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Monday, June 26, 2006 K-STATE AT SALINA MINI BAJA TEAM COMPETES IN WISCONSIN SALINA – Seven students from Kansas State University at Salina’s mini Baja team competed in the Baja West competition, an international event that took place May 24-27 in Elkhorn, Wis. This year’s competition featured more than 140 other teams from the United States, Mexico and Canada. Each year K-State at Salina students participate in the mini Baja program, sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers. Teams are given a standard Briggs and Stratton engine and then challenged to design and build an off-road vehicle that can undergo a variety of tests and off-road events. In addition to the actual driving competitions, teams must also demonstrate business savvy – figured into the overall ranks is a business and marketing plan that each team must present to a panel of judges. Leading up to the competition, teams also must generate financial support for their project by making business presentations in the local community. The K-State at Salina team finished 93rd overall and was among the 114 teams passing the technical inspection on the first day. Team members, all majoring in mechanical engineering technology were Jeremy Taylor, Burns, sophomore; Dustin Ward, Fredonia, junior; Andrew Weber, Halstead, senior; Ryan Cahill, Leawood, senior; Steve Goodman, Meriden, junior; Jon Adams, Paxico, senior; Jacob Light, Salina, senior; Luke Morrill, Wamego, sophomore. |