Midwest Mini-Baja 1979-An Overview

The Midwest Mini-Baja was initiated to provide students with a challenging and provocative engineering project. The event had the enthusiastic participation of 13 schools, entering 15 vehicles, each addressing the challenge in a unique manner. The educational benefits to participating students far exceeded the original objectives of the competition. This paper discribes the competition, vehicle standings, and the design and fabrication of the winning vehicle.