum outside diameter of 25.4 mm (1.0 in)
• Lateral Diagonal Bracing (LBD)
• Lower Frame Side (LFS)
• Side Impact Member (SIM)
• Fore/Aft Bracing (FAB)
• Under Seat Member (USM)
• All Other Required Cross Members
• Any tube that is used to mount the safety belts
• When minimal dimensions are given that is to the centerline of the members, and when a clearance for the driver is given, it is defined by the outside edges of the roll cage members less the padding installed
• Required dimensions between roll cage members are defined by measurements between member centerlines, except where noted.
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